--1 Idiom: Idiomatic Expressions

concrete IdiomMay of Idiom = CatMay ** open Prelude, ResMay, VerbMay, QuestionMay, NounMay, StructuralMay in {

-- This module defines constructions that are formed in fixed ways,
-- often different even in closely related languages.

   lin


     -- ImpersCl : VP -> Cl ;        -- it is hot
     ImpersCl vp = {
       subj = [] ;
       pred = \\vf,pol => vp.s ! Root ! pol  -- force no prefix -- TODO check if legit?
       } ;

      -- : NP -> Cl ;        -- there is a house
      ExistNP np = predVP np (useV copula) ;

      -- ExistIP   : IP -> QCl ;       -- which houses are there
      ExistIP ip = QuestVP ip (useV copula) ;

    -- GenericCl : VP -> Cl ;        -- one sleeps
    GenericCl = \vp -> predVP emptyNP vp ;

{-
    CleftNP   : NP  -> RS -> Cl ; -- it is I who did it
    CleftAdv  : Adv -> S  -> Cl ; -- it is here she slept

  -- : NP -> Cl ;        -- there is a house
  ExistNP np =

  ExistIP   : IP -> QCl ;       -- which houses are there

-- 7/12/2012 generalizations of these

    ExistNPAdv : NP -> Adv -> Cl ;    -- there is a house in Paris
    ExistIPAdv : IP -> Adv -> QCl ;   -- which houses are there in Paris

  -- : VP -> VP ;
  ProgrVP vp = vp ** {
    } ;


  -- : VP -> Utt ;       -- let's go
  ImpPl1 vp = { } ;

  ImpP3     : NP -> VP -> Utt ; -- let John walk

-- 3/12/2013 non-reflexive uses of "self"

    SelfAdvVP : VP -> VP ;        -- is at home himself
    SelfAdVVP : VP -> VP ;        -- is himself at home
    SelfNP    : NP -> NP ;        -- the president himself (is at home)
-}

}