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Re: context in Lojban
> .i mi nitcu lo tanxe
>
>is *specific* as to which box, and
>
> .i mi nitcu le tanxe
>
>is *not* specific as to which box. This is basic to Lojban.
I don't think that's correct. "le tanxe" has been consistently glossed in
the reference and teaching materials as "what I refer to as a box", which is
specific, at least according to John's definition (i.e. specific means the
speaker has a particular item in mind; definite means the listener has a
particular item in mind)
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Chris Bogart
cbogart@quetzal.com
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