--1 Symbolic expressions

-- *Note*. This module is not automatically included in the main
-- grammar [Lang Lang.html].

abstract Symbol = Cat, PredefAbs ** {

--2 Noun phrases with symbols and numbers

fun

  SymbPN   : Symb -> PN ;                -- x
  IntPN    : Int -> PN ;                 -- 27
  FloatPN  : Float -> PN ;               -- 3.14159
  CNIntNP  : CN -> Int -> NP ;           -- level 53
  CNSymbNP : Det -> CN -> [Symb] -> NP ; -- (the) (2) numbers x and y

--2 Symbol lists

-- A symbol list has at least two elements. The last two are separated
-- by a conjunction ("and" in English), the others by commas.
-- This produces "x, y and z", in English. 

cat
  Symb ;
  [Symb]{2} ;

fun
  MkSymb : String -> Symb ;

}