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RE: [jboske] putative tense scope effects (was: RE:ConcreteexamplesofLlambanlo'e



xod:
> What's this about tense sumtcita having "scope over" anything? It affects
> the entire bridi, not specific sumti. It should transcend prenex variable
> introduction order 

quantifiers on sumti have scope over the whole bridi too.
 
> How do you determine the effects of le and scope?

plain le = ro ds poi cmima le'i

> Where does the book say that lo broda === da poi broda, that is, that lo
> broda should be treated like it introduces a prenex variable? I would like
> to hear John Cowan's views on this topic 

i Don't know, but CLL is a reference grammar, to a large extent
didactic in function, and does not necessarily set down in print
all the lore accumulated on lojban list over the years.

--And.