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abstract ExtraEngAbs = Extra - [ProDrop] ** {
-- uncontracted negative polarity; contracted is the default for PNeg
fun
UncNeg : Pol ;
-- freely compounded nouns
CompoundCN : CN -> CN -> CN ; -- rock album
that_RP : RP ; -- "that" as a relational pronoun (IdRP is "which" / "who")
which_RP : RP ; -- force "which"
who_RP : RP ; -- force "who" ; in Acc, also "who": "the girl who I saw"
emptyRP : RP ; -- empty RP in Acc position: "the girl I saw"
each_Det : Det ;
any_Quant : Quant ;
-- infinitive without to
UttVPShort : VP -> Utt ;
-- emphasizing "do", e.g. "John does walk"
do_VV : VV ;
may_VV : VV ;
shall_VV : VV ;
ought_VV : VV ;
used_VV : VV ;
--- AR 7/3/2013
ComplSlashPartLast : VPSlash -> NP -> VP ;
--- AR 3/12/2013 ---- TODO: the same for QCl, RCl
ContractedUseCl : Temp -> Pol -> Cl -> S ; -- he's here, I'll be back
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--- these are obsolete: use UncNeg : Pol instead
fun
UncNegCl : Temp -> Pol -> Cl -> S ;
UncNegQCl : Temp -> Pol -> QCl -> QS ;
UncNegRCl : Temp -> Pol -> RCl -> RS ;
UncNegImpSg : Pol -> Imp -> Utt; -- do not help yourself
UncNegImpPl : Pol -> Imp -> Utt; -- do not help yourselves
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}