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== Observation ==
 
== Observation ==
Non-separable particles of phrasal verbs (such as "in" in "give in": "give in something" but <strike>"give something in"</strike>) must be represented as part of the head of verbs (i.e., as "VH") and not as adjuncts.
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Particles of phrasal verbs must be represented as part of the head, if non separable, or as adjuncts, otherwise:
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*give in = VH([in]); ("give in something" but <strike>"give something in"</strike>)
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*give back = VA([back]); ("give back something" or "give something back")
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== Syntax ==
 
== Syntax ==
 
Compounds may be explicitly expressed by [[S-rules]], a formalism for describing the syntactic structure of phrases.
 
Compounds may be explicitly expressed by [[S-rules]], a formalism for describing the syntactic structure of phrases.

Revision as of 12:37, 23 March 2010

Compounding or composition is the word-formation process of creating compounds by combining or putting together lexemes.

Contents

Expressing compounds in the UNLarium

In the UNLarium framework, compounds are only expressed if the lemma is different from the base form, i.e., in case of discontinuous multi-word expressions or with infixation (such as "give in" or "take into account"). In this case, each member of the compound is to be expressed according to the corresponding syntactic role.

Examples

Lemma BF Compound Description
give in give VH([in]) "in" is to be added to the base form as part of the head of the verb (VH)
take into account take VA("into account") "into account" is to be added to the base form as an adjunct to the verb (VA)
throw <person> to the lions throw VA("to the lions"), VC(NP) "to the lions" is to be added to the base form as an adjunct to the verb (VA) and a noun phrase (NP) is to be added as a complement to the verb (VC)

Observation

Phrasal verbs

Particles of phrasal verbs must be represented as part of the head, if non separable, or as adjuncts, otherwise:

  • give in = VH([in]); ("give in something" but "give something in")
  • give back = VA([back]); ("give back something" or "give something back")



Syntax

Compounds may be explicitly expressed by S-rules, a formalism for describing the syntactic structure of phrases.

Software