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--1 Differences between Romance languages
interface DiffRomance = open CommonRomance, Prelude in {
-- The first eight constants show the essential differences
-- between French, Italian, and Romance syntaxes (as regards the
-- resource API). The other constants are either derivatively
-- dependent, or have as values strings, which are language-dependent
-- anyway.
--2 Constants whose definitions fundamentally depend on language
-- Prepositions that fuse with the article
-- (Fre, Spa "de", "a"; Ita also "con", "da", "in", "su).
param Prepos ;
-- Which types of verbs exist, in terms of auxiliaries.
-- (Fre, Ita "avoir", "être", and refl; Spa only "haber" and refl).
param VType ;
-- Derivatively, if/when the participle agrees to the subject.
-- (Fre "elle est partie", Ita "lei è partita", Spa not)
oper partAgr : VType -> VPAgr ;
-- Whether participle agrees to foregoing clitic.
-- (Fre "je l'ai vue", Spa "yo la he visto")
oper vpAgrClit : Agr -> VPAgr ;
-- Whether a preposition is repeated in conjunction
-- (Fre "la somme de 3 et de 4", Ita "la somma di 3 e 4").
oper conjunctCase : NPForm -> NPForm ;
-- How infinitives and clitics are placed relative to each other
-- (Fre "la voir", Ita "vederla"). The $Bool$ is used for indicating
-- if there are any clitics.
oper clitInf : Bool -> Str -> Str -> Str ;
-- To render pronominal arguments as clitics and/or ordinary complements.
-- Returns $True$ if there are any clitics.
oper pronArg : Number -> Person -> CAgr -> CAgr -> Str * Str * Bool ;
-- To render imperatives (with their clitics etc).
oper mkImperative : Bool -> Person -> CommonRomance.VP -> {s : Polarity => AAgr => Str} ;
--2 Constants that must derivatively depend on language
param NPForm = Ton Case | Aton Case | Poss {g : Gender ; n : Number} ; --- AAgr
oper dative : Case ;
oper genitive : Case ;
vRefl : VType ;
isVRefl : VType -> Bool ;
--2 Strings
prepCase : Case -> Str ;
partitive : Gender -> Case -> Str ;
artDef : Gender -> Number -> Case -> Str ;
artIndef : Gender -> Number -> Case -> Str ;
-- This is the definite article in Italian, $prepCase c$ in French and Spanish.
possCase : Gender -> Number -> Case -> Str ;
auxVerb : VType -> (VF => Str) ;
negation : Polarity => (Str * Str) ;
copula : Verb ;
conjThan : Str ;
conjThat : Str ;
subjIf : Str ;
relPron : Bool => AAgr => Case => Str ;
pronSuch : AAgr => Str ;
partQIndir : Str ; -- ce, ciò
reflPron : Number -> Person -> Case -> Str ;
-- argPron : Gender -> Number -> Person -> Case -> Str ;
auxPassive : Verb ;
--2 Contants needed in type signatures above
param
Case = Nom | Acc | CPrep Prepos ;
oper
Verb = {s : VF => Str ; vtyp : VType} ;
}