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| strong scalar intensifier || cai'e* || cai || so'icaiva'e || tcetce
| strong scalar intensifier || cai'e* || cai || so'icaiva'e || tcetce
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| scalar question || pai'e* || pei'a* || xova'e || -
| scalar question || pai'e* || pei'a** || xova'e || -
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Note that though attitudinals use NAI/CAI as well, they do not follow this system, but have their own defined scales; in particular, {nai} tends to more often act as a polar negator rather than a denial negator with them.
Note that though attitudinals use NAI/CAI as well, they do not follow this system, but have their own defined scales; in particular, {nai} tends to more often act as a polar negator rather than a denial negator with them.

Revision as of 09:41, 19 June 2015

This table describes a plan to have a system of scalar modifiers for selbri and sumtcita, to replace or provide an alternative for common usage of {mutce}, {milxe} etc. tanru.

Experimental cmavo added by me has a single asterisk; experimental cmavo added by others has a double asterisk.

Note: {va'e} may also be replaced by {va'ei**}; difference is that {PAva'e} acts as a selbri, while {PAva'ei} acts as a sumtcita (tagged sumti, if present, indicates the scale or subjective frame of reference)

Description NAhE NAI/CAI PAva'e selbri
polar negator to'e ne'e** ni'uva'e dukti
midpoint negator no'e cu'i ? ?
denial negator na'e nai ? natfe
scalar abator rei'e* ru'e so'uva'e milxe
scalar normative noi'e* na'oi** no'ova'e cnano
scalar intensifier sai'e* sai so'iva'e mutce
strong scalar intensifier cai'e* cai so'icaiva'e tcetce
scalar question pai'e* pei'a** xova'e -

Note that though attitudinals use NAI/CAI as well, they do not follow this system, but have their own defined scales; in particular, {nai} tends to more often act as a polar negator rather than a denial negator with them.