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== ''vform'' == | == ''vform'' == | ||
There are the following subsorts of ''vform'': | |||
* ''fin(ite)'': for finite forms | |||
* ''inf(initival)'': for infinitival ''to'' | |||
* ''base'': for the base form, as occurring in ''Alex might <u>snore</u>.'' | |||
* ''prog(ressive)'': ''-ing'' form as in ''Alex was <u>snoring</u> | |||
* ''ger(und)'': ''-ing'' form | |||
* ''past-participle'': active past participle as in ''Alex has <u>snored</u>.'' | |||
* ''passive'': passive participle as in ''The book was <u>read</u>.'' | |||
== ''case'' == | == ''case'' == | ||
English has only two case forms: nominative and accusative. | English has only two case forms: nominative and accusative. | ||
*''nom(inative)'' | |||
*''acc(usative)'' | |||
== ''pform'' == | == ''pform'' == | ||
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== ''boolean'' == | == ''boolean'' == | ||
There are two subsorts of ''boolean'': | |||
* ''plus'' | |||
* ''minus'' |
Revision as of 22:15, 3 June 2014
sign
Features:
- PHON list(phonstring)
- SYNSEM synsem
word
Features:
- ARG-ST list(synsem)
phrase
Features:
- DTRS list(sign)
headed-phrase
Features:
- H-DTR sign
head-subject-phrase
head-specifier-phrase
head-complement-phrase
Features:
- H-DTR word
head-modifier-phrase
(not discussed in the textbook)
nonheaded-phrase
synsem
Features:
local
Features:
nonlocal
category
Features:
context
The sort encodes pragmatic information. This is not dealt with in the textbook.
head
We only use a very limited number of subsorts of head and only very few head features in the textbook, compared to more syntactically oriented HPSG publications.
verb
Features:
noun
Features:
- CASE case
determiner
preposition
Features:
- PFORM pform
adjective
Features:
- PRED boolean
valence
Features:
vform
There are the following subsorts of vform:
- fin(ite): for finite forms
- inf(initival): for infinitival to
- base: for the base form, as occurring in Alex might snore.
- prog(ressive): -ing form as in Alex was snoring
- ger(und): -ing form
- past-participle: active past participle as in Alex has snored.
- passive: passive participle as in The book was read.
case
English has only two case forms: nominative and accusative.
- nom(inative)
- acc(usative)
pform
boolean
There are two subsorts of boolean:
- plus
- minus