Controversial points in the morphology
At 01:44 PM 2/15/05 -0800, Robin wrote:
>On Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 01:28:27PM -0800, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 12:49:47PM -0800, wikidiscuss@lojban.org
> > wrote:
> > > Issue5: doi-la-lai-la'i in cmene
> > >
> > > Currently these syllables are not allowed in cmene unless
> > > preceded by a consonant or followed by a vowel or apostrophe.
> > > There is a proposal to drop the restriction altogether, and
> > > require cmene to always begin and end with a pause (as they are
> > > required in some contexts already).
> >
> > +1
>
>It seems to me that we could have our cake and eat it too.
>
>I don't see anything that prevents us from saying that cmene:
>
>Begin with a pause.
>
>IOR
>
>Do not contain la/doi/whatever.
>
>-Robin
I don't see what you're trying to say here. Are you saying that the
speaker can decide to use whichever rule he/she likes - EITHER begin with a
pause OR not contain la/doi/whatever (OR both, of course)? If so, this
will not work. Suppose I decide (as I would) to use the "not contain ..."
option (where, presumably, I would not need to pause). I then say "coi .i
mi klama la virgini'as." as /coi .imiKLAmalavirGIni'as./. The hearer,
however, prefers the "begins with a pause" version (that can, presumably,
contain "la") and parses it "coi NAME" where NAME=.imiklamalavirgini'as.
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Nora LeChevalier