more English cf

lib/resource/exper/Adj.cf

@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ AP_post ::= "less" A "than" NP ;
 Num    ::= "most" A ;
 Num_Pl ::= "most" A ;
 
-ComplAV.  AP_post ::= AV Prep VP ;
+ComplAV.  AP_post ::= AV  "to" VP ;
 UseA2V.   AV      ::= A2V Prep NP ;
 
-PredAS.   Cl      ::= "it" Cop AS "that" S ;
+-- is this much too general?
+SentAP.   AP_post ::= AP SC ;
+AP_post           ::= AP_post SC ;
 
-ComplAQ.  AP      ::= AQ "of" QS ;
+-- replace this by NP ::= S
+-- ComplAQ.  AP_post      ::= AQ "of" QS ;
 
 ---- TODO: comparison of AV etc
-

lib/resource/exper/Adjf.cf

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+PositA.  AP ::= A ;
+
+A ::= A2 | AV | A2V ;
+-- also solves comparison of AV
+
+ComparA. AP_post ::= "more" A "than" NP ;
+AP_post ::= "less" A "than" NP ;
+
+
+-- superlatives à la CLE
+
+Num    ::= "most" A ;
+Num_Pl ::= "most" A ;
+

lib/resource/exper/Adverb.cf

@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ AdvAdv. Adv ::= AdA Adv ;
 
 VP ::= AdV VP ;
 
+OptAdV ::= | AdV ;
 

lib/resource/exper/Adverbf.cf

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+-- adverbs
+
+AdjAdv. Adv ::= A "+ly" ;
+AdvPP.  Adv ::= PP ;
+PrepNP. PP  ::= Prep NP ;
+
+-- NO AdvCN
+--AdvVP.  VP  ::= VP Adv ;
+--AdvNP.  NP  ::= NP Adv ;
+AdvAP.  AP  ::= AdA AP ;
+AdvAdv. Adv ::= AdA Adv ;
+
+-- different from AdvVP!
+
+--VP ::= AdV VP ;
+
+OptAdV ::= | AdV ;
+
+

lib/resource/exper/Coord.cf

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+S   ::= S   Conj S  ;
+RS  ::= RS  Conj RS  ;
+NP  ::= NP  Conj NP ;
+VP  ::= VP  Conj VP ;
+IP  ::= IP  Conj IP ;
+RP  ::= RP  Conj RP ;
+Adv ::= Adv Conj Adv ;
+IAdv  ::= IAdv  Conj IAdv ;
+
+Adv ::= Subj S ;

lib/resource/exper/Lex.cf

@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ PN ::= "John" ;
 A  ::= "intelligent" ;
 A2 ::= "devoted" ;
 AV ::= "tedious" ;
-AV ::= "difficult" ;
-AS ::= "marvellous" ;
-AQ ::= "independent" ;
+A2V ::= "difficult" ;
+-- AS ::= "marvellous" ;
+A  ::= "marvellous" ;
+-- AQ ::= "independent" ;
+A2 ::= "independent" ;
 
 V0 ::= "rain" | "rains" ;
 V  ::= "sleeps" | "sleep" ;
@@ -23,10 +25,13 @@ V2 ::= "loves" | "love" ;
 V3 ::= "sends" | "send" ;
 VV ::= "wants" | "want" ;
 
-Adv  ::= "here" ;
-AdA  ::= "very" ;
-AdV  ::= "always" ;
+V2 ::= "says" | "say" ;
+V2 ::= "asks" | "ask" ;
 
+Adv  ::= "here" | "there" ;
+AdA  ::= "very" | "too" | "quite" | "much" "too" ;
+AdV  ::= "always" | "almost" ;
+AdN  ::= "less" "than" | "more" "than" | "almost" | "exactly" | "about" ;
 
 -- a bigger lexicon
 

lib/resource/exper/Noun.cf

@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ Quant  ::= ;
 ---DetMass ::= Predet ;
 ---NMass ::= "wine" ;
 
-
-
 NP     ::= Det_Pl CN_Pl ;
 NP     ::= Predet_Pl Quant_Pl Num_Pl ; -- nonempty det
 
@@ -45,19 +43,23 @@ Num_Pl ::= Ordinal ;
 Num_Pl ::= Int ;
 Num_Pl ::= Numeral ;
 
+-- less than, exactly, almost,...
+Numeral ::= AdN Numeral ;
+
 CN_Pl ::= N_Pl ;
 CN    ::= N ;
 
