Skip to content
New issue

Have a question about this project? Sign up for a free GitHub account to open an issue and contact its maintainers and the community.

Sign up for GitHub

By clicking “Sign up for GitHub”, you agree to our terms of service and privacy statement. We’ll occasionally send you account related emails.

Already on GitHub? Sign in to your account

Jump to bottom

Fewer insults #430

Open
wants to merge 2 commits into
base: docbook-prince
Choose a base branch
from
Open

Fewer insults #430

Show file tree
Hide file tree
Changes from all commits
Commits
Show all changes
2 commits
Select commit Hold shift + click to select a range
ad36301
chapters: Un-forbid the -mz- consonant cluster.
MostAwesomeDude Nov 6, 2020
e9db112
chapters/14: Fix weirdly dated attempt at set theory.
MostAwesomeDude Nov 6, 2020
File filter

Filter by extension

Filter by extension
Conversations
Failed to load comments.
Jump to
Jump to file
Failed to load files.
Diff view
Diff view
11 changes: 5 additions & 6 deletions chapters/03.xml
View file
Open in desktop
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -738,14 +738,13 @@
<para>The specific pairs
<morphology>cx</morphology>,
<morphology>kx</morphology>,
<morphology>xc</morphology>,
<morphology>xk</morphology>, and
<morphology>mz</morphology> are forbidden.
<morphology>xc</morphology>, and
<morphology>xk</morphology> are forbidden.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
<para> <indexterm type="general"><primary>y</primary><secondary>use in avoiding forbidden consonant pairs</secondary></indexterm> These rules apply to all kinds of words, even Lojbanized names. If a name would normally contain a forbidden consonant pair, a
<letteral>y</letteral> can be inserted to break up the pair:
<letteral>y</letteral> can be inserted to break up the pair.
</para>
<example role="pronunciation-example" xml:id="example-random-id-k2cK">
<title>
Expand All @@ -757,15 +756,15 @@
<anchor xml:id="c3e6d1"/>
</title>
<pronunciation>
<jbo>djeimyz.</jbo>
<jbo>djeimz.</jbo>
<ipa>[dʒɛj məzʔ]</ipa>
<natlang>James</natlang>
</pronunciation>
</example>
<para role="indent">The regular English pronunciation of
<quote>James</quote>, which is
<phrase role="IPA">[dʒɛjmz]</phrase>, would Lojbanize as
<cmevla valid="false">djeimz.</cmevla>, which contains a forbidden consonant pair.</para>
<cmevla valid="false">djeimz.</cmevla></para>
</section>
<section xml:id="section-initial-pairs">
<title><anchor xml:id="c3s7"/>Initial Consonant Pairs</title>
Expand Down
8 changes: 2 additions & 6 deletions chapters/06.xml
View file
Open in desktop
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -1839,18 +1839,14 @@
<quote>impermissible consonant clusters</quote> of Lojban morphology (explained in


<xref linkend="section-clusters"/>). Thus
<cmevla valid="false">djeimz.</cmevla> is not a valid version of
<quote>James</quote> (because
<morphology>mz</morphology> is invalid):
<cmevla>djeimyz</cmevla> will suffice. Similarly,
<xref linkend="section-clusters"/>). For example,
<valsi>la</valsi> may be replaced by
<valsi>ly</valsi>,
<valsi>lai</valsi> by
<jbophrase>ly'i</jbophrase>,
<valsi>doi</valsi> by
<valsi>do'i</valsi> or
<valsi>dai</valsi>. Here are a few examples:</para>
<valsi>dai</valsi>. Here are a few example names:</para>

