Conjunctions: Difference between revisions

From UNLwiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
imported>Admin
No edit summary
imported>Martins
No edit summary
 
Line 1: Line 1:
To be explicitly represented by attributes, except in case of complementizers ("if", "that", "whether") or when their semantic value may be inferred from the corresponding relation.
#redirect [[Conjunction]]
 
== Conjunction attributes ==
<nowiki>*</nowiki> indicates optional representation
 
{|border="1" cellpadding="5"
!Attribute
!Value
!English
!UNL
|-
|@after||after||The books will be sent to the library after I have read them.||tim(send, read.@after)
|-
|@although||although, even though, though||Although they have arrived early they could not enter.||seq(enter, arrive.@although)
|-
|@and*||and, nor, as well as, both... and, neither... nor, not only... but also||He sold an apartment and bought a country-house.||and(buy, sell.@and) or and(buy, sell)
|-
|@as*||as||The situation is not so bad as you suggest.||man(bad, suggest.@as) or man(bad, suggest)
|-
|@as.@if||as if, as though||He gives orders as if he were the master of the house.||man(give, master.@as.@if)
|-
|@because*||because, since, for, as, that||He said he cannot go because he is very busy.||rsn(go, busy.@because) or rsn(go, busy)
|-
|@before||before||Look before you leap.||tim(look, leap.@before)
|-
|@but||but, yet||He is young but sensible.||and(sensible.@but, young)
|-
|@even.@if||even if||I intend to go even if it rains.||con(go, rain.@even.@if) or con(go, rain.@even)
|-
|@except.@if||except if||I intend to go except if it rains.||con(go, rain.@except.@if) or(go, rain.@except)
|-
|@if*||if||If you promise to come, I will wait for you.||con(wait, promise.@if) or con(wait, promise)
|-
|@if.@only||only if||Only if you promise to come, I will wait for you.||con(wait, promise.@if.@only) or con(wait, promise.@only)
|-
|@in_case||in case (that)||He wears two watches in case one of them stops.||rsn(wear, stop.@in_case)
|-
|@or*||or, either... or, whether... or||You must prove that you are right or apologize||or(apologize.@or, prove) or or(apologize, prove)
|-
|@since*||since||What have you been doign since I last say you?||tmf(do, say.@since) or tmf(do, say)
|-
|@so*||so, then, so that, that||We are late for the train, so we must take a taxi.||seq(take, late.@so) or seq(take, late)
|-
|@unless||unless||I shall go unless it rains.||con(go, rain.@unless)
|-
|@until*||until, till||Wait until the day breaks.||tmt(wait, break.@until) or tmt(wait, break)
|-
|@when*||when, as||When I arrive I will write.||tim(write, arrive.@when) or tim(write, arrive)
|-
|@whereas*||whereas, while||You didn`t work yesterday, whereas he worked till midnight.||coo(work, work.@whereas) or coo(work, work)
|-
|@while*||while||Remain standing while they sing.||dur(stand, sing.@while) or dur(stand, sing)
|}
 
 
== Lists of conjunctions ==
 
*[[English grammar#Conjunctions|English conjunctions]]

Latest revision as of 12:43, 27 March 2010

Redirect to: