(Romance) Remove Degree from A, new field for comp

src/romance/AdjectiveRomance.gf

@@ -3,24 +3,23 @@ incomplete concrete AdjectiveRomance of Adjective =
   flags coding=utf8;
   lin
 
-    PositA a = a ** {
+    PositA a = a ; -- A is a subtype of AP: we lose the fields isDeg and compar
-      s = a.s ! Posit ;
-      } ;
     ComparA a np = a ** {
       s = \\af =>
         let compar : Str = case a.isDeg of {
-          True => a.s ! Compar ! af ;        -- bueno, mejor
+                    True => a.compar ! af2num af ;   -- bueno, mejor
-          False => piuComp ++ a.s ! Posit ! af } ; -- cher, plus cher
+                    False => piuComp ++ a.s ! af } ; -- cher, plus cher
         in compar ++ conjThan ++ (np.s ! Nom).ton ;
       isPre = False ;
       } ;
-    CAdvAP ad ap np = {
+    CAdvAP ad ap np = ap ** {
       s = \\af => ad.s ++ ap.s ! af ++ ad.p ++ (np.s ! Nom).ton ;
       isPre = False ;
-      copTyp = ap.copTyp
       } ;
     UseComparA a = a ** {
-      s = \\af => a.s ! Compar ! af ;
+      s = \\af => case a.isDeg of {
+                    True => a.compar ! af2num af ;
+                    False => piuComp ++ a.s ! af }
       } ;
     AdjOrd ord = {
       s = \\af => ord.s ! aform2aagr af ; ----
@@ -30,42 +29,34 @@ incomplete concrete AdjectiveRomance of Adjective =
 
 -- $SuperlA$ belongs to determiner syntax in $Noun$.
 
-    ComplA2 adj np = {
+    ComplA2 adj np = adj ** {
-      s = \\af => adj.s ! Posit ! af ++ appCompl adj.c2 np ;
+      s = \\af => adj.s ! af ++ appCompl adj.c2 np ;
       isPre = False ;
-      copTyp = adj.copTyp
       } ;
 
-    ReflA2 adj = {
+    ReflA2 adj = adj ** {
       s = \\af =>
-             adj.s ! Posit ! af ++
+             adj.s ! af ++
              adj.c2.s ++ prepCase adj.c2.c ++ reflPron Sg P3 Nom ; --- agr
       isPre = False ;
-      copTyp = adj.copTyp
       } ;
 
-    SentAP ap sc = {
+    SentAP ap sc = ap ** {
       s = \\a => ap.s ! a ++ sc.s ! dative ; -- prête à dormir --- mood
       isPre = False ;
-      copTyp = ap.copTyp
       } ;
 
-    AdAP ada ap = {
+    AdAP ada ap = ap ** {
       s = \\a => ada.s ++ ap.s ! a ;
-      isPre = ap.isPre ;
-      copTyp = ap.copTyp
       } ;
 
-    UseA2 a = {
+    UseA2 a = a ** {
-      s = a.s ! Posit ;
       isPre = False ; ---- A2 has no isPre
-      copTyp = a.copTyp
+      } ;             -- other than that, AP is a subtype of A2
-      } ;
 
-    AdvAP ap adv = {
+    AdvAP ap adv = ap ** {
       s = \\a => ap.s ! a ++ adv.s ;
       isPre = False ;
-      copTyp = ap.copTyp
       } ;
 
 

src/romance/AdverbRomance.gf

@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ incomplete concrete AdverbRomance of Adverb =
 
   lin
     PositAdvAdj a = {
-      s = a.s ! Posit ! AA
+      s = a.s ! AA
       } ;
 
     ComparAdvAdj cadv a np = {
-      s = cadv.s ++ a.s ! Posit ! AA ++ cadv.p ++ (np.s ! Nom).ton 
+      s = cadv.s ++ a.s ! AA ++ cadv.p ++ (np.s ! Nom).ton
       } ;
 
     ComparAdvAdjS cadv a s = {
-      s = cadv.s ++ a.s ! Posit ! AA ++ cadv.p ++ s.s ! Conjunct --- ne
+      s = cadv.s ++ a.s ! AA ++ cadv.p ++ s.s ! Conjunct --- ne
       } ;
 
     PrepNP prep np = {s = prep.s ++ (np.s ! prep.c).ton} ;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ incomplete concrete AdverbRomance of Adverb =
     AdAdv = cc2 ;
 
     PositAdAAdj a = {
-      s = a.s ! Posit ! AA
+      s = a.s ! AA
       } ;
 
     SubjS subj s = {

src/romance/CatRomance.gf

@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ incomplete concrete CatRomance of Cat = CommonX - [SC,Pol]
     V3, V2A, V2V = Verb ** {c2,c3 : Compl} ;
     VS = Verb ** {m : RPolarity => Mood} ;
 
-    A  = {s : Degree => AForm => Str ; isPre : Bool ; copTyp : CopulaType ; isDeg : Bool} ;
+    A  = {s : AForm => Str ; compar : Number => Str ; isPre : Bool ; copTyp : CopulaType ; isDeg : Bool} ;
-    A2 = {s : Degree => AForm => Str ; c2 : Compl ; copTyp : CopulaType ; isDeg : Bool} ;
+    A2 = {s : AForm => Str ; compar : Number => Str ; c2 : Compl ; copTyp : CopulaType ; isDeg : Bool} ;
 
     N  = Noun ;
     N2 = Noun  ** {c2 : Compl} ;
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ incomplete concrete CatRomance of Cat = CommonX - [SC,Pol]
     NP = \np -> (np.s ! Nom).comp ;
     Conj = \c -> c.s2 ;
 
-    A = \a -> a.s ! Posit ! ASg Masc APred ;
+    A = \a -> a.s ! ASg Masc APred ;
-    A2 = \a -> a.s ! Posit ! ASg Masc APred ++ a.c2.s ;
+    A2 = \a -> a.s ! ASg Masc APred ++ a.c2.s ;
 
     N = \n -> n.s ! Sg ;
     N2 = \n -> n.s ! Sg ++ n.c2.s ;

src/romance/CommonRomance.gf

@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ param
 oper
   AF : Gender -> Number -> AForm = \g,n -> case n of {Sg => ASg g AAttr ; Pl => APl g} ;
 
+-- helper functions for comparative/superlative forms
+oper
+  af2num : AForm -> Number = \af -> case af of {
+      APl _ => Pl ;
+      _     => Sg  -- singular and adverbial use Sg form. As of 2021, there are no funs from AP to Adv, so it doesn't matter.
+    } ;
+
 -- The following coercions are useful:
 
 oper
@@ -267,8 +274,8 @@ oper
     vpAgrNone : VPAgr = VPAgrClit Masc Sg ;
 
   oper
-    mkOrd : {s : Degree => AForm => Str} -> {s : AAgr => Str} ;
+    mkOrd : Adj -> {s : AAgr => Str} ;
-    mkOrd x = {s = \\ag => x.s ! Posit ! aagr2aform ag } ;
+    mkOrd x = {s = \\ag => x.s ! aagr2aform ag } ;
 
 -- This is used in Spanish and Italian to bind clitics with preceding verb.
 

src/romance/NounRomance.gf

@@ -101,9 +101,15 @@ incomplete concrete NounRomance of Noun =
 
     AdNum adn num = {s = \\a => adn.s ++ num.s ! a ; isNum = num.isNum ; n = num.n} ;
 
-    OrdSuperl adj = {s = \\a => adj.s ! Superl ! genNum2Aform a.g a.n} ;
+    OrdSuperl adj = {
+      s = \\a => case adj.isDeg of {
+        True => adj.compar ! a.n ;
+        False => piuComp ++ adj.s ! genNum2Aform a.g a.n }
+      } ;
 
-    OrdNumeralSuperl num adj = {s = \\a => num.s ! NOrd a.g a.n ++ adj.s ! Superl ! genNum2Aform a.g a.n} ; -- la terza più grande
+    OrdNumeralSuperl num adj =
+      let ordSuperl : Ord = OrdSuperl adj
+      in {s = \\a => num.s ! NOrd a.g a.n ++ ordSuperl.s ! a} ; -- la terza più grande
     ---- could be discontinuous: la terza città più grande
 
     DefArt = {