concrete AdjectiveSom of Adjective = CatSom ** open ResSom, Prelude in { flags optimize=all_subs ; lin -- The principal ways of forming an adjectival phrase are -- positive, comparative, relational, reflexive-relational, and -- elliptic-relational. -- : A -> AP ; PositA a = a ; -- : A -> NP -> AP ; -- ComparA a np = a ** { -- s = \\agr => np.s ! Abs ++ "ka" ++ a.s ! AF Compar ; -- } ; -- : A2 -> NP -> AP ; -- married to her -- ComplA2 a2 np = a2 ** { } ; -- : A2 -> AP ; -- married to itself -- ReflA2 a2 = a2 ** { } ; -- : A2 -> AP ; -- married UseA2 = PositA ; -- : A -> AP ; -- warmer --UseComparA a = a ** {} ; -- : CAdv -> AP -> NP -> AP ; -- as cool as John -- CAdvAP adv ap np = ap ** { } ; -- The superlative use is covered in $Ord$. -- : Ord -> AP ; -- warmest -- AdjOrd ord = ord ** {} ; -- Sentence and question complements defined for all adjectival -- phrases, although the semantics is only clear for some adjectives. -- : AP -> SC -> AP ; -- good that she is here -- SentAP ap sc = ap ** { } ; -- An adjectival phrase can be modified by an *adadjective*, such as "very". -- : AdA -> AP -> AP ; -- AdAP ada ap = ap ** { } ; -- It can also be postmodified by an adverb, typically a prepositional phrase. -- : AP -> Adv -> AP ; -- warm by nature -- AdvAP ap adv = ap ** {} ; }