Phrasebook grammars for English, Romanian and Dutch

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@@ -46,20 +46,34 @@ concrete WordsEng of Words = SentencesEng **
-- defined by $mkPlace$.
Airport = mkPlace "airport" "at" ;
AmusementPark = mkCompoundPlace "amusement" "park" "in" ;
Bank = mkPlace "bank" "at" ;
Bar = mkPlace "bar" "in" ;
Church = mkPlace "church" "in" ;
Cafeteria = mkPlace "cafeteria" "in" ;
Center = mkPlace "center" "in" ;
Cinema = mkPlace "cinema" "at" ;
Church = mkPlace "church" "in" ;
Disco = mkPlace "disco" "in" ;
Hospital = mkPlace "hospital" "in" ;
Hotel = mkPlace "hotel" "in" ;
Museum = mkPlace "museum" "in" ;
Park = mkPlace "park" "in" ;
Parking = mkPlace "parking" "in" ;
Pharmacy = mkPlace "pharmacy" "at" ;
PostOffice = mkCompoundPlace "post" "office" "in" ;
Pub = mkPlace "pub" "at" ;
Restaurant = mkPlace "restaurant" "in" ;
School = mkPlace "school" "at" ;
Shop = mkPlace "shop" "in" ;
Station = mkPlace "station" "at" ;
Supermarket = mkPlace "supermarket" "at" ;
Theatre = mkPlace "theatre" "at" ;
Toilet = mkPlace "toilet" "in" ;
University = mkPlace "university" "at" ;
Zoo = mkPlace "zoo" "at" ;
CitRestaurant cit = mkCNPlace (mkCN cit (mkN "restaurant")) in_Prep to_Prep ;
-- Currencies; $crown$ is ambiguous between Danish and Swedish crowns.
@@ -67,20 +81,47 @@ concrete WordsEng of Words = SentencesEng **
Dollar = mkCN (mkN "dollar") ;
Euro = mkCN (mkN "euro" "euros") ; -- to prevent euroes
Lei = mkCN (mkN "leu" "lei") ;
Leva = mkCN (mkN "lev") ;
NorwegianCrown = mkCN (mkA "Norwegian") (mkN "crown") | mkCN (mkN "crown") ;
Rouble = mkCN (mkN "rouble") ;
SwedishCrown = mkCN (mkA "Swedish") (mkN "crown") | mkCN (mkN "crown") ;
Zloty = mkCN (mkN "zloty" "zloty") ;
-- Nationalities
Belgian = mkA "Belgian" ;
Belgium = mkNP (mkPN "Belgium") ;
Bulgarian = mkNat "Bulgarian" "Bulgaria" ;
Catalan = mkNat "Catalan" "Catalonia" ;
Danish = mkNat "Danish" "Denmark" ;
-- Dutch = mkNat "Dutch" ""
English = mkNat "English" "England" ;
Finnish = mkNat "Finnish" "Finland" ;
Flemish = mkNP (mkPN "Flemish") ;
French = mkNat "French" "France" ;
German = mkNat "German" "Germany" ;
Italian = mkNat "Italian" "Italy" ;
Norwegian = mkNat "Norwegian" "Norway" ;
Polish = mkNat "Polish" "Poland" ;
Romanian = mkNat "Romanian" "Romania" ;
Russian = mkNat "Russian" "Russia" ;
Spanish = mkNat "Spanish" "Spain" ;
Swedish = mkNat "Swedish" "Sweden" ;
-- Means of transportation
Bike = mkTransport L.bike_N ;
Bus = mkTransport (mkN "bus") ;
Car = mkTransport L.car_N ;
Ferry = mkTransport (mkN "ferry") ;
Plane = mkTransport L.airplane_N ;
Subway = mkTransport (mkN "subway") ;
Taxi = mkTransport (mkN "taxi") ;
Train = mkTransport (mkN "train") ;
Tram = mkTransport (mkN "tram") ;
ByFoot = P.mkAdv "by foot" ;
-- Actions: the predication patterns are very often language-dependent.
AHasAge p num = mkCl p.name (mkNP num L.year_N) ;
@@ -150,6 +191,34 @@ concrete WordsEng of Words = SentencesEng **
Tomorrow = P.mkAdv "tomorrow" ;
-- modifiers of places
TheBest = mkSuperl L.good_A ;
TheClosest = mkSuperl L.near_A ;
TheCheapest = mkSuperl (mkA "cheap") ;
TheMostExpensive = mkSuperl (mkA "expensive") ;
TheMostPopular = mkSuperl (mkA "popular") ;
TheWorst = mkSuperl L.bad_A ;
SuperlPlace sup p = placeNP sup p ;
-- transports
HowFar place = mkQS (mkQCl far_IAdv place.name) ;
HowFarFrom x y = mkQS (mkQCl far_IAdv (mkNP y.name (SyntaxEng.mkAdv from_Prep x.name))) ;
HowFarFromBy x y t =
mkQS (mkQCl far_IAdv (mkNP (mkNP y.name (SyntaxEng.mkAdv from_Prep x.name)) t)) ;
HowFarBy y t = mkQS (mkQCl far_IAdv (mkNP y.name t.by)) ;
WhichTranspPlace trans place =
mkQS (mkQCl (mkIP which_IDet trans.name) (mkVP (mkVP L.go_V) place.to)) ;
IsTranspPlace trans place =
mkQS (mkQCl (mkCl (mkCN trans.name place.to))) ;
-- auxiliaries
oper
@@ -161,6 +230,9 @@ concrete WordsEng of Words = SentencesEng **
let day = mkNP (mkPN d) in
mkNPDay day (SyntaxEng.mkAdv on_Prep day)
(SyntaxEng.mkAdv on_Prep (mkNP a_Quant plNum (mkCN (mkN d)))) ;
mkCompoundPlace : Str -> Str -> Str -> {name : CN ; at : Prep ; to : Prep} = \comp, p, i ->
mkCNPlace (mkCN (P.mkN comp (mkN p))) (P.mkPrep i) to_Prep ;
mkPlace : Str -> Str -> {name : CN ; at : Prep ; to : Prep} = \p,i ->
mkCNPlace (mkCN (mkN p)) (P.mkPrep i) to_Prep ;
@@ -173,4 +245,14 @@ concrete WordsEng of Words = SentencesEng **
nameOf : NPPerson -> NP = \p -> (xOf sing (mkN "name") p).name ;
mkTransport : N -> {name : CN ; by : Adv} = \n -> {
name = mkCN n ;
by = SyntaxEng.mkAdv by8means_Prep (mkNP n)
} ;
mkSuperl : A -> Det = \a -> SyntaxEng.mkDet the_Art (SyntaxEng.mkOrd a) ;
far_IAdv = ExtraEng.IAdvAdv (ss "far") ;
}