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Re: [jboske] grammar & pseudogrammar



On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 08:20:24AM -0700, Jorge Llambmas wrote:
> la djorden cusku di'e
> > Huh?!
> > 
> > mi na broda gi'e broda meaning na (broda gi'e broda) would be nuts.
> > 
> > The na is part of the selbri.
> 
> I agree with you, but that's the official interpretation.
> They wanted {na} to be exportable to the prenex.

Not the way I read the grammar.

selbri-1;
  : selbri-2
  | NA # selbri

And the gi'e is out in the bridi-tail rule which contains the selbri.

So the na is deeper in the tree.  (I.e. this is the mi ((na broda)
gi'e (broda)) way---the non-nuts way).

Or maybe I'm confused about what you mean?

-- 
Jordan DeLong - fracture@hidden.email
lu zo'o loi censa bakni cu terzba le zaltapla poi xagrai li'u
                                     sei la mark. tuen. cusku

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