Noun syntax in exper once again

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aarne
2008-04-23 07:20:37 +00:00
parent 8d9bfd9b50
commit ce8466a35a
5 changed files with 80 additions and 71 deletions

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@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ fun
NumInt : Int -> Num ; -- 51
OrdInt : Int -> Ord ; -- 51st (DEPRECATED)
NoOrd : Ord ;
-- 20/4
DetSg : Quant -> Ord -> Det ; -- the best man

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@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ 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"
Num ; -- cardinal number (used with QuantPl) e.g. "seven"
Art ; -- article e.g. "the"
Num ; -- number determining element e.g. "seven"
Card ; -- cardinal number e.g. "seven"
Ord ; -- ordinal number (used in Det) e.g. "seventh"
--2 Numerals

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@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
abstract Noun = Cat ** {
--2 Noun phrases
-- The three main types of noun phrases are
@@ -28,77 +29,75 @@ abstract Noun = Cat ** {
AdvNP : NP -> Adv -> NP ; -- Paris at midnight
RelNP : NP -> RS -> NP ; -- Paris, which is in Europe
-- Determiners can form noun phrases directly.
DetNP : Det -> NP ; -- these five
--2 Determiners
-- The determiner has a fine-grained structure, in which a 'nucleus'
-- quantifier and two optional parts can be discerned.
-- The cardinal numeral is only available for plural determiners.
-- (This is modified from CLE by further dividing their $Num$ into
-- cardinal and ordinal.)
-- quantifier and two optional parts can be discerned: a cardinal and
-- an ordinal numeral.
DetQuant : Quant -> Num -> Ord -> Det ; -- the five best men
DetQuantOrd : Quant -> Num -> Ord -> Det ; -- these five best men
DetQuant : Quant -> Num -> Det ; -- these five best men
-- Notice that $DetPl$ can still result in a singular determiner, because
-- "one" is a numeral: "this one man".
-- Quantifiers can form noun phrases directly.
DetNP : Quant -> Num -> Ord -> NP ; -- these five
-- 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)
-- Whether the resulting determiner is singular or plural depends on the
-- cardinal.
-- All parts of the determiner can be empty, except $Quant$, which is
-- the "kernel" of a determiner. It is, however, the $Num$ that determines
-- the inherent numbers.
-- the inherent number.
NumSg : Num ;
NumPl : Num ;
NoOrd : Ord ;
NumSg : Card ;
NumPl : Card ;
NumCard : Card -> Num ;
-- $Num$ consists of either digits or numeral words.
-- $Card$ consists of either digits or numeral words.
NumDigits : Digits -> Num ; -- 51
NumNumeral : Numeral -> Num ; -- fifty-one
NumDigits : Digits -> Card ; -- 51
NumNumeral : Numeral -> Card ; -- fifty-one
-- The construction of numerals is defined in [Numeral Numeral.html].
-- $Num$ can be modified by certain adverbs.
AdNum : AdN -> Num -> Num ; -- almost 51
AdNum : AdN -> Card -> Card ; -- almost 51
-- $Ord$ consists of either digits or numeral words.
-- Also superlative forms of adjectives behave syntactically like ordinals.
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
-- Ordinals and cardinals can be used as noun phrases alone.
OrdSuperlNP : Num -> A -> NP ; -- the five best
OrdNumeralNP : Numeral -> NP ; -- the fiftieth
NumNumeralNP : Numeral -> NP ; -- fifty
OrdDigits : Digits -> Ord ; -- 51st
OrdNumeral : Numeral -> Ord ; -- fifty-first
OrdSuperl : A -> Ord ; -- largest
-- Definite and indefinite noun phrases are sometimes realized as
-- neatly distinct words (Spanish "un, unos ; el, los") but also without
-- any particular word (Finnish; Swedish definites).
DefNP : Num -> Ord -> CN -> NP ; -- the (house), the (houses)
IndefNP : Num -> Ord -> CN -> NP ; -- a (house), (houses)
DetArtOrd : Art -> Num -> Ord -> Det ; -- the (five) best
DetArtCard : Art -> Card -> Det ; -- the five
IndefArt : Art ;
DefArt : Art ;
-- Articles cannot alone form noun phrases, but need a noun.
DetArtSg : Art -> CN -> NP ; -- the man
DetArtPl : Art -> CN -> NP ; -- the men
-- 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.
MassNP : CN -> NP ; -- (beer)
MassNP : CN -> NP ; -- (beer)
-- 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 $Extra$ modules.
PossPron : Pron -> Quant ; -- my (house)
-- Other determiners are defined in [Structural Structural.html].

