[developers] generation bug in Agree - "are not permitted to look you."

Glenn Slayden glenn at thai-language.com
Sat Nov 30 23:24:15 CET 2013


Thanks for the reply Francis. The particular issue you mention is actually a separate problem which we identified in the context of string-vs-type ambiguity in some grammars (viz. ERG):

fundamentals.tdl:
	_week_n_1_rel := non_day_diadic_nonprop_rel & day_or_week_rel.

lexicon.tdl:
	week1 := n_-_c-week_le &
	 [ ORTH < "week" >,
	   SYNSEM [ LKEYS.KEYREL.PRED "_week_n_1_rel",
	            PHON.ONSET con ] ].

The problem is that the presence of both 'string' and 'type' versions of orthographic duplicates causes indeterminacy when round-tripping through MRS (which by definition does not maintain the distinction). We concluded that the world would be a better place if this practice were abolished.

Cheers,

Glenn


-----Original Message-----
From: developers-bounces at emmtee.net [mailto:developers-bounces at emmtee.net] On Behalf Of Francis Bond
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 2:16 AM
To: Spencer Rarrick
Cc: developers at delph-in.net; Glenn Slayden
Subject: Re: [developers] generation bug in Agree - "are not permitted to look you."

Perhaps we should not have two "_look_v_1_rel"'s with different
argument signatures in the first place?  I though that this was
officially discouraged, ...





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