tuning resource API

lib/resource/abstract/Structural.gf

@@ -4,92 +4,100 @@
 --
 -- Here we have some words belonging to closed classes and appearing
 -- in all languages we have considered.
--- Sometimes they are not really meaningful, e.g. $TheyNP$ in French
--- should really be replaced by masculine and feminine variants.
+-- Sometimes they are not really meaningful, e.g. $we_NP$ in Spanish
+-- should be replaced by masculine and feminine variants.
 
 abstract Structural = Categories, Numerals ** {
 
-fun
+  fun
 
---!
---2 Determiners and noun phrases
---
--- Many plural determiners can take a numeral modifier. So can the plural
--- pronouns "we" and "you".
+-- First mount the numerals.
 
-  EveryDet, WhichDet, AllMassDet,             -- every, sg which, sg all
-  HowManyDet,                                 --- should actually be interrogative
-  SomeDet, AnyDet, NoDet,                     -- sg some, any, no
-  MostDet, MostsDet, ManyDet, MuchDet : Det ; -- sg most, pl most, many, much
-  ThisDet, ThatDet : Det ;                    -- this, that
+  UseNumeral : Numeral-> Num ;
 
-  AllNumDet, WhichNumDet,                     -- pl all, which (86)
-  SomeNumDet, AnyNumDet, NoNumDet,            -- pl some, any, no
-  TheseNumDet, ThoseNumDet : Num -> Det ;     -- these, those (86)
+-- Then an alphabetical list of structural words
 
-  ThisNP, ThatNP : NP ;                       -- this, that
-  TheseNumNP, ThoseNumNP : Num -> NP ;        -- these, those (86)
-  INP, ThouNP, HeNP, SheNP, ItNP : NP ;       -- personal pronouns in singular
-  WeNumNP, YeNumNP : Num -> NP ;              -- these pronouns can take numeral 
-  TheyNP : NP ; YouNP : NP ;                  -- they, the polite you
-  TheyFemNP : NP ;
+  above_Prep : Prep ;
+  after_Prep : Prep ;
+  all8mass_Det : Det ;
+  all_NDet : NDet ;
+  almost_Adv : AdA ;
+  although_Subj : Subj ;
+  and_Conj : Conj ;
+  because_Subj : Subj ;
+  before_Prep : Prep ;
+  behind_Prep : Prep ;
+  between_Prep : Prep ;
+  both_AndConjD : ConjD ;
+  by8agent_Prep : Prep ;
+  by8means_Prep : Prep ;
+  can8know_VV : VV ;
+  can_VV : VV ;
+  during_Prep : Prep ;
+  either8or_ConjD : ConjD ;
+  every_Det : Det ;
+  everybody_NP : NP ;
+  everything_NP : NP ;
+  everywhere_Adv : Adv ;
+  from_Prep : Prep ;
+  he_NP : NP ;
+  how_IAdv : IAdv ;
+  how8many_IDet : IDet ;
+  i_NP : NP ;
+  if_Subj : Subj ;
+  in8front_Prep : Prep ;
+  in_Prep : Prep ;
+  it_NP : NP ;
+  many_Det : Det ;
+  most_Det : Det ;
+  most8many_Det : Det ;
+  much_Det : Det ;
+  must_VV : VV ;
+  no_Phr : Phr ;
+  on_Prep : Prep ;
+  or_Conj : Conj ;
+  otherwise_Adv : AdC ;
+  part_Prep : Prep ;
+  possess_Prep : Prep ;
+  quite_Adv : AdA ;
+  she_NP : NP ;
+  so_Adv : AdA ;
+  some_Det : Det ;
+  some_NDet : NDet ;
+  somebody_NP : NP ;
+  something_NP : NP ;
+  somewhere_Adv : Adv ;
+  that_Det : Det ;
+  that_NP : NP ;
+  therefore_Adv : AdC ;
+  these_NDet : NDet ;
+  they8fem_NP : NP ;
+  they_NP : NP ;
+  this_Det : Det ;
+  this_NP : NP ;
+  those_NDet : NDet ;
+  thou_NP : NP ;
+  through_Prep : Prep ;
+  to_Prep : Prep ;
+  too_Adv : AdA ;
+  under_Prep : Prep ;
+  very_Adv : AdA ;
+  want_VV : VV ;
+  we_NP : NP ;
+  what8many_IP : IP ;
+  what8one_IP : IP ;
+  when_IAdv : IAdv ;
+  when_Subj : Subj ;
+  where_IAdv : IAdv ;
+  which8many_IDet : IDet ;
+  which8one_IDet : IDet ;
+  who8many_IP : IP ;
+  who8one_IP : IP ;
+  why_IAdv : IAdv ;
+  with_Prep : Prep ;
+  without_Prep : Prep ;
+  ye_NP : NP ;
+  yes_Phr : Phr ;
+  you_NP : NP ;
 
-  EverybodyNP, SomebodyNP, NobodyNP,          -- everybody, somebody, nobody
-  EverythingNP, SomethingNP, NothingNP : NP ; -- everything, something, nothing
-
-  UseNumeral  : Numeral -> Num ;              -- "thirty-two"  --- assumes i > 1
-
---!
---2 Auxiliary verbs
---
--- Depending on language, all, some, or none of there verbs belong to
--- a separate class of *auxiliary* verbs. The list is incomplete.
-
-  CanVV, CanKnowVV, MustVV : VV ;             -- can (pouvoir,savoir), must
-  WantVV : VV ;                               -- want (to do)
-
---!
---2 Adverbials
---
-
-  WhenIAdv,WhereIAdv,WhyIAdv,HowIAdv : IAdv ; -- when, where, why, how
-  EverywhereNP, SomewhereNP,NowhereNP : Adv ; -- everywhere, somewhere, nowhere  
-  VeryAdv, TooAdv : AdA ;                     -- very, too
-  AlmostAdv, QuiteAdv : AdA ;                 -- almost, quite
-  OtherwiseAdv, ThereforeAdv : AdC ;          -- therefore, otherwise            
-
---!
---2 Conjunctions and subjunctions
---
-
-  AndConj, OrConj : Conj ;                    -- and, or
-  BothAnd, EitherOr, NeitherNor : ConjD ;     -- both-and, either-or, neither-nor
-  IfSubj, WhenSubj, AlthoughSubj : Subj ;     -- if, when, although
-
---!
---2 Prepositions
---
--- We have chosen a set of semantic relations expressible
--- by prepositions in some languages, by cases or postpositions in
--- others. Complement uses of prepositions are not included, and
--- should be treated by the use of many-place verbs, adjectives, and
--- functions.
-
-  InPrep, OnPrep, ToPrep, FromPrep,           -- spatial relations
-  ThroughPrep, AbovePrep, UnderPrep,
-  InFrontPrep, BehindPrep, BetweenPrep : Prep ;
-  BeforePrep, DuringPrep, AfterPrep : Prep ;  -- temporal relations
-  WithPrep, WithoutPrep, ByMeansPrep : Prep ; -- some other relations
-  PossessPrep : Prep ;                        -- possessive/genitive
-  PartPrep : Prep ;                           -- partitive "of" ("bottle of wine")
-  AgentPrep : Prep ;                          -- agent "by" in passive constructions
-
-
---!
---2 Affirmation and negation
---
--- The negative-positive (French "si", German "doch") is missing.
-
-  PhrYes, PhrNo : Phr ;                       -- yes, no
-
-}
+}