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'''Grammar''' is the set of logical and structural rules that govern the composition of sentences, phrases and words in any given natural language. In the UNL<sup>arium</sup> framework, we distinguish three different types of rules according to the scope of their action: | '''Grammar''' is the set of logical and structural rules that govern the composition of sentences, phrases and words in any given natural language. In the UNL<sup>arium</sup> framework, we distinguish three different types of rules according to the scope of their action: | ||
*'''[[Ph- | *'''[[Ph-rule]]s''' (phonetic rules) apply over a form to provide alternations and sound changes (such as as assimilation and elision); | ||
*'''[[A- | *'''[[A-rule]]s''' (affixation rules) apply over a form to generate its possible inflections by prefixation, infixation or suffixation; and | ||
*'''[[S- | *'''[[S-rule]]s''' (syntactic rules) apply over a form to project or modify its syntactic structure by specification, complementation or adjunction. | ||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
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Revision as of 09:44, 21 March 2010
Grammar is the set of logical and structural rules that govern the composition of sentences, phrases and words in any given natural language. In the UNLarium framework, we distinguish three different types of rules according to the scope of their action:
- Ph-rules (phonetic rules) apply over a form to provide alternations and sound changes (such as as assimilation and elision);
- A-rules (affixation rules) apply over a form to generate its possible inflections by prefixation, infixation or suffixation; and
- S-rules (syntactic rules) apply over a form to project or modify its syntactic structure by specification, complementation or adjunction.
Examples:
| Type | Rule | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph-rule | "a",>>VOW:="a">"an"; | In case of "a" and before a blank space and a vowel, replace "a" by "an" | a adjective > an adjective |
| A-rule | PLR:=0>"s"; | In case of plural (PLR), add "s" to the end of the word | table > tables, boy > boys |
| S-rule | MTW:=VA("into account"); | In order to form the multiword expression, add "into account" as an adjunct to the verb (VA). | take > take into account |
