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

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2008-04-19 14:34:52 +00:00
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@@ -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].