From f0386764ff0a89aea965281a2da97a9b39db57c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Inari Listenmaa Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 22:37:28 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] (Spa) Add a known issue in the README --- src/spanish/README.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/spanish/README.md b/src/spanish/README.md index 90feb51a7..8b1460fdc 100644 --- a/src/spanish/README.md +++ b/src/spanish/README.md @@ -24,6 +24,28 @@ and in the constructions defined in the =Diff*= modules. Some relevant features: ### Known issues +* Verbs with dative subject don't actually have it. Example: + +``` +Lang> p "I like grammars" | l +I like grammars +yo gusto gramáticas +``` + +This is not a massive problem per se, the application grammarian just needs to know this is the case. If your application grammar has a function like the following: + +```haskell +fun Like : NP -> NP -> Cl ; +``` + +then you just need to linearise it as follows: + +```haskell +lin Like subj obj = mkCl obj like_V2 subj ; +``` + +(Why don't we have it? Verbs like *gustar* inflect according to the logical *object* of the sentence; this would mean we'd need 2-dimensional inflection tables for verbs, and while that's a cool thing, it's also expensive and not needed for anything else.) + * Contractions with *con* and pronouns: *con* + *mí*/*ti*/… should be *conmigo*/*contigo*/…, but the contraction is not implemented. * Clitic pronouns and their combinations: