[Lexicog] Shoebox problem: I need a parsing database

[Susan Gehr]

That almost worked.

Here's what I did to the -ara record:

\lx -ara
\a -hara
\a -kara
\u k+ara

But I didn't get pu'- ípak -ara as an option, only

pu- ípa -kara
pu- íp -kara
pu- ípa -ara
pu- ip -ara

until I changed the ípak record by adding an alternate form:

\lx ípak
\a ípa

but if I recall from your excellent class that stems shouldn't have a bunch
of alternate forms, they should go on the prefixes & suffixes.

Would that be ok, or is there another option?  I'll try Steve's idea too.

Thanks for all the quick help! It's nice to have this resource.

Susan Gehr

>Dear Susan,
>in the -ara record,
>add \a -kara
>with \u k+ara
>This should give you a choice between -ara and -kara as a suffix.
>The plus sign says that the k is part of the preceding morpheme and will
>put it back before Shoebox searches for that morpheme.
>Neal
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>I'm having a parsing problem that I think a parsing database will solve,
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>I'm having trouble setting up the parsing database.  Here's an example of
>the problem.
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>\t chavúra pu'ípakara.
>\e She never came back.
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>\t chavúra pu'ípakara.
>\m chavúra
>\g finally
>\p ADV
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>Here's how  pu'ípakara should parse:
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>pu'-     ípak             -ara
>NEG    come_back   NEG
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>But that is never offered to me as an option, only
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>pu'-     ípa     -kara
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>pu'     íp     -kara
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>which are possible but incorrect parses.
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>I've got a second database of the same type as my main lexicon, but I don't
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>know how to set up a record that will force a correct parse.
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>Can someone help me?
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>Thanks!
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>Susan Gehr
>Karuk Tribe of California
>Language Program Director
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