Mood
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*imprecative (IPC) | *imprecative (IPC) | ||
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*indicative (IND) | *indicative (IND) | ||
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=== Examples === | === Examples === |
Latest revision as of 20:07, 27 November 2013
Mood is one of a set of distinctive verb forms that are used to signal modality.
Natural language
In the UNLarium, the values for mood are the following:
Examples
- English
- Indicative: He is a king.
- Imperative: Be a king.
- Subjunctive: If he were a king...
UNL
Mood is to be represented in UNL by its corresponding semantic value (i.e.,as modality).