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Revision as of 10:53, 6 March 2010
The preposition "of" may have, in English, several values, as follows:
| Value | UNL | Examples | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | UNL | ||
| By | agt | beloved of the family | agt(beloved, family) |
| Caused by; resulting from: | agt | a death of tuberculosis | agt(death, tuberculosis) |
| Produced by | agt | products of the vine | agt(products, vine) |
| Derived or coming from; originating at or from | src | customs of the South | src(customs, South) |
| So as to be separated or relieved from | src | cured of distemper | src(cured, distemper) |
| issuing from | src | products of the vine | src(products, vine) |
| Away from; at a distance from | plf | a mile east of here | plf(east, here) |
| Composed or made from | mat | a dress of silk | mat(dress, silk) |
| named or called | nam | the Garden of Eden | nam(Garden, Eden) |
| With reference to; about | cnt | will speak of it later | cnt(speak, it) |
| Centering on; directed toward | obj | a love of horses | obj(love, horses) |
| From the total or group comprising | qua | group of friends | qua(friends, group) |
| Quantified as | qua | a depth of ten feet | qua(depth, feet) |
| During or on a specified time | tim | problems of recent years | tim(problems, years) |
| Set aside for | pur | a day of rest | pur(day, rest) |
| Belonging or connected to | mod | the rungs of a ladder | mod(rungs, ladder) |
| Possessing; having | mod | a person of honor | mod(person, honor) |
| Containing or carrying | mod | a basket of groceries | mod(basket, groceries) |
| Associated with or adhering to | mod | people of your religion | mod(people, religion) |
| On one's part | mod | very nice of you | mod(nice, you) |
| Characterized or identified by | mod | a year of famine | mod(year, famine) |
| In respect to | mod | slow of speech | mod(slow, speech) |
Observations
- Types
- The expressions "a type of", "a kind of" and "a sort of" are to be replaced by the relation icl (inclusion):
- X is a type of energy = icl(X, energy)
- X is a kind of behaviour = icl(X, behavior)
- X is a sort of decision = icl(X, decision)
- Parts
- The expression "a part of" is to be replaced by the relation pof (part-of)
- X is a part of the table = pof(X, table)
- Units
- Units of measurement are always to be indicated by the relation qua (quantifier):
- a group of students = qua(students, group)
- a drop of water = qua(water, drop)
- a piece of fruit = qua(fruit, piece)
- an article of clothing = qua(clothing, article)
- a bowl of cereal = qua(cereal, bowl)
- a grain of sand = qua(sand, grain)
- a loaf of bread = qua(bread, loaf)
- a crowd of spectators = qua(spectators, crowd)
- a set of instructions = qua(instructions, set)
- a flock of sheep = qua(sheep, flock)
- a herd of cattle = qua(cattle, herd)
- a pack of wolves = qua(wolves, pack)
- a pride of lions = qua(lions, pride)
- a gaggle of geese = qua(geese, gaggle)
- a bolt of lightning = qua(lightning, bolt)
- a game of tennis = qua(tennis, game)
- a clap of thunder = qua(thunder, clap)
- Spec
- The preposition "of" is often used to introduce a specifier to the head of the noun phrase. In such cases, the specifier of the NP is always to be indicated by the attribute @spec, as follows:
- a form of love = mod(form.@spec, love)
- a symbol of love = mod(symbol.@spec, love)
- a brand of shampoo = mod(brand.@spec, shampoo)
- an act of kindness = mod(act.@spec, kindness)
- etc.
- Apposition
- The preposition "of" may also be used to indicate an apposition. In such cases, the attribute @spec should also be used.
- that idiot of a driver = mod(idiot.@spec, driver)
