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--1 Phrase: Phrases and Utterances
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abstract Phrase = Cat ** {
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-- When a phrase is built from an utterance it can be prefixed
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-- with a phrasal conjunction (such as "but", "therefore")
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-- and suffixing with a vocative (typically a noun phrase).
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fun
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PhrUtt : PConj -> Utt -> Voc -> Phr ; -- but come here, my friend
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-- Utterances are formed from sentences, questions, and imperatives.
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UttS : S -> Utt ; -- John walks
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UttQS : QS -> Utt ; -- is it good
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UttImpSg : Pol -> Imp -> Utt; -- (don't) love yourself
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UttImpPl : Pol -> Imp -> Utt; -- (don't) love yourselves
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UttImpPol : Pol -> Imp -> Utt ; -- (don't) sleep (polite)
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-- There are also 'one-word utterances'. A typical use of them is
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-- as answers to questions.
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-- *Note*. This list is incomplete. More categories could be covered.
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-- Moreover, in many languages e.g. noun phrases in different cases
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-- can be used.
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UttIP : IP -> Utt ; -- who
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UttIAdv : IAdv -> Utt ; -- why
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UttNP : NP -> Utt ; -- this man
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UttAdv : Adv -> Utt ; -- here
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UttVP : VP -> Utt ; -- to sleep
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UttCN : CN -> Utt ; -- house
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UttCard : Card -> Utt ; -- five
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UttAP : AP -> Utt ; -- fine
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-- The phrasal conjunction is optional. A sentence conjunction
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-- can also used to prefix an utterance.
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NoPConj : PConj ;
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PConjConj : Conj -> PConj ; -- and
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-- The vocative is optional. Any noun phrase can be made into vocative,
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-- which may be overgenerating (e.g. "I").
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NoVoc : Voc ;
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VocNP : NP -> Voc ; -- my friend
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}
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