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--- John Cowan <cowan@hidden.email> wrote:
> Jorge Llamb��)B�as scripsit:
>
> > {lo broda bai brode} and {lo broda baiku brode} are two different
> > forms.
>
> But they have the same truth conditions.
What has that got to do with elidability?
{lo broda ze'a pu brode} and {lo broda ze'a ku pu brode} are both
grammatical, and they have different truth conditions. The terminator
of {ze'a ku} is elidable in other contexts, even though it cannot be
elided in this particular context.
{lo broda na pu brode} and {lo broda na ku pu brode} are both
grammatical, and they have different truth conditions. The terminator
of {na ku} is never elidable. I understand it would still not be
elidable in this particular context, but why is this extended to
every other context?
There is a difference in the treatment of the terminator of {na ku}
and the terminator of {ze'a ku}.
mu'o mi'e xorxes
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