--# -path=.:../../prelude --1 A Simple English Resource Morphology -- -- Aarne Ranta 2002 -- 2005 -- -- This resource morphology contains definitions needed in the resource -- syntax. To build a lexicon, it is better to use $ParadigmsEng$, which -- gives a higher-level access to this module. resource MorphoEng = ResEng ** open Prelude, (Predef=Predef) in { flags optimize=all ; --2 Phonology -- -- To regulate the use of endings for both nouns, adjectives, and verbs: oper y2ie : Str -> Str -> Str = \fly,s -> let y = last (init fly) in case y of { "a" => fly + s ; "e" => fly + s ; "o" => fly + s ; "u" => fly + s ; _ => init fly + "ie" + s } ; --2 Nouns -- -- For conciseness and abstraction, we define a worst-case macro for -- noun inflection. It is used for defining special case that -- only need one string as argument. oper CommonNoun : Type = {s : Number => Case => Str} ; nounGen : Str -> CommonNoun = \dog -> case last dog of { "y" => nounY "dog" ; "s" => nounS (init "dog") ; _ => nounReg "dog" } ; -- These are auxiliaries to $nounGen$. nounReg : Str -> CommonNoun = \dog -> mkNoun dog (dog + "s") (dog + "'s") (dog + "s'"); nounS : Str -> CommonNoun = \kiss -> mkNoun kiss (kiss + "es") (kiss + "'s") (kiss + "es'") ; nounY : Str -> CommonNoun = \fl -> mkNoun (fl + "y") (fl + "ies") (fl + "y's") (fl + "ies'") ; --3 Proper names -- -- Regular proper names are inflected with "'s" in the genitive. nameReg : Str -> Gender -> {s : Case => Str} = \john,g -> {s = table {Gen => john + "'s" ; _ => john} ; g = g} ; --2 Determiners mkDeterminer : Number -> Str -> {s : Str ; n : Number} = \n,s -> {s = s ; n = n} ; --2 Pronouns -- -- Here we define personal pronouns. -- -- We record the form "mine" and the gender for later use. Pronoun : Type = {s : Case => Str ; a : Agr ; g : Gender} ; mkPronoun : (_,_,_,_ : Str) -> Number -> Person -> Gender -> Pronoun = \I,me,my,mine,n,p,g -> {s = table {Nom => I ; Acc => me ; Gen => my} ; a = {n = n ; p = p} ; g = g } ; human : Gender = Masc ; --- doesn't matter pronI = mkPronoun "I" "me" "my" "mine" Sg P1 human ; pronYouSg = mkPronoun "you" "you" "your" "yours" Sg P2 human ; -- verb agr OK pronHe = mkPronoun "he" "him" "his" "his" Sg P3 Masc ; pronShe = mkPronoun "she" "her" "her" "hers" Sg P3 Fem ; pronIt = mkPronoun "it" "it" "its" "it" Sg P3 Neutr ; pronWe = mkPronoun "we" "us" "our" "ours" Pl P1 human ; pronYouPl = mkPronoun "you" "you" "your" "yours" Pl P2 human ; pronThey = mkPronoun "they" "them" "their" "theirs" Pl P3 human ; --- --2 Adjectives -- -- To form the adjectival and the adverbial forms, two strings are needed -- in the worst case. (First without degrees.) Adjective = {s : AForm => Str} ; -- However, most adjectives can be inflected using the final character. -- N.B. this is not correct for "shy", but $mkAdjective$ has to be used. regAdjective : Str -> Adjective = \free -> let e = last free ; fre = init free ; freely = case e of { "y" => fre + "ily" ; _ => free + "ly" } ; fre = case e of { "e" => fre ; "y" => fre + "i" ; _ => free } in mkAdjective free (fre + "er") (fre + "est") freely ; -- Many adjectives are 'inflected' by adding a comparison word. adjDegrLong : Str -> Adjective = \ridiculous -> mkAdjective ridiculous ("more" ++ ridiculous) ("most" ++ ridiculous) ((regAdjective ridiculous).s ! AAdv) ; --3 Verbs -- -- The worst case needs five forms. (The verb "be" is treated separately.) mkVerb4 : (_,_,_,_: Str) -> Verb = \go,goes,went,gone -> let going = case last go of { "e" => init go + "ing" ; _ => go + "ing" } in mkVerb go goes went gone going ; -- This is what we use to derive the irregular forms in almost all cases mkVerbIrreg : (_,_,_ : Str) -> Verb = \bite,bit,bitten -> let bites = case last bite of { "y" => y2ie bite "s" ; "s" => init bite + "es" ; _ => bite + "s" } in mkVerb4 bite bites bit bitten ; -- This is used to derive regular forms. mkVerbReg : Str -> Verb = \soak -> let soaks = case last soak of { "y" => y2ie soak "s" ; "s" => init soak + "es" ; _ => soak + "s" } ; soaked = case last soak of { "e" => init soak + "s" ; _ => soak + "ed" } in mkVerb4 soak soaks soaked soaked ; verbGen : Str -> Verb = \kill -> case last kill of { "y" => verbP3y (init kill) ; "e" => verbP3e (init kill) ; "s" => verbP3s (init kill) ; _ => regVerbP3 kill } ; -- These are just auxiliary to $verbGen$. regVerbP3 : Str -> Verb = \walk -> mkVerbIrreg walk (walk + "ed") (walk + "ed") ; verbP3s : Str -> Verb = \kiss -> mkVerb4 kiss (kiss + "es") (kiss + "ed") (kiss + "ed") ; verbP3e : Str -> Verb = \love -> mkVerb4 love (love + "s") (love + "d") (love + "d") ; verbP3y : Str -> Verb = \cr -> mkVerb4 (cr + "y") (cr + "ies") (cr + "ied") (cr + "ied") ; --- The particle always appears right after the verb. verbPart : Verb -> Str -> Verb = \v,p -> {s = \\f => v.s ! f ++ p ; isRefl = v.isRefl} ; verbNoPart : Verb -> Verb = \v -> verbPart v [] ; } ;