(May) ImpersCl, AdvVP + tests about verbal prefixes

src/malay/unittest/verbal_affixes.gftest

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+-- Trying to decide when to use the verbal affixes like meng-, ber-, -i etc.
+-- I understand that this goes beyond mere syntax, so any rules are necessarily incomplete.
+-- I want to find out what's a good API to use in applications, where you need finer control of when to use prefixes.
+
+----------------------------------------
+-- Simple declarative sentences
+
+-- Intransitive verbs
+
+Lang: UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (DetCN (DetQuant (PossPron i_Pron) NumSg) (UseN cat_N)) (UseV walk_V)))
+LangEng: my cat walks
+LangMay: kucing saya berjalan
+
+-- As a verbal complement
+Lang: UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (DetCN (DetQuant (PossPron i_Pron) NumSg) (UseN cat_N)) (ComplVV want_VV (UseV walk_V))))
+LangEng: my cat wants to walk
+LangMay: kucing saya mahu jalan
+
+-- Transitive verbs
+
+Lang: UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (UsePron i_Pron) (ComplSlash (SlashV2a read_V2) (DetCN (DetQuant this_Quant NumSg) (UseN book_N)))))
+LangEng: I read this book
+LangMay: saya membaca buku ini
+
+-- As a verbal complement
+Lang: UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (UsePron i_Pron) (ComplVV want_VV (ComplSlash (SlashV2a read_V2) (DetCN (DetQuant this_Quant NumSg) (UseN book_N))))))
+LangEng: I want to read this book
+LangMay: saya mahu baca buku ini
+
+-- How about words like mengajar and belajar? Is the prefix more important here?
+
+Lang: UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (UsePron i_Pron) (AdvVP (ComplSlash (SlashV2a learn_V2) (MassNP (UseN science_N))) (PrepNP in_Prep (DetCN (DetQuant DefArt NumSg) (UseN school_N))))))
+LangEng: I learn science in the school
+LangMay: saya belajar sains di sekolah
+
+Lang: UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (UsePron i_Pron) (AdvVP (ComplSlash (SlashV2a teach_V2) (MassNP (UseN science_N))) (PrepNP in_Prep (DetCN (DetQuant DefArt NumSg) (UseN school_N))))))
+LangEng: I teach science in the school
+LangMay: saya mengajar sains di sekolah
+
+-- The way the grammar is currently defined, we'd get the same output for both "I want to learn/study science". Is this correct, or should one or both of the verbs keep the ber/meng prefix in this context?
+Lang: UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (UsePron i_Pron) (AdvVP (ComplVV want_VV (ComplSlash (SlashV2a teach_V2) (MassNP (UseN science_N)))) (PrepNP in_Prep (DetCN (DetQuant DefArt NumSg) (UseN school_N))))))
+LangEng: I want to teach science in the school
+LangMay: saya mahu ajar sains di sekolah
+
+Lang: UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (UsePron i_Pron) (AdvVP (ComplVV want_VV (ComplSlash (SlashV2a learn_V2) (MassNP (UseN science_N)))) (PrepNP in_Prep (DetCN (DetQuant DefArt NumSg) (UseN school_N))))))
+LangEng: I want to learn science in the school
+LangMay: saya mahu ajar sains di sekolah
+
+
+----------------------------------------
+-- Relative clauses
+
+-- Intransitive verbs
+
+Lang: DetCN (DetQuant IndefArt NumSg) (RelCN (UseN cat_N) (UseRCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (RelVP IdRP (UseV walk_V))))
+LangEng: a cat that walks
+LangMay: kucing yang jalan
+
+-- In a context
+Lang: UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (UsePron i_Pron) (ComplSlash (SlashV2a buy_V2) (DetCN (DetQuant IndefArt NumSg) (RelCN (UseN cat_N) (UseRCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (RelVP IdRP (UseV walk_V))))))))
+LangEng: I buy a cat that walks
+LangMay: saya membeli kucing yang jalan
+
+-- Transitive verbs
+
+-- The subject of the verb phrase is the head (cat drinks milk -> *cat* that drinks milk)
+Lang: DetCN (DetQuant IndefArt NumSg) (RelCN (UseN cat_N) (UseRCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (RelVP IdRP (ComplSlash (SlashV2a drink_V2) (MassNP (UseN milk_N))))))
+LangEng: a cat that drinks milk
+LangMay: kucing yang minum susu
+
+-- The object of the verb phrase is the head (cat drinks milk -> *milk* that cat drinks)
+Lang: MassNP (RelCN (UseN milk_N) (UseRCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (RelSlash IdRP (SlashVP (DetCN (DetQuant IndefArt NumSg) (UseN cat_N)) (SlashV2a drink_V2)))))
+LangEng: milk that a cat drinks
+LangMay: susu yang kucing minum
+
+-- Both in context
+Lang: UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (UsePron i_Pron) (ComplSlash (SlashV2a buy_V2) (DetCN (DetQuant IndefArt NumSg) (RelCN (UseN cat_N) (UseRCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (RelVP IdRP (ComplSlash (SlashV2a drink_V2) (MassNP (UseN milk_N))))))))))
+LangEng: I buy a cat that drinks milk
+LangMay: saya membeli kucing yang minum susu
+
+Lang: UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (UsePron i_Pron) (ComplSlash (SlashV2a buy_V2) (MassNP (RelCN (UseN milk_N) (UseRCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (RelSlash IdRP (SlashVP (DetCN (DetQuant IndefArt NumSg) (UseN cat_N)) (SlashV2a drink_V2)))))))))
+LangEng: I buy milk that a cat drinks
+LangMay: saya membeli susu yang kucing minum
+
+
+----------------------------------------
+-- Generic constructions like "it rains": prefix or not?
+
+-- On its own
+Lang: UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (ImpersCl (AdvVP (UseV rain_V0) now_Adv)))
+LangEng: it rains now
+LangMay: hujan sekarang
+
+-- In a context
+Lang: UttS (AdvS (SubjS if_Subj (UseCl (TTAnt TPast ASimul) PNeg (ImpersCl (UseV rain_V0)))) (ExtAdvS now_Adv (UseCl (TTAnt TCond ASimul) PPos (PredVP (UsePron i_Pron) (UseV walk_V)))))
+LangEng: if it didn't rain now , I would walk
+LangMay: sekiranya tidak hujan sekarang , saya akan berjalan
+
+----------------------------------------
+-- Imperative
+
+
+----------------------------------------
+-- Questions