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Re: Degree in Ithkuil vs. S7

From:Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
Date:Tuesday, March 30, 2004, 1:18
Hi!

Jonathan Knibb <j_knibb@...> writes:
> Henrik Theiling wrote: > >>> >... > Hmm, I don't know whether I understand that. How to you say: 'Goblins > never sleep?' (assuming that goblins don't exist) > <<< > > By creating a referent which means 'the generality of goblins at all > places and times', modifying it by 'is something other than asleep', > and then asserting the existence of the resulting modified referent - > that is, 'there exists a group of all goblins which is other than > asleep'. In T4 interlinear notation, {gen góblin not + asleep.}.
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> Does that answer the question?
Ah, yes. Of course you can handle non-existing things. :-) **Henrik