nounless determiner NPs added; started Backward module - both in exper so far

lib/resource/exper/abstract/Backward.gf

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+--1 Obsolete constructs included for backward-compatibility
+
+abstract Backward = Cat ** {
+
+fun
+
+-- from Verb 19/4/2008
+
+    ComplV2  : V2  -> NP -> VP ;        -- use it
+    ComplV3  : V3  -> NP -> NP -> VP ;  -- send a message to her
+    ComplV2V : V2V -> NP -> VP -> VP ;  -- cause it to burn
+    ComplV2S : V2S -> NP -> S  -> VP ;  -- tell me that it rains
+    ComplV2Q : V2Q -> NP -> QS -> VP ;  -- ask me who came
+    ComplV2A : V2A -> NP -> AP -> VP ;  -- paint it red
+
+-- from Sentence 19/4/2008
+
+    SlashV2   : NP -> V2 -> Slash ;         -- (whom) he sees
+    SlashVVV2 : NP -> VV -> V2 -> Slash;    -- (whom) he wants to see 
+
+-- from Noun 19/4/2008
+
+    NumInt     : Int -> Num ;     -- 51
+    OrdInt     : Int -> Ord ;     -- 51st (DEPRECATED)
+
+-- from Structural 19/4/2008
+
+    that_NP : NP ;
+    these_NP : NP ;
+    this_NP : NP ;
+    those_NP : NP ;
+
+}

lib/resource/exper/abstract/Cat.gf

@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ abstract Cat = Common ** {
     Det ;    -- determiner phrase                   e.g. "those seven"
     Predet ; -- predeterminer (prefixed Quant)      e.g. "all"
     Quant ;  -- quantifier ('nucleus' of Det)       e.g. "this/these"
+    Art ;    -- article (non-independent Quant)     e.g. "the"
     Num ;    -- cardinal number (used with QuantPl) e.g. "seven"
     Ord ;    -- ordinal number (used in Det)        e.g. "seventh"
 

lib/resource/exper/abstract/Noun.gf

@@ -35,24 +35,27 @@ abstract Noun = Cat ** {
 -- (This is modified from CLE by further dividing their $Num$ into 
 -- cardinal and ordinal.)
 
-    DetSg : Quant ->        Ord -> Det ;  -- this best man
-    DetPl : Quant -> Num -> Ord -> Det ;  -- these five best men
+    DetSg : Art ->        Ord -> Det ;  -- the best man
+    DetPl : Art -> Num -> Ord -> Det ;  -- the five best men
 
 -- Notice that $DetPl$ can still result in a singular determiner, because
 -- "one" is a numeral: "this one man".
 
--- Quantifiers that have both forms can be used in both ways.
+-- Quantifiers can form noun phrases directly.
 
---- DEPRECATED: no longer needed
----    SgQuant : Quant -> QuantSg ;            -- this
----    PlQuant : Quant -> QuantPl ;            -- these
+    DetSgNP : Quant ->        Ord -> NP ;  -- this
+    DetPlNP : Quant -> Num -> Ord -> NP ;  -- these five
+
+-- Quantifiers can also be used in the same way as articles.
+
+    ArtQuant : Quant -> Art ;
 
 -- Pronouns have possessive forms. Genitives of other kinds
 -- of noun phrases are not given here, since they are not possible
 -- in e.g. Romance languages. They can be found in
 -- [``Extra`` ../abstract/Extra.gf].
 
-    PossPron : Pron -> Quant ;    -- my (house)
+    PossPron : Pron -> Art ;    -- my (house)
 
 -- All parts of the determiner can be empty, except $Quant$, which is
 -- the "kernel" of a determiner.
@@ -62,7 +65,6 @@ abstract Noun = Cat ** {
 
 -- $Num$ consists of either digits or numeral words.
 
-    NumInt     : Int -> Num ;     -- 51 (DEPRECATED)
     NumDigits  : Digits -> Num ;  -- 51
     NumNumeral : Numeral -> Num ; -- fifty-one
 
@@ -74,27 +76,32 @@ abstract Noun = Cat ** {
 
 -- $Ord$ consists of either digits or numeral words.
 
-    OrdInt     : Int -> Ord ;     -- 51st (DEPRECATED)
     OrdDigits  : Digits -> Ord ;  -- 51st
     OrdNumeral : Numeral -> Ord ; -- fifty-first
     
 -- Superlative forms of adjectives behave syntactically in the same way as
 -- ordinals.
 
-    OrdSuperl : A -> Ord ;        -- largest
+    OrdSuperl : A -> Ord ; -- largest
+
+-- Ordinals and cardinals can be used as noun phrases alone.
+
+    OrdSuperlNP  : A -> NP ;        -- the largest
+    OrdNumeralNP : Numeral -> NP ;  -- the fiftieth
+    NumNumeralNP : Numeral -> NP ;  -- fifty
 
 -- Definite and indefinite constructions are sometimes realized as
 -- neatly distinct words (Spanish "un, unos ; el, los") but also without
 -- any particular word (Finnish; Swedish definites).
 
-    DefArt   : Quant ;            -- the (house), the (houses)
-    IndefArt : Quant ;            -- a (house), (houses)
+    DefArt   : Art ;       -- the (house), the (houses)
+    IndefArt : Art ;       -- a (house), (houses)
 
 -- Nouns can be used without an article as mass nouns. The resource does
 -- not distinguish mass nouns from other common nouns, which can result
 -- in semantically odd expressions.
 
-    MassDet  : Quant ;            -- (beer)
+    MassDet  : Art ;       -- (beer)
 
 -- Other determiners are defined in [Structural Structural.html].
 

lib/resource/exper/abstract/Sentence.gf

@@ -66,11 +66,6 @@ abstract Sentence = Cat ** {
 
     AdvS   : Adv -> S  -> S ;            -- today, I will go home
 
---- Obsolete
-
-    SlashV2   : NP -> V2 -> Slash ;         -- (whom) he sees
-    SlashVVV2 : NP -> VV -> V2 -> Slash;    -- (whom) he wants to see 
-
 }
 
 --.

lib/resource/exper/abstract/Structural.gf

@@ -75,16 +75,12 @@ abstract Structural = Cat ** {
   something_NP : NP ;
   somewhere_Adv : Adv ;
   that_Quant : Quant ;
-  that_NP : NP ;
   there_Adv : Adv ;
   there7to_Adv : Adv ;
   there7from_Adv : Adv ;
   therefore_PConj : PConj ;
-  these_NP : NP ;
   they_Pron : Pron ; 
   this_Quant : Quant ;
-  this_NP : NP ;
-  those_NP : NP ;
   through_Prep : Prep ;
   to_Prep : Prep ;
   too_AdA : AdA ;

lib/resource/exper/abstract/Verb.gf

@@ -77,13 +77,4 @@ abstract Verb = Cat ** {
     UseVQ   : VQ -> V2 ;                -- ask (a question)
     UseVS   : VS -> V2 ;                -- know (a secret)
 
---- Obsolete
-
-    ComplV2  : V2  -> NP -> VP ;        -- use it
-    ComplV3  : V3  -> NP -> NP -> VP ;  -- send a message to her
-    ComplV2V : V2V -> NP -> VP -> VP ;  -- cause it to burn
-    ComplV2S : V2S -> NP -> S  -> VP ;  -- tell me that it rains
-    ComplV2Q : V2Q -> NP -> QS -> VP ;  -- ask me who came
-    ComplV2A : V2A -> NP -> AP -> VP ;  -- paint it red
-
 }