Of

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The preposition "of" may have, in English, several values, as follows:

Value UNL Examples
English UNL
Derived or coming from; originating at or from src customs of the South src(customs, South)
Caused by; resulting from: agt a death of tuberculosis agt(death, tuberculosis)
Away from; at a distance from plf a mile east of here plf(east, here)
So as to be separated or relieved from src cured of distemper src(cured, distemper)
From the total or group comprising mod(.@spec, ) group of friends, grain of salt mod(group.@spec, friends)
Composed or made from mat a dress of silk mat(dress, silk)
Associated with or adhering to mod people of your religion mod(people, religion)
Belonging or connected to mod the rungs of a ladder mod(rungs, ladder)
Possessing; having mod a person of honor mod(person, honor)
On one's part mod very nice of you mod(nice, you)
Containing or carrying mod a basket of groceries mod(basket, groceries)
Specified as mod a depth of ten feet mod(depth, feet)
named or called nam the Garden of Eden nam(Garden, Eden)
Centering on; directed toward obj a love of horses obj(love, horses)
Produced by agt products of the vine agt(products, vine)
issuing from src products of the vine src(products, vine)
Characterized or identified by mod a year of famine mod(year, famine)
With reference to; about cnt will speak of it later cnt(speak, it)
In respect to mod slow of speech mod(slow, speech)
Set aside for; taken up by mod a day of rest mod(day, rest)
During or on a specified time mod problems of recent years mod(problems, years)
By agt beloved of the family agt(beloved, family)
Used to indicate an appositive mod(.@spec, ) that idiot of a driver mod(idiot.@spec, driver)
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.
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