 -- prepositions cannot be expressed generally here
 -- NB relational nouns explain why complements are closer than adjuncts
-
-CN ::= N2 Prep NP ;
-N2 ::= N3 Prep NP ;
+-- But let us make the resource simpler by excluding them
+-- CN ::= N2 Prep NP ;
+-- N2 ::= N3 Prep NP ;
 
 -- elliptical constructions
+-- with exclusion of rel nouns, they just help reuse the old lexicon
 
 N2 ::= N3 ;
-CN ::= N2 ;
+N  ::= N2 ;
 
 -- these need other modules to produce anything
 

lib/resource/exper/Phrase.cf

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 Phr ::= PConj S ;
+Phr ::= PConj IP ;
+Phr ::= PConj IAdv ;
 
 Phr ::= PConj Imp Please ;
 Phr ::= PConj QS  Please ;
 Phr ::= PConj NP  Please ;
-Phr ::= PConj PP  Please ;
+Phr ::= PConj Adv  Please ;
 Phr ::= PConj "to" VP  Please ;
 
 

lib/resource/exper/Rules.cf

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
--- include Noun.cf Adj.cf Verb.cf Sent.cf Adverb.cf Phrase.cf Numeral.cf Structural.cf Lex.cf
+-- include Noun.cf Adj.cf Verb.cf Sent.cf Adverb.cf Phrase.cf Numeral.cf Structural.cf Lex.cf Biglex.cf Coord.cf
 

lib/resource/exper/Rulesf.cf

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- include Noun.cf Adjf.cf Verbf.cf Sentf.cf Adverbf.cf Phrase.cf Numeral.cf Structural.cf Lex.cf Biglex.cf Coord.cf
+

lib/resource/exper/Sent.cf

@@ -4,11 +4,27 @@ S  ::= NP VP ;
 S  ::= NP Mod VP ;
 S  ::= Adv "," S ;
 
+-- sentences used as subjects and objects
+
+NP ::= SC ;
+
+SC ::= "that" S ;
+SC ::= "to" VP ;
+SC ::= QS ;
+
+-- this is not needed in gf
+SC ::= "whether" S | "if" S ;
+
+-- existentials
+
+S  ::= "there" Cop NP ;
+QS ::= Cop "there" NP ;
+
 -- slash category instead of gaps
 
-Slash ::= NP V2 ;
-Slash ::= NP VV "to" V2 ;
-Slash ::= NP Cop A2 Prep ;
+Slash ::= NP OptAdV V2 ;
+Slash ::= NP OptAdV VV "to" V2 ;
+Slash ::= NP Cop OptAdV A2 Prep ;
 Slash ::= S Prep ;
 Slash ::= Slash Adv ; -- who does my son love here
 
@@ -21,7 +37,9 @@ QS ::= Cop NP Comp ;
 
 IntVP.    QS ::= IP VP ;
 QS           ::= IP Mod VP ;
-IntSlash. QS ::= IP Mod Slash ;
+IntSlash. QS ::= IP Mod QSlash ;
+
+QSlash ::= Slash | QS Prep ;
 
 -- general: QuestAdv : IAdv -> Cl -> QCl ;
 QS ::= IAdv Mod NP VP ;
@@ -39,13 +57,13 @@ RS           ::= Slash ;
 -- CLE syntax of relatives
 NP ::= NP RS ;
 
-FunIP. IP ::= "the" N2 Prep IP ;
+FunIP. IP ::= NP Prep IP ; --N2
 
 IP ::= IDet OptNum    CN ;
 IP ::= IDet OptNum_Pl CN_Pl ;
 IP ::= IP PP ;
 
-FunRP. RP ::= "the" N2 Prep RP ; -- ?
+FunRP. RP ::= NP Prep RP ; -- ?
 RP ::= "whose" OptNum    CN ;
 RP ::= "whose" OptNum_Pl CN_Pl ;
 

