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'''Degree''' is a grammatical category used to specify the extent of a comparison between adjectives or adverbs, such as comparative and superlative. | |||
== | == Natural language == | ||
In the UNLarium, degree must be informed only when expressed by morphological means, such as in "bigger" and "biggest".<br > | |||
The values of the degree are the following: | |||
{{#tree:id=nl_degree|openlevels=0|root=Degree (DEG)| | |||
: | *comparative (CMP): comparison between two | ||
*positive (PST): no comparison | |||
*superlative (SUP): comparison between more than two | |||
}} | |||
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;The positive value is the default one and should be omitted. | |||
=== Examples === | |||
: | *Comparative (CMP): bigger, better, worse | ||
*Superlative (SUP): biggest, best, worst | |||
*Positive (PST): big, good, bad | |||
== UNL == | |||
In UNL, degree is to be represented by attributes: | |||
{{#tree:id=unl_degree|openlevels=0|root=Degree| | |||
*@more: comparative of superiority | |||
*@less: comparative of inferiority | |||
*@equal: comparative of equality | |||
*@most: superlative of superiority | |||
*@least: superlative of inferiority | |||
}} | |||
=== Examples === | |||
*X is more fascinating than Y | |||
**aoj(fascinating.@more, X), bas(fascinating.@more, Y) | |||
*X is better than Y | |||
**aoj(good.@more, X), bas(good.@more, Y) | |||
*X is less fascinating than Y | |||
**aoj(fascinating.@less, X), bas(fascinating.@less, Y) | |||
*X is worse than Y | |||
**aoj(good.@less, X), bas(good.@less, Y) | |||
*X is as fascinating as Y | |||
**aoj(fascinating.@equal, X), bas(fascinating.@equal, Y) | |||
*X is the most fascinating of the Ys | |||
**aoj(fascinating.@most, X), bas(fascinating.@most, Y) | |||
*X is the best of the Ys | |||
**aoj(good.@most, X), bas(good.@most, Y) | |||
*X is the least fascinating of the Ys | |||
**aoj(fascinating.@least, X), bas(fascinating.@least, Y) | |||
*X is the worst of the Ys | |||
**aoj(good.@least, X), bas(good.@least, Y) | |||
*X is not so fascinating as Y | |||
**aoj(fascinating.@less, X), bas(fascinating.@less, Y) | |||
Revision as of 14:57, 14 January 2010
Degree is a grammatical category used to specify the extent of a comparison between adjectives or adverbs, such as comparative and superlative.
Natural language
In the UNLarium, degree must be informed only when expressed by morphological means, such as in "bigger" and "biggest".
The values of the degree are the following:
{{#tree:id=nl_degree|openlevels=0|root=Degree (DEG)|
- comparative (CMP): comparison between two
- positive (PST): no comparison
- superlative (SUP): comparison between more than two
}}
- The positive value is the default one and should be omitted.
Examples
- Comparative (CMP): bigger, better, worse
- Superlative (SUP): biggest, best, worst
- Positive (PST): big, good, bad
UNL
In UNL, degree is to be represented by attributes:
{{#tree:id=unl_degree|openlevels=0|root=Degree|
- @more: comparative of superiority
- @less: comparative of inferiority
- @equal: comparative of equality
- @most: superlative of superiority
- @least: superlative of inferiority
}}
Examples
- X is more fascinating than Y
- aoj(fascinating.@more, X), bas(fascinating.@more, Y)
- X is better than Y
- aoj(good.@more, X), bas(good.@more, Y)
- X is less fascinating than Y
- aoj(fascinating.@less, X), bas(fascinating.@less, Y)
- X is worse than Y
- aoj(good.@less, X), bas(good.@less, Y)
- X is as fascinating as Y
- aoj(fascinating.@equal, X), bas(fascinating.@equal, Y)
- X is the most fascinating of the Ys
- aoj(fascinating.@most, X), bas(fascinating.@most, Y)
- X is the best of the Ys
- aoj(good.@most, X), bas(good.@most, Y)
- X is the least fascinating of the Ys
- aoj(fascinating.@least, X), bas(fascinating.@least, Y)
- X is the worst of the Ys
- aoj(good.@least, X), bas(good.@least, Y)
- X is not so fascinating as Y
- aoj(fascinating.@less, X), bas(fascinating.@less, Y)
