gf-rgl/src/somali/AdjectiveSom.gf

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 ** {} ;

}