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I think that's it, Steve! The default BAS is
not given by a suffix, so I think that's what has to be added in the dictionary,
like this:
te[mba(ma)] - to tell (someone) about
(something)
Bye,
Stephan
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From:
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To: Ladekwa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 8:30
PM
Subject: [Ladekwa] abbreviations for BAS
and POS
Rick,
Since the basic argument structures (BAS) and parts of speech (POS) are so
important in Ladekwa, you could use their suffixes, as given in the Reference
Manual, Appendix B, as abbreviations for the BAS and POS. E.g., "-te"
words are A/P/F-d verbs, so their abbreviation could be "mbama" (or just
"mba". Since the BAS suffixes are all verbs by default, the POS wouldn't
have to be included for verbs.) Another example: all "-ka" words are P-s
nouns by default, so their abbreviations could be "nsumi".
This way
all the BAS/POS information is immediately available to the user, in a form
that he has to know anyway in order to use the language, so there is less
burden on the memory.
LS-B:
Basic argument structure
suffixes (all are verbs by default):
A/P/F-s: -nza A/P/F-d: -mba
A/P-s: -nsa A/P-d:
-mpa
AP/F-s: -nzi
AP/F-d: -mbi
AP-s:
-nsi AP-d: -mpi
P/F-s: -nzu P/F-d:
-mbu
P-s:
-nsu P-d: -mpu
Part-of-speech (POS) suffixes:
Verb:
-ma
Noun:
-mi
open: -maw
Adjective:
-mo
open: -mu
Adverb/Case tag:
-me
Previous-word modifier: -may
open: -mwa
Vocative:
-mwe
Imperative:
-moy
Steven
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