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;;; examples.txt 19/8/92
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;;; 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
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;;; Original file - G. Prigent.
;;; Revision history -
;;; Changed those sentences which give parse errors, anoop.
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;;; 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"
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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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