As mentioned before, cnivla affect only the immediately previous word. Here are some examples:
[(.i) .ui] I am going to the park = I am going to the parl, and I am happy about it.
:[zo <<.i] ends one sentence and begins another. So, if a cnivla follows it, the cnivla applies to the sentence that is begun by [zo <<.i]
I [.ui] am going to the park = I am going to the park, and I am happy that it is me (perhaps I was in a park-lottery).
I am going [.ui] to the park = I am going to the park and I am happy that I am going (perhaps I escaped from jail and so
can actually go).
:In Lojban (and hence, Cniglic- arguably (Cniglic is a hybrid)) "am going" is only one word/concept, and therefore a cnivla placed after either part of the verb applies to all of it. Speculation: Perhaps if it were placed after "am", it would imply that I am happy that the action is now happening (or is unspecified, as it is in this example). The ambiguity of English is evident here.
I am going to the [.ui] green park = I am going to the green park, and am happy about it being both green and a park (perhaps I have only seen brown parks, or have only experienced my house)
:Please note that after any article, a cnivla applies to its entire noun (and all of its adjectives (which include number words/quantities)).
I am going to the green [.ui] park = I am going to the green park and I am happy that it is green (implies only the brown park interpretation stated before).
I am going to the green park [.ui] = I am going to the green park and I am happy that it is a park (specifies the aforementioned only-house interpretation).
[.ui] I am going to the green [zo'o] park = I am going to the green park, and I am happy about all of it and am joking/finding it humorous that it is green (could be a snide remark?)
I am going to the [fu'e .ui] green park [(fu'o)] = I am going to the green park, and am happy about it being both green and a park.
:Notice that this representation is the same as a prior statement
I am going to the fun and [fu'e .ui] green park = I am going to a park that is both green and fun, and I am happy that it is green and a park.
I am going to the fun [.ui] and green park = I am going to a park that is both fun and green and am happy that it is fun.
I am going to the fun and [.ui] green park = I am going to the park that is fun and green, and am happy that it is both fun and green.
I am going to the [.ui] fun and green park = I am going to the [fu'e .ui] fun and green park = I am going to the fun [.ui] and [.ui] green [.ui] park [.ui] = I am going to the fun and green park, and am happy that it is a park and that it is both green (which makes me happy) and fun (which also makes me happy).
.ui I am going to the green and fun park = I [.ui] am ([.ui]?) going [.ui] the [.ui] green and fun park = I [.ui] am ([.ui]?) going [.ui] the green [.ui] and [.ui] fun [.ui] park [.ui] = I am going to the park that is both green and fun, and am happy that it is me and that I am going (with the unknownness of "am [.ui]" in the back of our minds) and that it is both green (which makes me happy) and fun(which also makes me happy).
:Notice that this is essentially the same statement as the first one
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As mentioned before, cnivla affect only the immediately previous word. Here are some examples:
[(.i) .ui] I am going to the park = I am going to the parl, and I am happy about it.
:[zo <<.i] ends one sentence and begins another. So, if a cnivla follows it, the cnivla applies to the sentence that is begun by [zo <<.i]
I [.ui] am going to the park = I am going to the park, and I am happy that it is me (perhaps I was in a park-lottery).
I am going [.ui] to the park = I am going to the park and I am happy that I am going (perhaps I escaped from jail and so <i>can</i> actually go).
:In Lojban (and hence, Cniglic- arguably (Cniglic is a hybrid)) "am going" is only one word/concept, and therefore a cnivla placed after either part of the verb applies to all of it. Speculation: Perhaps if it were placed after "am", it would imply that I am happy that the action is now happening (or is unspecified, as it is in this example). The ambiguity of English is evident here.
I am going to the [.ui] green park = I am going to the green park, and am happy about it being both green and a park (perhaps I have only seen brown parks, or have only experienced my house)
:Please note that after any article, a cnivla applies to its entire noun (and all of its adjectives (which include number words/quantities)).
I am going to the green [.ui] park = I am going to the green park and I am happy that it is green (implies only the brown park interpretation stated before).
I am going to the green park [.ui] = I am going to the green park and I am happy that it is a park (specifies the aforementioned only-house interpretation).
[.ui] I am going to the green [zo'o] park = I am going to the green park, and I am happy about all of it and am joking/finding it humorous that it is green (could be a snide remark?)
I am going to the [fu'e .ui] green park [(fu'o)] = I am going to the green park, and am happy about it being both green and a park.
:Notice that this representation is the same as a prior statement
I am going to the fun and [fu'e .ui] green park = I am going to a park that is both green and fun, and I am happy that it is green and a park.
I am going to the fun [.ui] and green park = I am going to a park that is both fun and green and am happy that it is fun.
I am going to the fun and [.ui] green park = I am going to the park that is fun and green, and am happy that it is both fun and green.
I am going to the [.ui] fun and green park = I am going to the [fu'e .ui] fun and green park = I am going to the fun [.ui] and [.ui] green [.ui] park [.ui] = I am going to the fun and green park, and am happy that it is a park and that it is both green (which makes me happy) and fun (which also makes me happy).
.ui I am going to the green and fun park = I [.ui] am ([.ui]?) going [.ui] the [.ui] green and fun park = I [.ui] am ([.ui]?) going [.ui] the green [.ui] and [.ui] fun [.ui] park [.ui] = I am going to the park that is both green and fun, and am happy that it is me and that I am going (with the unknownness of "am [.ui]" in the back of our minds) and that it is both green (which makes me happy) and fun(which also makes me happy).
:Notice that this is essentially the same statement as the first one
[zo <<na'i], by the way, <i>is</i> a "cnivla" (loosely speaking), although it is closer to a discursive or evidential. It actually is quite a complex word with many, many uses. I will (possibly) post about it later- if no-one minds that I have basically hi-jacked this community. I really am sorry about it. I <i>am</i> interested in exploring Cniban- I just want to post <u>about</u> Cniglic as well.
I do not know what it means to have a cnivla after a preposition (they do not exist in Lojban).
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