<para>
<example role="interlinear-gloss-example" xml:id="example-random-id-cw4p">
Expand Down
86 changes: 43 additions & 43 deletions chapters/14.xml
View file
Open in desktop
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -321,13 +321,13 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e4d1"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .ija la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .ija la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<gloss>That-named John is-a-man or that-named James is-a-woman.</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
<para role="indent">Here we have two separate Lojban bridi,
<jbophrase>la djan. nanmu</jbophrase> and
<jbophrase>la djeimyz. ninmu</jbophrase>. These bridi are connected by
<jbophrase>la djeimz. ninmu</jbophrase>. These bridi are connected by
<valsi>.i</valsi><valsi>ja</valsi>, the ijek for the truth function
<phrase role="logical-vowel">A</phrase>. The
<valsi>i</valsi> portion of the ijek tells us that we are dealing with separate sentences here. Similarly, we can now say:</para>
Expand All @@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e4d2"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .ije la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .ije la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<gloss>That-named John is-a-man and that-named James is-a-woman.</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
Expand All @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e4d3"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .ijo la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .ijo la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<gloss>That-named John is-a-man if-and-only-if that-named James is-a-woman.</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
Expand All @@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e4d4"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .iju la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .iju la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<gloss>That-named John is-a-man whether-or-not that-named James is-a-woman.</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
Expand All @@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e4d5"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .inajo la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .inajo la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<gloss>That-named John is-not-a-man if-and-only-if that-named James is-a-woman.</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
Expand All @@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e4d6"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .ijonai la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .ijonai la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<gloss>That-named John is-a-man if-and-only-if that-named James is-not-a-woman.</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
Expand All @@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e4d8"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .ijanai la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .ijanai la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<gloss>That-named John is-a-man or that-named James is-not-a-woman.</gloss>
<natlang>John is a man if James is a woman.</natlang>
</interlinear-gloss>
Expand All @@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e4d9"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djan. ninmu .ijanai la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>la djan. ninmu .ijanai la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<gloss>That-named John is-a-woman if that-named James is-a-woman.</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
Expand All @@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e4d10"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .inaja la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .inaja la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<gloss>That-named John is-not-a-man or that-named James is-a-woman.</gloss>
<natlang>John is a man only if James is a woman.</natlang>
<natlang>If John is a man, then James is a woman.</natlang>
Expand All @@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e4d11"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .iseju la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .iseju la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<natlang>Whether or not John is a man, James is a woman.</natlang>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e5d2"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .ija la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>la djan. nanmu .ija la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<natlang>John is a man or James is a woman (or both)</natlang>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
Expand All @@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e5d3"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>ga la djan. nanmu gi la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>ga la djan. nanmu gi la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<natlang>Either John is a man or James is a woman (or both).</natlang>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
Expand All @@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e5d4"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>ge la djan. nanmu gi la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>ge la djan. nanmu gi la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<natlang>(It is true that) both John is a man and James is a woman.</natlang>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
Expand All @@ -545,14 +545,14 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e5d5"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>gu la djan. nanmu gi la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>gu la djan. nanmu gi la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<natlang>It is true that John is a man, whether or not James is a woman.</natlang>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
<para role="indent">It is worth emphasizing that
<xref linkend="example-random-id-qgMN"/> does not assert that James is (or is not) a woman. The
<valsi>gu</valsi> which indicates that
<jbophrase>la djeimyz. ninmu</jbophrase> may be true or false is unfortunately rather remote from the bridi thus affected.</para>
<jbophrase>la djeimz. ninmu</jbophrase> may be true or false is unfortunately rather remote from the bridi thus affected.</para>
<para>Perhaps the most important of the truth functions commonly expressed in forethought is TFTT, which can be paraphrased as
<quote>if ... then ...</quote>:</para>

