--! --2 Rules -- -- This set of rules is minimal, in the sense of defining the simplest combinations -- of categories and not having redundant rules. -- When the resource grammar is used as a library, it will often be useful to -- access it through an intermediate library that defines more rules as -- 'macros' for combinations of the ones below. abstract Rules = Categories ** { --! --3 Nouns and noun phrases -- fun UseN : N -> CN ; -- "car" UsePN : PN -> NP ; -- "John" SymbPN : String -> PN ; -- "x" SymbCN : CN -> String -> CN ; -- "number x" IntCN : CN -> Int -> CN ; -- "number 53" IndefOneNP : CN -> NP ; -- "a car", "cars" IndefNumNP : Num -> CN -> NP ; -- "houses", "86 houses" DefOneNP : CN -> NP ; -- "the car" DefNumNP : Num -> CN -> NP ; -- "the cars", "the 86 cars" DetNP : Det -> CN -> NP ; -- "every car" MassNP : CN -> NP ; -- "wine" AppN2 : N2 -> NP -> CN ; -- "successor of zero" AppN3 : N3 -> NP -> N2 ; -- "flight from Paris" UseN2 : N2 -> CN ; -- "successor" ModAP : AP -> CN -> CN ; -- "red car" CNthatS : CN -> S -> CN ; -- "idea that the Earth is flat" ModGenOne : NP -> CN -> NP ; -- "John's car" ModGenNum : Num -> NP -> CN -> NP ; -- "John's cars", "John's 86 cars" UseInt : Int -> Num ; -- "32" --- assumes i > 1 NoNum : Num ; -- no numeral modifier --! --3 Adjectives and adjectival phrases -- UseA : A -> AP ; -- "red" ComplA2 : A2 -> NP -> AP ; -- "divisible by two" PositADeg : ADeg -> AP ; -- "old" ComparADeg : ADeg -> NP -> AP ; -- "older than John" SuperlNP : ADeg -> CN -> NP ; -- "the oldest man" ---- AdjPart : V -> A ; -- "forgotten" --! --3 Verbs and verb phrases -- -- The principal way of forming sentences ($S$) is by combining a noun phrase -- with a verb phrase (the $PredVP$ rule below). In addition to this, verb -- phrases have uses in relative clauses and questions. Verb phrases already -- have (or have not) a negation, but they are formed from verbal groups -- ($VG$), which have both positive and negative forms. PredV : V -> VG ; -- "walk", "doesn't walk" PredPassV : V -> VG ; -- "is seen", "is not seen" PredV2 : V2 -> NP -> VG ; -- "sees John", "doesn't see John" PredV3 : V3 -> NP -> NP -> VG ; -- "prefers wine to beer" PredVS : VS -> S -> VG ; -- "says that I run", "doesn't say..." PredVV : VV -> VG -> VG ; -- "can run", "can't run", "tries to run" PredNP : NP -> VG ; -- "is John", "is not John" PredPP : PP -> VG ; -- "is in France", "is not in France" PredAP : AP -> VG ; -- "is old", "isn't old" PredSuperl : ADeg -> VG ; -- "is the oldest" PredCN : CN -> VG ; -- "is a man", "isn't a man" VTrans : V2 -> V ; -- "loves" PosVG,NegVG : VG -> VP ; -- PredVG : NP -> VG -> Cl ; -- preserves all pol/tense variation --! --3 Adverbs -- -- Here is how complex adverbs can be formed and used. AdjAdv : AP -> Adv ; -- "freely", "more consciously than you" AdvPP : PP -> Adv ; -- "in London", "after the war" PrepNP : Prep -> NP -> PP ; -- "in London", "after the war" AdvVP : VP -> Adv -> VP ; -- "always walks", "walks in the park" AdvCN : CN -> PP -> CN ; -- "house in London" AdvAP : AdA -> AP -> AP ; -- "very good" --! --3 Sentences and relative clauses -- PredVP : NP -> VP -> S ; -- "John walks" PosSlashV2,NegSlashV2 : NP -> V2 -> Slash ; -- "John sees", "John doesn't see" OneVP : VP -> S ; -- "one walks" ThereNP : NP -> S ; -- "there is a bar","there are 86 bars" IdRP : RP ; -- "which" FunRP : N2 -> RP -> RP ; -- "the successor of which" RelVP : RP -> VP -> RC ; -- "who walks", "who doesn't walk" RelSlash : RP -> Slash -> RC ; -- "that I wait for"/"for which I wait" ModRC : CN -> RC -> CN ; -- "man who walks" RelSuch : S -> RC ; -- "such that it is even" --! --3 Questions and imperatives -- WhoOne, WhoMany : IP ; -- "who (is)", "who (are)" WhatOne, WhatMany : IP ; -- "what (is)", "what (are)" FunIP : N2 -> IP -> IP ; -- "the mother of whom" NounIPOne, NounIPMany : CN -> IP ; -- "which car", "which cars" ---- NounIPHowMany : CN -> IP ; -- "how many cars" QuestVP : NP -> VP -> Qu ; -- "does John walk"; "doesn't John walk" IntVP : IP -> VP -> Qu ; -- "who walks" IntSlash : IP -> Slash -> Qu ; -- "whom does John see" QuestAdv : IAdv -> NP -> VP -> Qu ; -- "why do you walk" IsThereNP : NP -> Qu ; -- "is there a bar", "are there (86) bars" ImperVP : VP -> Imp ; -- "be a man" IndicPhrase : S -> Phr ; -- "I walk." QuestPhrase : Qu -> Phr ; -- "Do I walk?" ImperOne, ImperMany : Imp -> Phr ; -- "Be a man!", "Be men!" PrepS : PP -> AdS ; -- "in Sweden, (there are bears)" AdvS : AdS -> S -> Phr ; -- "Therefore, 2 is prime." --! --3 Coordination -- -- We consider "n"-ary coordination, with "n" > 1. To this end, we have introduced -- a *list category* $ListX$ for each category $X$ whose expressions we want to -- conjoin. Each list category has two constructors, the base case being $TwoX$. -- We have not defined coordination of all possible categories here, -- since it can be tricky in many languages. For instance, $VP$ coordination -- is linguistically problematic in German because $VP$ is a discontinuous -- category. ConjS : Conj -> ListS -> S ; -- "John walks and Mary runs" ConjAP : Conj -> ListAP -> AP ; -- "even and prime" ConjNP : Conj -> ListNP -> NP ; -- "John or Mary" ConjDS : ConjD -> ListS -> S ; -- "either John walks or Mary runs" ConjDAP : ConjD -> ListAP -> AP ; -- "both even and prime" ConjDNP : ConjD -> ListNP -> NP ; -- "either John or Mary" TwoS : S -> S -> ListS ; ConsS : ListS -> S -> ListS ; TwoAP : AP -> AP -> ListAP ; ConsAP : ListAP -> AP -> ListAP ; TwoNP : NP -> NP -> ListNP ; ConsNP : ListNP -> NP -> ListNP ; --! --3 Subordination -- -- Subjunctions are different from conjunctions, but form -- a uniform category among themselves. SubjS : Subj -> S -> S -> S ; -- "if 2 is odd, 3 is even" SubjImper : Subj -> S -> Imp -> Imp ; -- "if it is hot, use a glove!" SubjQu : Subj -> S -> Qu -> Qu ; -- "if you are new, who are you?" SubjVP : VP -> Subj -> S -> VP ; -- "(a man who) sings when he runs" --! --2 One-word utterances -- -- These are, more generally, *one-phrase utterances*. The list below -- is very incomplete. PhrNP : NP -> Phr ; -- "Some man.", "John." PhrOneCN, PhrManyCN : CN -> Phr ; -- "A car.", "Cars." PhrIP : IAdv -> Phr ; -- "Who?" PhrIAdv : IAdv -> Phr ; -- "Why?" --! --2 Text formation -- -- A text is a sequence of phrases. It is defined like a non-empty list. OnePhr : Phr -> Text ; ConsPhr : Phr -> Text -> Text ; } ;