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Selected structures in Tectogrammatical Representation

Selected structures in Tectogrammatical Representation. Silvie Cinko vá (CU) Companions Semantic Representation and Dialog Interfacing Workshop Edinburgh, March 5, 2008. TR: Capturing functions of forms. Infinitive: one form - many functions Comparison: one function - many forms

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Selected structures in Tectogrammatical Representation

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  1. Selected structures in Tectogrammatical Representation Silvie Cinková (CU) Companions Semantic Representation and Dialog Interfacing Workshop Edinburgh, March 5, 2008

  2. TR: Capturing functions of forms • Infinitive: • one form - many functions • Comparison: • one function - many forms • identity: very/same as • similarity: like, as • dissimilarity, difference: than

  3. Why bother? Infinitive as predicate

  4. He refused to cooperate. Verb-controlled infinitive

  5. Consecutive clausewith quantifier Herdwicks need to grow enough to standthe harsh climate.

  6. People with AIDS have enough to bear. Attributive infinitive with quantifier

  7. This flat must have cost a lot to furnish. Simple object-subject transposition

  8. John is difficult to please. Tough movement

  9. Comparison (two quantities) ... data provided by more than 250 purchasing executives

  10. Comparison – two events Mary sang like John. Mary sang in the same way as John sang.

  11. He is fit as a fiddle. Comparison (two states)

  12. Mary is the same as John. Comparison (two states)

  13. He slept in the very bed in which Kennedy had slept. Comparison (two events)

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