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== Natural language ==  
 
== Natural language ==  
 
In the UNLarium, the values for mood are the following:
 
In the UNLarium, the values for mood are the following:
 
  
 
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;Infinitive, gerund and participle
 
;Infinitive, gerund and participle
 
:Infinitive, gerund, gerundive and participle are to be represented as [[verb forms]].
 
:Infinitive, gerund, gerundive and participle are to be represented as [[verb forms]].
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=== Examples ===
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*English
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**Indicative: He is a king.
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**Imperative: Be a king.
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**Subjunctive: If he were a king...
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== UNL ==
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Mood is to be represented in UNL by its corresponding semantic value (i.e.,as [[modality]]).

Revision as of 12:34, 16 January 2010

Mood is one of a set of distinctive verb forms that are used to signal modality.

Natural language

In the UNLarium, the values for mood are the following:


Infinitive, gerund and participle
Infinitive, gerund, gerundive and participle are to be represented as verb forms.

Examples

  • English
    • Indicative: He is a king.
    • Imperative: Be a king.
    • Subjunctive: If he were a king...

UNL

Mood is to be represented in UNL by its corresponding semantic value (i.e.,as modality).

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