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@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ concrete CatEng of Cat = CommonX ** open ResEng, Prelude in {
NP, Pron = {s : Case => Str ; a : Agr} ;
Det = {s : Str ; n : Number} ;
Predet, Ord = {s : Str} ;
Num = {s : Str; n : Number ; isNum : Bool} ;
Num = {s : Str; n : Number ; hasCard : Bool} ;
Card = {s : Str; n : Number} ;
Quant = {s : Number => Str} ;
Art = {s : Bool => Number => Str} ;
-- Numeral

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@@ -31,60 +31,65 @@ concrete NounEng of Noun = CatEng ** open ResEng, Prelude in {
a = np.a
} ;
DetQuant quant num ord = {
DetQuantOrd quant num ord = {
s = quant.s ! num.n ++ num.s ++ ord.s ;
n = num.n
} ;
DetNP quant num ord = {
s = \\c => quant.s ! num.n ++ num.s ++ ord.s ; ---- case
a = agrP3 num.n
DetQuant quant num = {
s = quant.s ! num.n ++ num.s ;
n = num.n
} ;
DetNP det = {
s = \\c => det.s ; ---- case
a = agrP3 det.n
} ;
PossPron p = {s = \\_ => p.s ! Gen} ;
NumSg = {s = []; n = Sg ; isNum = False} ;
NumPl = {s = []; n = Pl ; isNum = False} ;
NoOrd = {s = []} ;
NumSg = {s = []; n = Sg ; hasCard = False} ;
NumPl = {s = []; n = Pl ; hasCard = False} ;
---b NoOrd = {s = []} ;
NumDigits n = {s = n.s ! NCard ; n = n.n ; isNum = True} ;
NumCard n = n ** {hasCard = True} ;
NumDigits n = {s = n.s ! NCard ; n = n.n} ;
OrdDigits n = {s = n.s ! NOrd} ;
NumNumeral numeral = {s = numeral.s ! NCard; n = numeral.n ; isNum = True} ;
NumNumeral numeral = {s = numeral.s ! NCard; n = numeral.n} ;
OrdNumeral numeral = {s = numeral.s ! NOrd} ;
AdNum adn num = {s = adn.s ++ num.s ; n = num.n ; isNum = True} ; ----
AdNum adn num = {s = adn.s ++ num.s ; n = num.n} ;
OrdSuperl a = {s = a.s ! AAdj Superl} ;
NumNumeralNP num = {
s = \\c => num.s ! NCard ; ---- case
a = agrP3 num.n
DetArtOrd art num ord = {
s = art.s ! num.hasCard ! num.n ++ num.s ++ ord.s ;
n = num.n
} ;
OrdNumeralNP ord = {
s = \\c => "the" ++ ord.s ! NOrd ; ---- case
DetArtCard art card = {
s = art.s ! True ! card.n ++ card.s ;
n = card.n
} ;
DetArtSg art cn = {
s = \\c => art.s ! False ! Sg ++ cn.s ! Sg ! c ;
a = agrP3 Sg
} ;
OrdSuperlNP n a = {
s = \\c => "the" ++ n.s ++ a.s ! AAdj Superl ; ---- case
a = agrP3 n.n
DetArtPl art cn = {
s = \\c => art.s ! False ! Pl ++ cn.s ! Pl ! c ;
a = agrP3 Pl
} ;
DefNP num ord cn = {
s = \\c => artDef ++ num.s ++ ord.s ++ cn.s ! num.n ! c ;
a = agrP3 num.n
} ;
DefArt = {s = \\c,n => artDef} ;
IndefNP num ord cn =
let an = case <num.n,num.isNum> of {
IndefArt = {s = \\c,n => case <n,c> of {
<Sg,False> => artIndef ;
_ => []
}
in {
s = \\c => an ++ num.s ++ ord.s ++ cn.s ! num.n ! c ;
a = agrP3 num.n
} ;
MassNP cn = {