The SPECIALIST Lexicon

Modals Features

  • The features of Modal are:

    feature=tense code(agreement):negation code

    Allowable features:

    Tense Code(List of Agreement Features):Negation Code
    past
    pres
      fst_sing
    fst_plur
    second
    sec_sing
    sec_plur
    third
    thr_sing
    thr_plur
       negative
    past_part
    pres_part
    pres
    past
    N/A

  • Example:
        variant=might;past
        variant=mayn't;pres:negative