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Re: 'Nor' in the World's Languages

From:Yahya Abdal-Aziz <yahya@...>
Date:Monday, August 7, 2006, 16:56
I asked:
> In your conlangs, what kinds of logical connectives have you implemented?
------- Dana Nutter replied:
> > In SASXSEK:
[snip]
> Gloss > ----- > ka = and > pa = or (exclusive) > kapa = or (ka+pa, inclusive) > wa = if > fa = then; therefore > na = but > ni = not (adv.) > -in = in-; un-; not ~ > > Also note that -A words are conjunctions. Most have related > prepositions with somewhat related meanings (ending with -U). > > ku = with > pu = against > nu = without > fu = toward
Thanks, Dana, that seems a remarkably thorough set of conjunctions! ------------------ Antonielly Garcia Rodrigues replied:
> > In Portuguese: > > inclusive or = ou
[snip]
> exclusive or (either... or) = ou... ou
[snip]
> neither... nor = nem... [e] nem (if a noun follows) / não... [e] nem > (if a verb follows).
[snip]
> and = e
[snip]
> either = qualquer um
[snip]
> not only... but also = não só... mas também
[snip]
> one who = quem
[snip]
> at least (followed by a number, usually "one") = ao menos
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> The construction equivalent to "neither... nor" in Malay, which you > sent to the list and corresponds to "not... also not" and "not... also > not again/likewise/furthermore" is very interesting. Thank you for > sharing. > There is probably a myriad of cases which I did not cover, because > real world scenarios can be quite complex. Anyway, I hope my > simplified demonstration of how some constructions work in Portuguese > and in English will foster your thinking process.
Thank you, Antonielly; your detailed explanations have also highlighted (highlit?) for me some of the real-world constraints on conjunctions, as opposed to the purely logical. ------------ I've also received some replies offlist. Still interested to hear what others have done. Regards, Yahya -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/410 - Release Date: 5/8/06