Idiomatic expressions

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    abstract Idiom = Cat ** {

This module defines constructions that are formed in fixed ways, often different even in closely related languages.

      fun
        ImpersCl  : VP -> Cl ;    -- it rains
        GenericCl : VP -> Cl ;    -- one sleeps
    
        ExistNP   : NP -> Cl ;    -- there is a house
        ExistIP   : IP -> QCl ;   -- which houses are there
    
        ProgrVP   : VP -> VP ;    -- be sleeping
    
    }