Appendix Signature of the basic fragment
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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