When one makes a lujvo of certain characteristics, how does one know what it means? For example [le jbodripre blabli]. Is it as typed before or [le jbodri preblabli]?I realize that the lujvo mean nothing useful, and one can infer their intended meaning based off of this principle; but really such ambiguity should not arise at all and a computer would not know how to interpret it.I suppose the stressing gives it away, but still, I would rather rely on something more... I do not know... "efficient". Plyus, can anybody really stress properly in verbal Lojban?Am I missing something?
When one makes a lujvo of certain characteristics, how does one know what it means? For example [le jbodripre blabli]. Is it as typed before or [le jbodri preblabli]?
I realize that the lujvo mean nothing useful, and one can infer their intended meaning based off of this principle; but really such ambiguity should not arise at all and a computer would not know how to interpret it.
I suppose the stressing gives it away, but still, I would rather rely on something more... I do not know... "efficient". Plyus, can anybody really stress properly in verbal Lojban?
Am I missing something?
I am working on it. I can definately see an improvement from what I used to do.I think you might have solved your problem for yourself. .ui
I am working on it. I can definately see an improvement from what I used to do.
I think you might have solved your problem for yourself. .ui
Stress is most definitely required to parse Lojban. I dunno if that's especially efficient, but it was decided long before I got here, so I try not to worry about it too much. :) If someone invents a logical language that parses way more elegantly (which I do intuit to be possibly possible), I am open to being converted! Until then, yes, stress is required in Lojban. Since tone is unused in spoken Lojban, one way that I personally have thought of & experimented with to make stressed syllables more distinctive is to also give them a higher tone. I do find most spoken Lojban perfectly comprehensible already, but I also think there's a lot we could do to develop a style of speaking that's maximally clear. mu'o mi'e se ckiku
Stress is most definitely required to parse Lojban. I dunno if that's especially efficient, but it was decided long before I got here, so I try not to worry about it too much. :) If someone invents a logical language that parses way more elegantly (which I do intuit to be possibly possible), I am open to being converted! Until then, yes, stress is required in Lojban.
Since tone is unused in spoken Lojban, one way that I personally have thought of & experimented with to make stressed syllables more distinctive is to also give them a higher tone. I do find most spoken Lojban perfectly comprehensible already, but I also think there's a lot we could do to develop a style of speaking that's maximally clear.
mu'o mi'e se ckiku
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