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Re: [ceqli] Re: definite & indefinite articles



on 1/31/04 9:29 PM, HandyDad at lsulky@hidden.email wrote:

>> Yes. We need a t-word for 'The typical'.  Maybe 'ta' if we haven't
> assigned
>> it yet. 
> 
> "Ta" is perhaps the easiest t-word to pronounce. Could we assign it
> to a more common usage, and swap that usage's t-word over to 'the
> typical'?

Agree, tho 'typical' might be in wider use than we think at first.  Just
about any "Go pipyar" sentence would call for it, as I see it.  Let's call
it 'tuya' for now.

Tuya siq bi stroqse di.

Go pipyar tuya bir.

Tuya felin bepopyar tuya xyen.

And, further, I think we've kind of narrowed down what 'to' means.  'ti' and
'tay' are clear.

Now, 'te' I never conceived as the indefinite marker, but as the noun-phrase
marker.  True, in effect it seems to be used that way, but I have no problem
with following the Loglan usage of using the number one as the indefinite
article.

Zi ten gun.   You have gun.  Lots of possible meanings, depending on
context.

Zi ten te gun.  Exactly the same, except 'te' is inserted lest it be heard
as 
Zi tengun.

Zi ten han gun.  Or
Zi ten hansi gun.  You have one/a gun.

But,
Zi ten tuya gun.  Doesn't seem to have any sensible meaning.

There are other 'the' words needed:

Perhaps 'tawa' for 'the number'.


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