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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear Colleagues,</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I have a bilingual assistant who is currently disambiguating
transcripts of Spanish MOR.  </span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For the Spanish, what is the structure of the morphemization
of adjectives and nouns on the %MOR lines supposed to look like?  I have seen
the program create the following:</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ADJECTIVES:</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>*MOM:  azules ?</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>%mor:   adj|azul=blue-PL ?</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>*MOM:  verdes ?</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>%mor:   adj|verde=green-PL&MASC ?</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>NOUNS:</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>*MOM:  (un) besito .</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>%mor:   n|beso=kiss-DIM-MASC .</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>*MOM:  (la) muneca .</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>%mor:   n|muneca=doll&FEM .</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Should PL, MASC/FEM, and DIM be separately by hyphens or
ampersands?  And which should come first?  And is the structure the same for
adjectives and nouns or different?</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thank you,</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="English111 Vivace BT"><span lang=FR
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"English111 Vivace BT"'>Linda</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Linda R. Cote, Ph.D.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Arial'>Research Scientist and Statistical Contractor</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>Child & Family Research</span></font></p>

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  font-family:Arial'>6705 Rockledge Drive</span></font></p>

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  font-family:Arial'>Bethesda</span></font><font size=1 face=Arial><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Arial'>Telephone:  (301) 496-6832</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>Fax:  (301) 496-2766</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Arial'>E-mail:  </span></font><a
href="mailto:cotel@cfr.nichd.nih.gov"><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial'>cotel@cfr.nichd.nih.gov</span></font></a></p>

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