BPFK Section: Epistemology sumtcita
On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 11:22:34AM -0300, Jorge Llamb?as wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 01:34:19 -0500, John Cowan wrote:
> > Jorge Llamb?as scripsit:
> > > The standard use of BAIs requires the BAI-associated selbri to
> > > have a free event place for the main event.
> >
> > The standard use of *causal* BAIs, yes. But that doesn't work
> > for, say, "bau". Not all BAIs are substitutes for full bridi
> > relationships between events.
>
> For some reason I thought the place structure of {bangu} was "x1
> is the language used by x2 in circumstances x3", which would fit
> with my theory, but I see I was wrong about x3.
>
> The expansion I would propose for {bau} then is:
>
> broda bau ko'a = lo nu broda cu nu ko'a bangu
>
> This expansion, which automatically creates an event place for the
> main bridi, might also work for other BAIs that don't have
> event/du'u places.
I think the whole thing is unnecessary. BAI add a place, that's
all. I see no particular need to define a transformation.
-Robin