[YG Conlang Archives] > [jboske group] > messages [Date Index] [Thread Index] >
On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, And Rosta wrote: > xod: > > On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, And Rosta wrote: > > > > > The relevant LAhE: > > > set lu'i > > > massified lu'o > > > collectivized lu'oi > > > average lu'ei > > > unique lu'ai > > > > More terminology issues. I know only what the first one means. Tell us > > about the other 4. And *which* average did you mean? > > massified: > the individuating boundaries of each broda are erased, so that > multiple broda form a single sludge: > The bowl contains *apple*. > There was *dog* all over the pavement. Now that I've introduced the idea of emergent properties as the distinction mark of the "mass", can we agree to call the above something else? Like a "substance"? > collectivized: > a group of things jointly > The *apples* filled the bowl. So, a multiplicity, without emergent properties? > average: > an imaginary broda that in its properties is representative of > broda in general. > As for *which* average, I think that it should be glorked from > context. But I wouldn't to further LAhE that specify particular > sorts of representatives (prototype, mean, median, mode). > > unique: > "the one and only broda"; all broda are treated as the same one broda. > *Blue* is my favourite colour. > *Monday* is the first day of the week. > *B* is the second letter of the alphabet. > I like *sherry*. > *Sherry* is sweet. > *The platypus* lays eggs. > *The Afghan* is a dangerous foe. > Is *the pope* catholic? Very nice examples. If we can fix the above issues, I'll post it to my summary page. -- // if (!terrorist) // ignore (); // else collect_data ();