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<P ALIGN="center"><CENTER><H1> Phrase: Phrases and Utterances</H1>
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<I>Last update: 2006-12-13 09:36:48 CET</I><BR>
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abstract Phrase = Cat ** {
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When a phrase is built from an utterance it can be prefixed
with a phrasal conjunction (such as <I>but</I>, <I>therefore</I>)
and suffixing with a vocative (typically a noun phrase).
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PhrUtt : PConj -&gt; Utt -&gt; Voc -&gt; Phr ; -- But go home my friend.
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Utterances are formed from sentences, questions, and imperatives.
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UttS : S -&gt; Utt ; -- John walks
UttQS : QS -&gt; Utt ; -- is it good
UttImpSg : Pol -&gt; Imp -&gt; Utt; -- (don't) help yourself
UttImpPl : Pol -&gt; Imp -&gt; Utt; -- (don't) help yourselves
UttImpPol : Pol -&gt; Imp -&gt; Utt ; -- (don't) help (polite)
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There are also 'one-word utterances'. A typical use of them is
as answers to questions.
<B>Note</B>. This list is incomplete. More categories could be covered.
Moreover, in many languages e.g. noun phrases in different cases
can be used.
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UttIP : IP -&gt; Utt ; -- who
UttIAdv : IAdv -&gt; Utt ; -- why
UttNP : NP -&gt; Utt ; -- this man
UttAdv : Adv -&gt; Utt ; -- here
UttVP : VP -&gt; Utt ; -- to sleep
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The phrasal conjunction is optional. A sentence conjunction
can also used to prefix an utterance.
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NoPConj : PConj ;
PConjConj : Conj -&gt; PConj ; -- and
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The vocative is optional. Any noun phrase can be made into vocative,
which may be overgenerating (e.g. <I>I</I>).
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NoVoc : Voc ;
VocNP : NP -&gt; Voc ; -- my friend
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