Re: A question of semantics

JS Bangs scripsit:

> Nonetheless, how does Lojban deal with controversey? How can I say "I see
> [nonspecific] king", if I'm looking at someone whose claim to the throne
> is contested?
It would be more natural to use [specific] forms in that case, since
the referent is clear.  Otherwise, well, predicates are sometimes fuzzy
in the real world.  Is a teddy bear a bear?  (In Lojban, yes.)  Is
Welsh rabbit made from rabbit?  (No.)

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