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-- ${s : Str}$ in all languages.
-- Moreover, this module defines the abstract parameters of tense, polarity, and
-- anteriority, which are used in [Phrase Phrase.html] to generate different
-- forms of sentences. Together they give 2 x 4 x 4 = 16 sentence forms.
-- anteriority, which are used in [``Phrase`` Phrase.html] to generate different
-- forms of sentences. Together they give 4 x 2 x 2 = 16 sentence forms.
-- These tenses are defined for all languages in the library. More tenses
-- can be defined in the language extensions, e.g. the "passé simple" of
-- Romance languages.
-- Romance languages in [``ExtraRomance`` ../romance/ExtraRomance.gf].
abstract Common = {
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--2 Top-level units
-- Constructed in [Text Text.html]: $Text$.
-- Constructed in [``Text`` Text.html]: $Text$.
Text ; -- text consisting of several phrases e.g. "He is here. Why?"
-- Constructed in [Phrase Phrase.html]:
-- Constructed in [``Phrase`` Phrase.html]:
Phr ; -- phrase in a text e.g. "but be quiet please"
Utt ; -- sentence, question, word... e.g. "be quiet"
Voc ; -- vocative or "please" e.g. "my darling"
PConj ; -- phrase-beginning conj. e.g. "therefore"
-- Constructed in [Sentence Sentence.html]:
-- Constructed in [``Sentence`` Sentence.html]:
SC ; -- embedded sentence or question e.g. "that it rains"
--2 Adverbs
-- Constructed in [Adverb Adverb.html].
-- Many adverbs are constructed in [Structural Structural.html].
-- Constructed in [``Adverb`` Adverb.html].
-- Many adverbs are constructed in [``Structural`` Structural.html].
Adv ; -- verb-phrase-modifying adverb, e.g. "in the house"
AdV ; -- adverb directly attached to verb e.g. "always"