Expand All @@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e5d6"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>ganai la djan. nanmu gi la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>ganai la djan. nanmu gi la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<gloss>Either that-named John is-not-a-man, or that-named James is-a-woman.</gloss>
<natlang>If John is a man, then James is a woman.</natlang>
</interlinear-gloss>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -606,7 +606,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e5d8"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>gonai la djan. nanmu gi la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>gonai la djan. nanmu gi la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<natlang>John is not a man if and only if James is a woman.</natlang>
<natlang>Either John is a man or James is a woman but not both.</natlang>
</interlinear-gloss>
Expand All @@ -619,7 +619,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e5d9"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>go la djan. nanmu ginai la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>go la djan. nanmu ginai la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<natlang>John is a man if and only if James is not a woman.</natlang>
<natlang>Either John is a man or James is a woman but not both.</natlang>
</interlinear-gloss>
Expand All @@ -635,7 +635,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e5d10"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>ge la djan. nanmu ginai la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>ge la djan. nanmu ginai la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<natlang>John is a man and James is not a woman.</natlang>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
Expand All @@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e5d11"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>ganai la djan. nanmu ginai la djeimyz. ninmu</jbo>
<jbo>ganai la djan. nanmu ginai la djeimz. ninmu</jbo>
<natlang>John is not a man or James is not a woman.</natlang>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1711,8 +1711,8 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e12d12"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>mi viska pa nanmu .ije mi viska pa ninmu</jbo>
<gloss>I see a man, and I see a woman.</gloss>
<jbo>mi viska pa mlatu .ije mi viska pa gerku</jbo>
<gloss>I see a cat, and I see a dog.</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
<para role="noindent">to</para>
Expand All @@ -1721,8 +1721,8 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e12d13"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>mi viska pa nanmu .e pa ninmu</jbo>
<gloss>I see a man and a woman.</gloss>
<jbo>mi viska pa mlatu .e pa gerku</jbo>
<gloss>I see a cat and a dog.</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
<para role="noindent">there is a great temptation to reduce further to:</para>
Expand All @@ -1732,15 +1732,15 @@
<indexterm type="example"><primary>man-woman</primary></indexterm>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>mi viska pa nanmu je ninmu</jbo>
<gloss>I see a man and woman.</gloss>
<jbo>mi viska pa mlatu je gerku</jbo>
<gloss>I see a cat and dog.</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
<para role="indent">But
<xref linkend="example-random-id-ag8r"/> means that you see one thing which is both a man and a woman simultaneously! A
<jbophrase>nanmu je ninmu</jbophrase> is a manwoman, a presumably non-existent creature who is both a
<valsi>nanmu</valsi> and a
<valsi>ninmu</valsi>.</para>
<xref linkend="example-random-id-ag8r"/> means that you see one thing which is both a cat and a dog simultaneously! A
<jbophrase>mlatu je gerku</jbophrase> is a catdog, a presumably non-existent creature who is both a
<valsi>mlatu</valsi> and a
<valsi>gerku</valsi>.</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="section-truth-and-connective-questions">
<title><anchor xml:id="c14s13"/>Truth questions and connective questions</title>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -2174,7 +2174,7 @@
<gloss>I choose that-named Alice from-that-named Frank</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>… ce la .alis. ce la djeimyz.</jbo>
<jbo>… ce la .alis. ce la djeimz.</jbo>
<gloss>… and-member that-named Alice and-member that-named James.</gloss>
<natlang>I choose Alice from among Frank, Alice, and James.</natlang>
</interlinear-gloss>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -2222,7 +2222,7 @@
<indexterm type="example"><primary>brothers</primary></indexterm>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djeimyz. bruna la djordj.</jbo>
<jbo>la djeimz. bruna la djordj.</jbo>
<gloss>That-named James is-the-brother-of that-named George.</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
Expand All @@ -2239,7 +2239,7 @@
<indexterm type="example"><primary>brothers</primary></indexterm>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djeimyz. .e la djordj. bruna</jbo>
<jbo>la djeimz. .e la djordj. bruna</jbo>
<gloss>That-named James and that-named George is-a-brother.</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
Expand All @@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@
<indexterm type="example"><primary>brothers</primary></indexterm>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djeimyz. jo'u</jbo>
<jbo>la djeimz. jo'u</jbo>
<gloss>That-named James in-common-with that-named</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
<interlinear-gloss>
Expand All @@ -2272,7 +2272,7 @@
<indexterm type="example"><primary>brothers</primary></indexterm>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djeimyz. joi</jbo>
<jbo>la djeimz. joi</jbo>
<gloss>That-named James massed-with</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
<interlinear-gloss>
Expand All @@ -2294,7 +2294,7 @@
<indexterm type="example"><primary>respectively</primary></indexterm>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djeimyz. fa'u la djordj.</jbo>
<jbo>la djeimz. fa'u la djordj.</jbo>
<gloss>That-named James jointly-in-order-with that-named George</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
<interlinear-gloss>
Expand All @@ -2313,7 +2313,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e14d13"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djeimyz. .e la djordj. prami</jbo>
<jbo>la djeimz. .e la djordj. prami</jbo>
<gloss>That-named James and that-named George love</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
<interlinear-gloss>
Expand All @@ -2327,11 +2327,11 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e14d14"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djeimyz. prami la meris. .ije la djordj. prami</jbo>
<jbo>la djeimz. prami la meris. .ije la djordj. prami</jbo>
<gloss>That-named James loves that-named Mary, and that-named George loves</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>… la meris. .ije la djeimyz. prami la martas.</jbo>
<jbo>… la meris. .ije la djeimz. prami la martas.</jbo>
<gloss>… that-named Mary, and that-named James loves that-named Martha,</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
<interlinear-gloss>
Expand All @@ -2347,7 +2347,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e14d15"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djeimyz. ce'e la meris. pe'e</jbo>
<jbo>la djeimz. ce'e la meris. pe'e</jbo>
<gloss>That-named James [plus] that-named Mary [joint]</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
<interlinear-gloss>
Expand All @@ -2362,7 +2362,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e14d16"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djeimyz. fa'u la djordj. prami re mensi</jbo>
<jbo>la djeimz. fa'u la djordj. prami re mensi</jbo>
<gloss>That-named James and-respectively that-named George love two sisters.</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
</example>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@
<anchor xml:id="c14e15d5"/>
</title>
<interlinear-gloss>
<jbo>la djeimyz. ce[bo] la djordj. pi'u</jbo>
<jbo>la djeimz. ce[bo] la djordj. pi'u</jbo>
<gloss>That-named James and-set that-named George cross-product</gloss>
</interlinear-gloss>
<interlinear-gloss>
Expand Down