lib/resource/exper/Sentf.cf

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+-- flat structure for S and VP; use instead of Sent.cf
+
+--- just one tense considered; no agreement forced
+
+S  ::= NP VP ;
+S  ::= NP Mod VP ;
+S  ::= Adv "," S ;
+
+-- sentences used as subjects and objects
+
+NP ::= SC ;
+
+SC ::= "that" S ;
+SC ::= "to" VP ;
+SC ::= QS ;
+
+-- this is not needed in gf
+SC ::= "whether" S | "if" S ;
+
+-- existentials
+
+S  ::= "there" Cop NP ;
+QS ::= Cop "there" NP ;
+
+-- slash category instead of gaps
+
+Slash ::= S Prep ;
+Slash ::= Slash Adv ; -- who does my son love here
+
+-- questions
+
+QS ::= Mod NP VP ;
+
+-- this will be eliminated via richer lintypes
+QS ::= Cop NP Comp ;
+
+IntVP.    QS ::= IP VP ;
+QS           ::= IP Mod VP ;
+IntSlash. QS ::= IP Mod Slash ;
+
+-- general: QuestAdv : IAdv -> Cl -> QCl ;
+QS ::= IAdv Mod NP VP ;
+QS ::= IAdv Cop NP ;
+
+IAdv ::= Prep IP ;
+
+-- relatives
+
+RelVP. RS ::= RP VP ;
+RS        ::= RP Mod VP ;
+RelSlash. RS ::= RP Slash ;
+RS           ::= Slash ; 
+
+-- CLE syntax of relatives
+NP ::= NP RS ;
+
+FunIP. IP ::= "the" N2 Prep IP ;
+
+IP ::= IDet OptNum    CN ;
+IP ::= IDet OptNum_Pl CN_Pl ;
+IP ::= IP PP ;
+
+FunRP. RP ::= "the" N2 Prep RP ; -- ?
+RP ::= "whose" OptNum    CN ;
+RP ::= "whose" OptNum_Pl CN_Pl ;
+
+-- imperative
+
+PosImpVP. Imp ::= VP ;
+NegImpVP. Imp ::= "don't" VP ;

lib/resource/exper/Structural.cf

@@ -2,21 +2,21 @@
 
 Predet ::= "only" | "just" ;
 
-Quant  ::= "this" | "that" | "the" | "a" | "every" | "some" ;
+Quant  ::= "this" | "that" | "the" | "a" | "an" | "every" | "some" ;
 
 Predet_Pl ::= "all" | "only" | "just" | "most" "of" ;
 
 Quant_Pl ::= "these" | "those" | "the" | "many" | "some" ;
 
-Pron   ::= "I" | "you" | "he" | "she" | "we" | "they" ;
+Pron   ::= "I" | "you" | "he" | "she" | "we" | "they" | "it" ;
 Pron   ::= "me" | "him" | "her" | "us" | "them" ;
-Poss   ::= "my" | "your" | "his" | "her" | "our" | "their" ;
+Poss   ::= "my" | "your" | "his" | "her" | "our" | "their" | "its" ;
 
-Prep ::= "about" | "at" | "by" | "for" | "from" | "in" | "on" | "to" | "with" ;
+Prep ::= "about" | "at" | "by" | "for" | "from" | "in" | "of" | "on" | "to" | "with" ;
 
 IAdv ::= "why" | "where" | "when" | "how" ;
 
-IP ::= "who" | "what" ;
+IP ::= "who" | "whom" | "what" ;
 
 IDet ::= "which" | "how" "many" | "whose" ;
 
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ RP ::= "which" | "who" | "that" | "whom" ;
 
 PConj ::= | "and" | "but" | "therefore" ;
 
+NP ::= "this" | "that" | "those" | "these" ;
+
+Conj ::= "and" | "or" ;
+
+Subj ::= "if" | "when" | "although" | "though" ;
+
 -- these may be eliminated in gf
 
 Cop ::= "is" | "are" | "isn't" | "aren't" | "be" | "am" | "am" "not" ;

lib/resource/exper/Verb.cf

@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 
-PredV0.  S  ::= "it" V0 ;
+-- PredV0.  S  ::= "it" V0 ;
+V ::= V0 ;
 
 UseV.    VP ::= V ;
 ComplV2. VP ::= V2 NP ;
-ComplV3. VP ::= V3 NP NP ;
-ComplVV. VP ::= VV "to" VP ;
+
+-- ComplV3. VP ::= V3 NP NP ;
+V2 ::= V3 ; -- via pp's
+
+-- ComplVV. VP ::= VV "to" VP ;
+V2 ::= VV ; -- I want (a house | to swim)
 
 VP ::= Cop Comp ;
 

lib/resource/exper/Verbf.cf

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-- flat structure for verbs; use instead of Verb.cf ?
+
+V ::= V0 | V2 | V3 | VV ;
+
+UseV. VP ::= OptAdV V ;
+VP       ::= Cop OptAdV Comp ;
+
+VP ::= VP NP ;
+VP ::= VP Adv ;
+
+Comp ::= AP | NP | Adv ; 
+Comp ::= AP_post ; -- not needed in gf
+
+Mod ::= Do ;
+