Thanks very much, Raul.
When I was referring to innadequate documentation, I
meant the top section which attempts to describe the
parsing order independently of the bottom table. It
does so fairly well, except for failing to
define/clarify verb phrase as you have.
Another way to describe the process below is scan
leftward from a conjunction until you reach one of:
edge V
V V
N V
The verb phrase is bound by the right V in that pair.
Although the expression can be malformed and result in
a syntax error...
Looks like its true...
pc =: 2 : '&'
pv=: 2 : 'smoutput u'
2 'n' pc 'n' [EMAIL PROTECTED] pv 'nil'
2&(smoutput [EMAIL PROTECTED])
'n' pc 'n' [EMAIL PROTECTED] pv 'nil'
&(smoutput [EMAIL PROTECTED])
The above shows that when N V or V V pattern comes up,
the verb phrase stops, but hopefully the line below is
a bug in J:
('n' pc 'n') [EMAIL PROTECTED] pv 'nil'
|syntax error
parenthesising (u c y) can break a sentence :(
although,
& [EMAIL PROTECTED] pv 'nil'
|syntax error
so maybe the bug is that the above sentences made an
adverb from pattern C V. when they should have created
a syntax error?
--- "Miller, Raul D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > If you were to parse out words leftward from a
> > conjunction to find the verb phrase that bonds to
> it,
> > (ignoring parentheses) then:
> > 1.keep accumulating if word is adv or conj.
> > 2.if word is a verb or noun, then keep
> accumulating if
> > left word is conjunction.
>
> Assuming a verb phrase is present, yes.
>
> > Resulting expression is either the verb phrase
> that
> > bonds with rightmost conjunction or a syntax
> error.
>
> A syntax error is not a verb phrase.
>
> A sequence of adverbs is not a verb phrase and is
> not a syntax error.
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