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Had a notion about an alternative grammar, or perhaps a complementary grammar, based on predicate composition. The idea is that simply string bridi together describing how they interrelate as we go along. For example lets say we have the words:

clani - c1 is long in direction x2 by standard x3
dakfu - d1 is a knife for cutting d2 with blade made of d3
xarci - x1 is a weapon for use against x2 by weilder x3
sonci - s1 is a soldier of army s2

We use the words, and after every word describe adjustments to the combined place structure. For example, using "a=b" style,

clani dakfu c1=d1 xarci d1=x1 sonci x3=s1
long knife weapon wielded by soldiers

To make this work as a language we need only come up with a way to write the a=b parts in the form of structure words, as well as add in la le lo and other such needed qualifiers.

What is especially interesting about this idea, is that if each predicate has assigned case tags, then those tags could help define a standard joining -- that would probably take care of much of the joining automatically, greatly reducing the necessary relation descriptions necessary on the speakers part.