Link Grammar Example
A Link Grammar Example is an example of parsed strings using a Link Grammars.
- See: Dependency Grammar.
References
- Two similar sentences
+-------Pa--------+ +-----Jp-----+
+--Ss-+--EBm-+ +--MVp---+ +--Dmc--+
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Salieri was(v) clearly mediocre(a) among the composers(n)
+-----Jp-----+
+--Ss-+---Paf-+--MVp--+ +--Dmc--+
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Mozart was(v) great(a) among the composers(n).
- Simple Conjunction
+------------------------------Xp-----------------------------+
| +----Jp----+ |
+---Wd---+--------Spx-------+---Opt--+---Mp--+ +--Dmc--+ |
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LEFT-WALL Mozart and Salieri were.v composers.n of the 1700s [!].n .
+------------------------------Xp-----------------------------+
| +----Jp----+ |
+---------Wd--------+--Spx--+---Opt--+---Mp--+ +--Dmc--+ |
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LEFT-WALL Mozart and Salieri were.v composers.n of the 1700s [!].n .
- "Such As"
Found 5 linkages (3 with no P.P. violations)
Linkage 1, cost vector = (UNUSED=0 DIS=0 AND=0 LEN=11)
+----------------------------Xp---------------------------+
| +-----Mp----+ |
+--Wd--+---Ss--+---MVp--+---Jp--+ +IDW+Js+ |
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LEFT-WALL MEQ interacts.v with proteins.n such as P53 and RB1 .
+----------------------------Xp---------------------------+
| +-----Mp----+ |
+--Wd--+---Ss--+---MVp--+---Jp--+ +IDW+----Js----+ |
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LEFT-WALL MEQ interacts.v with proteins.n such as P53 and RB1 .
Constituent tree:
(S (NP MEQ)
(VP interacts
(PP with
(NP (NP proteins)
(PP such as
(NP (NP P53)
and
(NP RB1))))))
.)
- Handling of inverted subject-verb order, as in questions.
+----I*d----+
+---Qd--+-SIp+ |
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LEFT-WALL do.v they travel.v
+-----------Xp-----------+
+---Wd--+-Sp-+--I*d-+ |
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LEFT-WALL they do.v travel.v .
The inverted subject-verb order is expressed by a special type of link: SI, for subject inversion.
- Problem area
- Complex Conjunctions
No complete linkages found.
++++Time 0.03 seconds (416.26 total)
Found 5 linkages (5 with no P.P. violations) at null count 1
Linkage 1, cost vector = (UNUSED=1 DIS=1 AND=0 LEN=14)
+-----------------------Xp-----------------------+
| +-----Osn----+ |
+--Wd--+-Sp*i+-Os-+ +-Ds-+ |
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LEFT-WALL I.p gave.v Bob a doll.n and [Mary] a gun.n .
+-----------------------Xp-----------------------+
| +--------------Osn--------------+ |
+--Wd--+-Sp*i+-Os-+ +-Ds+ |
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LEFT-WALL I.p gave.v Bob a doll.n and [Mary] a gun.n .
Constituent tree:
(S (NP I)
(VP gave
(NP Bob)
(NP (NP a doll)
and Mary
(NP a gun)))
.)