Re: Final Gismu Place Structure Review -- Please Comment

[Chris Handley <CHandley@GANDALF.OTAGO.AC.NZ>]

>>25. taxfu:
>>
>>{taxfu} and {se dasni} are now extremely close.  I suggest removing the x2
>>of {taxfu} (the wearer), leaving:
>>
>>        x1 is a garment for purpose x2
>
>Just one note on all these, before I really pore over them.  I think what
>would be better for {taxfu} would be to replace the x2 with the body-part
>(or whatever) that it's worn on, rather than the wearer.  It's a very
>important quality of garments that they're worn on particular body-parts.
>This enables new or otherwise uncommon garments to be expressed simply,
>e.g. "knee pad" becomes "cidni taxfu".
>
I agree, the wearer is usually unimportant. However the purpose/function is
vital, as it is it appears to me that a bikini, a wedding dress and a suit
of armour (armor to USAns) are all subsumed under the same gismu.



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