fs notations --- in IR theme subj, obj, agent subj TITLE np-mod POSSESSOR \/(modif np) its, his, sun's ATTRIBUTE \/(modif np) *G-COORDINATION(CONJUNCTS, :MULTIPLE) QUANTITY \/(modif np) UNIT \/(+,-) NUMBER-UNIT \/(of quantity) PREDICATE obj after verb COMPLEMENT \/ (generate in orignal sequ) TIME-MODIFIER \/ MANNER adv, position Q-MODIFIER pp (xcomp?) OBJECT after prep APPOSITION conjoining np (prime minister, kaysa) QUANTIFIER \/(modif np) SUBJECT? SUB-QUAL \/(generate at the begining or end) (IGNORE (*G-GAPPED-ARGUMENT (GAPPED +))))) (NUMBER-FORM NUMERIC) (NUMBER-TYPE CARDINAL) (INTEGER "2"))) -- template NOUN, ADJ, ADV, VERB, complementizer(conj), proper-noun(pron),PREPOSITION ... features value note ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAT NOUN, ADJ, ADV, VERB, PRON, NUMBER... -- form finite,... x TENSE (PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE) PERFECTIVE (+,-) PROGRESSIVE (+,-) MOOD (DECLARATIVE, IMPERATIVE) PUNCTUATION (PERIOD, COLON, EXCLAMATION-POINT, ...) -- REFERENCE (DEFINITE, INDEFINITE, NO-REFERENCE) NUMBER (SINGULAR, PLURAL, MASS) DISTANCE (NEAR, FAR) -- PERSON (FIRST, SECOND, THIRD) NUMBER (SINGULAR, PLURAL) GENDER (FEMININE, MASCULINE, NEUTER) -- 3.6 Modality Features Modality is represented in the interlingua by the presence of one or more of the following features: x ABILITY (+, -) POSSIBILITY (+,-) TENTATIVITY (LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH)) xOBLIGATION (MEDIUM, HIGH) xNECESSITY (+,-) xEXPECTATION (+,-) -- (NEGATION +,-) not -- 3.7 Modifier Degree Features Degree information from property and manner concepts is represented in the interlingua with the following features: DEGREE (POSITIVE, COMPARATIVE, SUPERLATIVE) COMPARISON (LESS, EQUAL, MORE) -- quoted (+,-) -- (POSITION POSTVERBAL, FINAL, INITIAL) ? -- UNIT (+,-) ---- (IMPLIED-REFERENCE +) ? with *G-COORDINATION CONJUNCTION (AND AND/THEN AND/OR BOTH/AND BUT BUT/NOT EITHER EITHER/OR NEITHER NEITHER/NOR NOR NOT/BUT OR OR/ELSE PLUS YET) -- INTEGER DECIMAL SIGN (:MINUS-SIGN, :PLUS-SIGN) NUMBER-TYPE (CARDINAL, ORDINAL, PERCENT) NUMBER-FORM (NUMERIC, ALPHABETIC) NUMBERED-NUMBER (+, -) MEASUREMENT-QUALIFIER (:OR-LESS, :OR-MORE) -- Example 65 -- *C-DECIMAL-NUMBER Structure. "-22.01" ** (*C-DECIMAL-NUMBER (INTEGER "22") (DECIMAL "01") (SIGN :MINUS-SIGN) (NUMBER-TYPE CARDINAL) (NUMBER-FORM NUMERIC)) -- Example 68 -- *C-FRACTION Structure. " 1 22 " ** (*C-FRACTION (NUMERATOR (*C-DECIMAL-NUMBER (INTEGER "1") (NUMBER-TYPE CARDINAL (NUMBER-FORM NUMERIC))) (DENOMINATOR (*C-DECIMAL-NUMBER (INTEGER "22") (NUMBER-TYPE ORDINAL) (NUMBER-FORM NUMERIC))))) -- ARGUMENT-CLASS (AGENT, AGENT+BENEFICIARY, AGENT+BENEFICIARY+COMPLEMENT, AGENT+COMPLEMENT, AGENT+GOAL, AGENT+GOAL+COMPLEMENT, AGENT+GOAL+THEME, AGENT+PATIENT, AGENT+PATIENT+ATTRIBUTE, AGENT+PATIENT+COMPLEMENT, AGENT+SOURCE, AGENT+SOURCE+COMPLEMENT, AGENT+THEME, AGENT+THEME+ATTRIBUTE, AGENT+THEME+COMPLEMENT, AGENT+THEME+OBJECT, BENEFICIARY, EXPERIENCER, EXPERIENCER+STIMULUS, EXPERIENCER+THEME, NIL, POSSESSOR+OBJECT, STIMULUS, THEME, THEME+ATTRIBUTE, THEME+BENEFICIARY, THEME+COMPARISON-THEME, THEME+COMPARISON-THEME+COMPLEMENT, THEME+COMPLEMENT, THEME+GOAL, THEME+LOCATIVE, THEME+OBJECT, THEME+OBJECT+COMPLEMENT, THEME+PATH, THEME+SOURCE, THEME+SOURCE+COMPARISON-THEME+COMPLEMENT)