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



xod:
> On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, And Rosta wrote:
> 
> > xod:
> > > On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, And Rosta wrote:
> > >
> > > > plain le = ro da poi cmima le'i
> > >
> > > How sure are you of this?
> >
> > completely
> 
> So, every time I utter le broda, I am making an existence claim?

No. Like xorxes, I don't accept that {ro da poi cmima le'i broda}
entails {da cmima le'i broda}.

> Your definition includes le'i. Is le'i primitive, or does it include le?

{le'i} is primitive, IMO. I don't understand "or does it include le?".

--And.