The SPECIALIST Lexicon

LRNEG

Descriptions:

Properties

Fields:

FieldNameNotes
1EUIEui of base
2BASBase form
3STRsame as base except in those cases where the feature applies only to one inflected form of the item.
4SCASyntactic category
5NEGNegatives

Algorithm:

  • Field 3: STR vs BAS:
    STR differs from BAS only in the negative forms of auxiliaries and modals. For other POSs, only uninflected forms are included in the STR field. The following are the only lines on which STR and BAS differ:
    • E0012152|be|aren't|aux|negative|
    • E0012152|be|isn't|aux|negative|
    • E0012152|be|wasn't|aux|negative|
    • E0012152|be|weren't|aux|negative|
    • E0014877|can|can't|modal|negative|
    • E0014877|can|cannot|modal|negative|
    • E0014877|can|couldn't|modal|negative|
    • E0020796|dare|daren't|modal|negative|
    • E0023651|do|didn't|aux|negative|
    • E0023651|do|doesn't|aux|negative|
    • E0023651|do|don't|aux|negative|
    • E0030899|have|hadn't|aux|negative|
    • E0030899|have|hasn't|aux|negative|
    • E0030899|have|haven't|aux|negative|
    • E0039142|may|mayn't|modal|negative|
    • E0039142|may|mightn't|modal|negative|
    • E0041474|must|mustn't|modal|negative|
    • E0044483|ought|oughtn't|modal|negative|
    • E0055547|shall|shan't|modal|negative|
    • E0055547|shall|shouldn't|modal|negative|
    • E0065450|will|won't|modal|negative|
    • E0065450|will|wouldn't|modal|negative|

  • Field 5: NEG
    The negatives are negative and broad_negative. They are each discussed below:
    • For adv:
      • negative if "negative"
      • broad_negative if "broad_negative"
    • For pron:
      • negative if "type=indef(neg)"
    • For modal: negative if "variant=xxx:negative"
    • For aux: negative if "variant=xxx:negative"
    • For prep:
      • negative if "negative"
      • broad_negative if "broad_negative"
    • For det: negative if "negative"
    • For conj: negative if "negative"

    • For adj: TBD
    • For noun: TBD
    • For verb: TBD
    • For compl: N/A

  • Print out: EUI|base|string|category|negative
    • EUI|citation|string|category|negative
    • EUI|spVars|string|category|negative