texts and idioms

lib/resource-1.0/abstract/Cat.gf

@@ -6,16 +6,20 @@ abstract Cat = Tense ** {
 
 --2 Top-level units
 
--- Constructed in [Phrase Phrase.html].
+-- Constructed in [Text Text.html].
 
     Text ;  -- text consisting of several phrases
+
+-- Constructed in [Phrase Phrase.html].
+
     Phr ;   -- phrase in a text                    e.g. "But be quiet my darling."
     Utt ;   -- sentence, question, word...         e.g. "be quiet"
     Voc ;   -- vocative or "please"                e.g. "my darling"
 
 --2 Sentences and clauses
 
--- Constructed in [Sentence Sentence.html].
+-- Constructed in [Sentence Sentence.html], and also in
+-- [Idiom Idiom.html].
 
     S ;     -- declarative sentence                e.g. "she lived here"
     QS ;    -- question                            e.g. "where did she live"

lib/resource-1.0/abstract/Idiom.gf

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--1 Idiomatic expressions
+
+abstract Idiom = Cat ** {
+
+-- This module defines constructions that are formed in fixed ways,
+-- often different even in closely related languages.
+
+  fun
+    ExistNP  : NP -> Cl ;  -- there is a house
+    ImpersVP : VP -> Cl ;  -- it rains
+    ProgrVP  : VP -> VP ;  -- sleeping
+
+}

lib/resource-1.0/abstract/Lang.gf

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ abstract Lang =
   Relative,
   Conjunction,
   Phrase,
+  Text,
   Structural,
+  Idiom,
   Lexicon
   ** {} ;

lib/resource-1.0/abstract/Text.gf

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--1 Texts
+
+abstract Text = Cat ** {
+
+  fun
+    TEmpty : Text ;
+    TFullStop : Phr -> Text -> Text ;
+    TQuestMark : Phr -> Text -> Text ;
+    TExclMark : Phr -> Text -> Text ;
+
+}