Controversial points in the morphology
On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 01:28:04PM -0800, Jorge Llamb?as wrote:
>
> --- Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> > > Issue5: doi-la-lai-la'i in cmene
> >
> > Yet Another Try at fixing this issue.
> >
> > It seems to me that if we don't allow pauses *in* cmene (i.e. we
> > allow one cmene at a time after each la/doi/whatever), the
> > problem goes away because a cmene is the maximally long
> > consonant+pause terminated string after la/doi/whatever.
> >
> > If people really need to express both a first and last name,
> > they can concat them or use ce'o la or something.
> >
> > Regardless of whether you like the idea or not, I'd like other
> > people to let me know if they think it actually works.
>
> How would {zo .melanis. cmene lamelanis.} parse?
Always with you and the {zo}. I'm only talking about cases where
the front pause is optional; zo is not one of them, and hence
doesn't have the problem anyawys.
I'm not aware of *any* (serious) morphology that would stop the "me"
there from breaking off, generating "zo me la nis". Certainly
that's how camxes currently works.
Clearly you intended this example to demonstrate a problem and, as
usual, I have no idea what that problem is. Do you think you could
be a *tad* more verbose?
-Robin