Verbs
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Attributes for Verbs
Lists of verbs
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Verbs are represented in UNL?
- by attributes, in case of auxiliary, quasi-auxiliary and semi-auxiliary verbs;
- by relations, in case of linking verbs (copula);
- by UWs, otherwise.
Verbs as attributes
Modal verbs are represented by attributes of modality
- @ability
- @desire
- @necessity
- @obligation
- @permission
- @probability
- @possibility
- @suggestion
Auxiliary verbs are represented by attributes of tense or aspect
- @causative
- @prospective
- @inceptive
- @continuative
- @progressive
- @terminative
Verbs as relations
Copula verbs are represented as the relation "aoj"
Peter is beautiful = aoj(beautiful, Peter)