The SPECIALIST Lexicon

LRPRP

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
5FEAFeatures

Algorithm:

  • Field 3: STR vs BAS:
    STR differs from BAS only in the negative forms of auxiliaries and modals.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|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: FEA
    The features are stative, proper, interrogative, demonstrative, negative and broad_negative. They are each discussed below:
    • For adj: stative if "stative"
    • For noun: proper if "proper"
    • For adv:
      • interrogative if "interrogative"
      • negative if "negative"
      • broad_negative if "broad_negative"
    • For pron:
      • interrogative if "interrogative"
      • demonstrative if "type=dem"
      • negative if "type=indef(neg)"
      • can not be "free" (do nothing)
    • For Det: demonstrative if "demonstrative"
    • For modal: negative if "variant=xxx:negative"
    • For aux: negative if "variant=xxx:negative"

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