stub: L4B 2.0

(developers edition, paragraphs to be excluded from popular version are marked in small font)

These are Berry Lessons that present different interesting aspects of Lojban language, it's grammar, vocabulary and applications in different fields.

• ~ - in progress
• + - more or less stable

~ Berry Lesson. 'soi as bridi relative clause'

...pu'o se ciska

1. A broda B C. In order to inject A brode G J use A poi ke'a brode G J cu broda B C
2. A broda B C .i fabo brode G J. We can rephrase that as A broda B C soi G J brode.
3. A broda B C .i febo A brode. We can rephrase that as A poi brode lo nei cu broda B C.

soi.

converts the following bridi into nonce modal/sumti tag clause; the nesting bridi is automatically replicated in the first abstraction place of the clause

The first unfilled place of the clause containing abstraction (needs to be present in the selbri of the subordinate clause) is automatically applied to the whole nesting bridi if not explicitly defined otherwise with ke'a. See also fi'o

lo ractu cu citka lo cirla sepi'o lo denci be vo'a = (emulating guaspi) lo ractu cu citka lo cirla soi se tutci be lo denci be vo'a [se'u]

operating level:	sumti	bridi
non-restrictive:	noi	soi
restrictive:	poi	??? GIhEKs?

to ... toi is outside this grammar.

~ Berry Lesson. Metaphors

metfo = $x_1$ (bridi) is a metaphor/figurative expression having literal meaning $x_2$

pesna = $x_1$: its qualities are represented as a metaphor $x_2$ in dimension $x_3$+1,2

pe'a = sei se pesna se'u

postmo = $x_1$ emits random syllables $x_2$ and hopes that $x_3$ interprets them as meaningful, instead of the bullshit they actually are

~ Berry Lesson. The problem of "as"

I like you as a friend. mi pendo prami do. mi prami do tai lo ka pendo

See this for more info.