History: BPFK Section: Dictionary Preface

Source of version: 10 (current)

Stuff that should go here: * Magic word precedence ! Foreword Some points to mention: * This book is the main result of the work of the BPFK ** The BPFK was started in 2003 and ended in -- * This book contains all the vocabulary necessary to read and write Lojban at a basic level. However, many words are omitted, and more are being created all the time. ! General Info On Lojban See [http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/wiki/Some%20general%20info%20on%20Lojban%20for%20the%20mini-dictionary] ! How To Use This Book See [http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/wiki/how%20to%20use%20this%20book] Also, a starting point might be [http://www.lojban.org/files/draft-dictionary/Working/dictbook.ZIP] . ! Pronounciation Chart IPA is must. ! Word Category Notes This section is for general issues surrounding an entire grammatical category, or whatever. Stuff that would otherwise get repeated many, many times in the various definitions. This section needs a better name. !! BAI Issues This is a very rough draft, largely stolen from bancus. !!! BAI vs. FIhO + selbri [[+ FEhU] Every BAI expression is equivalent to a FIhO + selbri [+ FEhU] expression. Both forms are valid in all places the each form is valid. This contradicts the CLLv1, but the CLLv1 clearly states the old behaviour was due to parser limitations. !!! BAI + SE/NAhE/NAI It has been determined that BAI is effectively fi'o BAPLI, and that the following derivation exists: * SE BAI == fi'o SE BAPLI * BAInai == fi'o na BAPLI * na'eBAI == fi'o na'e BAPLI * to'eBAI == fi'o to'e BAPLI !!!! BAI + SE/NAhE/NAI and Causals This is shown as the following: * ri'a == with cause * ri'anai == not with cause * to'eri'a == prevented by * to'eri'anai == not prevented by (despite) !!! BAI + KU Putting KU immediately after a BAI tag is equivalent to "BAI zo'e" in all respects. It is generally translated into English as an adverb. For example, "mi klama bai ku" is "I compelledly go". !!!! BAI + selbri Putting a BAI tag immediately before the selbri is exactly the same as putting BAI + KU immediately before the selbri. !!! BAI And Connectives BAI can interact with connectives in various ways, which are mostly beyond the scope of this document (see CLL or other Lojban learning materials). In particular, BAI before a forethought connective causes the BAI to have scope over the entire structure, and BAI + BO after an afterthought connective causes the BAI to have scope over the structure to the right (after the BAI + BO). This is worth mentioning here because constructs like ".i ri'a bo" meaning "because" (specifically a physical cause) are incredibly common in Lojban. !! Attitudinals (UI, CAI, others?) Unless the individual word entries specify otherwise, interjections are words that are used to express the emotional state of the speaker directly, propositional attitude indicators are words that are used to used to indicate the speaker's attitude toward the factuality or likelihood of the action or condition expressed, evidentials are words that are used to express how the speaker came to know something, and discursives are metalinguistic claims by the speaker about something said. The effect of these words is associated with the referent of the immediately preceding word, or construct started or terminated by that word, even if the construct is otherwise empty (in which case the exact thing the emotion is directed towards is unspecified). ---- At the end of the dictionary: ! Rafsi Appendix Sorted on rafsi. It's probably best to have these in an appendix, instead of mixed with the bulk of the dictionary. In order to be helpful in decomposing unknown lujvo, it would have to have all of the following entries (for example): * blo - blo lot lo'i bloti * lo'i - blo lot lo'i bloti * lot - blo lot lo'i bloti