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conjunction of Object in Phrasebook

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aarne
2010-04-16 09:57:10 +00:00
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@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ are defined in other modules.
Question ; -- question, either yes/no or wh e.g. "where are you"
-- Greeting ; -- idiomatic phrase, not inflected, e.g. "hello"
Proposition ; -- can be turned into sentence or question e.g. "this pizza is good"
Object ; -- the object of wanting, ordering, etc e.g. "three pizzas"
Object ; -- the object of wanting, ordering, etc e.g. "three pizzas and a beer"
PrimObject ; -- single object of wanting, ordering, etc e.g. "three pizzas"
Item ; -- a single entity e.g. "this pizza"
Kind ; -- a type of an item e.g. "pizza"
Quality ; -- qualification of an item, can be complex e.g. "very good"
@@ -90,9 +91,11 @@ This is the way to build propositions about persons.
Here are some general syntactic constructions.
<pre>
ObjItem : Item -> Object ; -- this pizza
ObjNumber : Number -> Kind -> Object ; -- five pizzas
ObjIndef : Kind -> Object ; -- a pizza
ObjItem : Item -> PrimObject ; -- this pizza
ObjNumber : Number -> Kind -> PrimObject ; -- five pizzas
ObjIndef : Kind -> PrimObject ; -- a pizza
ObjAndObj : PrimObject -> Object -> Object ; -- this pizza and a beer
OneObj : PrimObject -> Object ; -- this pizza
SuchKind : Quality -> Kind -> Kind ; -- Italian pizza
Very : Property -> Quality ; -- very Italian
@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@ Determiners.
NameNN : Name ; -- the name "NN"
</pre>
-- NameString : String -> Name ; ---- creates ambiguities with all words --%
<pre>
NNumeral : Numeral -> Number ; -- numeral in words, e.g. "twenty"
</pre>
@@ -140,6 +144,7 @@ structurally. However, these ones are mostly functorial.
</pre>
<h2> Words and idiomatic phrases of the Phrasebook</h2>
(c) 2009 Aarne Ranta under LGPL --%
<pre>
abstract Words = Sentences ** {
@@ -224,7 +229,7 @@ Notice that also negations and questions can be formed from these.
<pre>
AHasAge : Person -> Number -> Action ; -- I am seventy years
AHasChildren: Person -> Number -> Action ; -- I have six children
AHasName : Person -> Name -> Action ; -- my name is Bond
AHasName : Person -> Name -> Action ; -- my name is Bond
AHasRoom : Person -> Number -> Action ; -- you have a room for five persons
AHasTable : Person -> Number -> Action ; -- you have a table for five persons
AHungry : Person -> Action ; -- I am hungry
@@ -247,7 +252,7 @@ Notice that also negations and questions can be formed from these.
Miscellaneous phrases. Notice that also negations and questions can be formed from
propositions.
<pre>
QWhatAge : Person -> Question ; -- how many years are you
QWhatAge : Person -> Question ; -- how old are you
QWhatName : Person -> Question ; -- what is your name
HowMuchCost : Item -> Question ; -- how much does the pizza cost
ItCost : Item -> Price -> Proposition ; -- the pizza costs five euros