;;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;;; examples.txt 19/8/92 ;;;
;;; commented examples and results
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;;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;;; - comments on the results themselves are marked with "-" ;;; - between () are comments concerning tests of the program: the sentence ;;; processing has to test some specific part of the program ;;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;;; Original file - G. Prigent.
;;; Revision history -
;;; Changed those sentences which give parse errors, anoop. ;;;
;;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;;; simple transfers

Jean aime Marie
===> John loves Mary

the farmer gives apples to john
===> le fermier donne des pommes `a Jean ===> le fermier donnera des pommes `a Jean

; - no tense for "gives"

;;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;;; complex transfers

la belle fermi`ere donne une pomme `a Jean ===> the farmer 's beautiful wife gives John an apple ===> the farmer 's beautiful wife gives an apple to John

the farmer 's wife loves mary
===> (D) femme de le fermier aime Marie

; - determiner generation (1) ===> la fermi`ere aime Marie
===> le fermier aime Marie

; - bad entry for 's

on esp`ere que la fermi`ere aime le fermier ===> hopefully the farmer 's wife loves the farmer

hopefully john loves mary
===> on esp`ere que Jean aime Marie

;;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;;; questions

qui aime Jean
===> whom love John
===> whom loves John
===> who love John
===> who loves John
===> whom does John love
===> who does John love

                ; - distinction "who"/"whom" ? (English grammar) (2)
                ; - no number for "who" nor "whom"

qui est ce que Jean aime
===> whom does John love
===> who does John love

; - distinction "who"/"whom" ? (English grammar) (as 2)

who loves mary
===> qui aime Marie

who does john love
===> qui aime Jean
===> qui Jean aime il
===> qui est ce que Jean aime
===> qui est ce que Jean aimera

; - tense not transfered between "does" and "est ce que"

;;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;;; relatives

le fermier qui aime Jean aime Marie
===> the farmer (NP) loves John love Mary ===> the farmer (NP) loves John loves Mary

                ; - relative pronoun generation (as 1)
                ; - agreement problem for second verb: the <agr> feature is not 
                ;   passed from foot to root in the relative tree (English 
                ;   grammar)

Jean aime la pomme que Marie donne `a la fermi`ere ===> John loves the apple (NP) Mary gives the farmer 's wife ===> John loves the apple (NP) Mary gives to the farmer 's wife

; - relative pronoun generation (as 1)

the farmer who loves mary gives an apple to john ===> le fermier qui aime Marie donne une pomme `a Jean ===> le fermier qui aime Marie donnera une pomme `a Jean

                ; - no tense for "gives"
                ; (generation test: no place for "who" in the target, as "qui"
                ; is a terminal in the grammar tree)

the farmer who mary loves gives john apples ===> le fermier que Marie aime donne des pommes `a Jean ===> le fermier que Marie aime donnera des pommes `a Jean ===> le fermier que aime Marie donne des pommes `a Jean ===> le fermier que aime Marie donnera des pommes `a Jean

; - no tense for "gives"

;;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;;; factitif

le soleil fait fondre la neige
===> the sun melts the snow

the sun melts the snow
===> le soleil fait fondre la neige

la neige vient de fondre
===> the snow just melted
===> the snow just melts

; - no contraint on tense with "just" in the English grammar (4)

le soleil vient de faire fondre la neige ===> the sun just melted the snow
===> the sun just melts the snow

; - (as 4)

the sun just melted the snow
===> le soleil vient de faire fondre la neige

                ; (structural correctness test: in one derivation, "venir-de" 
                ; and "fondre" are adjoined at the same node. this derivation 
                ; is rejected)

;;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;;; negation

Jean ne aime pas Marie
===> John does love Mary
===> John doesn't love Mary

; - negation problem: "does" has no feature <neg>=- (5)

Jean ne aimera pas Marie
===> John will love Mary
===> John won't love Mary

; - negation problem: "will" has no feature <neg>=- (as 5)

the farmer doesn't love mary
===> le fermier ne aime pas Marie

the farmer won't love mary
===> le fermier ne aimera pas Marie

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