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Re: [engelang] Xorban: Termsets

A couple tweaks:  explicit sentences are allowed after "he", but not after "hi", since there might be another aftertree following. 

la ma djna he lu ( ra grka he fu ju glka xkra ra mlta hi ) ju stda jnvaku la ma lce hi.
"John, that all dogs are happly black, as are all cats, firmly believes, as does Alice."

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Hypothetical rules:

sentence := formula | explicit-sentence

explicit-sentence := illocutionary-operator? formula | interjection

formula := core-formula | foretree formula

foretree := he explicit-sentence? | term foretree | coordinator foretree foretree

aftertree := hi interjection? | term aftertree | coordinator aftertree aftertree

core-formula := simple-formula | term core-formula

term := unary-operator | binder formula | coordinator formula

simple-formula := stem desinence interjection? aftertree* | stem VkV

stem := (C C C* | q ( C? V? )* q)

unary-operator := ( b | f | d | m | n ) VkV

binder := ( l | r | s | x | g ) VkV

coordinator := j VkV

illocutionary-operator := c VkV

interjection := w VkV

VkV := desinence explicit-sentence?

desinence := V (k V)*

V := ( a | e | i | o | u ) ( ‘ V )?

C := b | c | d | f | g | j | k | l | m | n | p | r | s | t | v | x | z

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