ch.uzh.ifi.attempto.ape
Class LexiconEntry

java.lang.Object
  ch.uzh.ifi.attempto.ape.LexiconEntry

public class LexiconEntry
extends java.lang.Object

This class represents a single lexicon entry.

Author:

Tobias Kuhn, Kaarel Kaljurand

Method Summary

static LexiconEntry	createAdjCompEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the comparative form of an adjective, for example "richer".
static LexiconEntry	createAdjEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the positive form of an adjective, for example "rich".
static LexiconEntry	createAdjSupEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the superlative form of an adjective, for example "richest".
static LexiconEntry	createAdvCompEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the comparative form of an adverb, for example "faster".
static LexiconEntry	createAdvEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the positive form of an adverb, for example "manually" or "fast".
static LexiconEntry	createAdvSupEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the superlative form of an adverb, for example "fastest".
static LexiconEntry	createDitrVerbInfEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol, java.lang.String preposition) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the bare infinitive form of a ditransitive verb, for example "give".
static LexiconEntry	createDitrVerbPPEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol, java.lang.String preposition) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the past participle form of a ditransitive verb, for example "given".
static LexiconEntry	createDitrVerbThirdEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol, java.lang.String preposition) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the third singular form of a ditransitive verb, for example "gives".
static LexiconEntry	createEntry(java.lang.String lexiconTerm) Creates a new lexicon entry on the basis of a string that is a serialization of a Prolog term.
static LexiconEntry	createItrVerbInfEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the bare infinitive form of an intransitive verb, for example "wait".
static LexiconEntry	createItrVerbThirdEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the third singular form of an intransitive verb, for example "waits".
static LexiconEntry	createMeasureNounPlEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the plural form of a measurement noun, for example "miles", "km".
static LexiconEntry	createMeasureNounSgEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the singular form of a measurement noun, for example "mile", "km".
static LexiconEntry	createNounMassEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol, Gender gender) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines a mass noun, for example "money".
static LexiconEntry	createNounPlEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol, Gender gender) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the plural form of a countable noun, for example "countries".
static LexiconEntry	createNounSgEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol, Gender gender) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the singular form of a countable noun, for example "country".
static LexiconEntry	createPrepEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines a preposition, for example "for".
static LexiconEntry	createPropernameDefPlEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol, Gender gender) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines a plural proper name to be used with the definite article "the", for example "the United-Nations".
static LexiconEntry	createPropernameDefSgEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol, Gender gender) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines a singular proper name to be used with the definite article "the", for example "the Nile".
static LexiconEntry	createPropernamePlEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol, Gender gender) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines a plural proper name, for example "United-States".
static LexiconEntry	createPropernameSgEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol, Gender gender) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines a singular proper name, for example "Switzerland".
static LexiconEntry	createTrAdjCompEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol, java.lang.String preposition) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the comparative form of a transitive adjective, for example "fonder-of".
static LexiconEntry	createTrAdjEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol, java.lang.String preposition) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the positive form of a transitive adjective, for example "fond-of".
static LexiconEntry	createTrAdjSupEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol, java.lang.String preposition) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the superlative form of a transitive adjective, for example "fondest-of".
static LexiconEntry	createTrVerbInfEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the bare infinitive form of a transitive verb, for example "contain".
static LexiconEntry	createTrVerbPPEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the past participle form of a transitive verb, for example "contained".
static LexiconEntry	createTrVerbThirdEntry(java.lang.String wordForm, java.lang.String symbol) Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the third singular form of a transitive verb, for example "contains".
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the plain text serialization for this lexicon entry.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

createEntry

public static LexiconEntry createEntry(java.lang.String lexiconTerm)

Creates a new lexicon entry on the basis of a string that is a serialization of a Prolog term. The string is not checked for wellformedness. Whenever possible, one of the other static constructor methods should be used instead of this method.

Parameters:

lexiconTerm - A string that is a serialized Prolog term representing a lexicon entry.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createAdvEntry

public static LexiconEntry createAdvEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                          java.lang.String symbol)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the positive form of an adverb, for example "manually" or "fast".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createAdvCompEntry

public static LexiconEntry createAdvCompEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                              java.lang.String symbol)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the comparative form of an adverb, for example "faster".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createAdvSupEntry

public static LexiconEntry createAdvSupEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                             java.lang.String symbol)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the superlative form of an adverb, for example "fastest".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createAdjEntry

public static LexiconEntry createAdjEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                          java.lang.String symbol)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the positive form of an adjective, for example "rich".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createAdjCompEntry

public static LexiconEntry createAdjCompEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                              java.lang.String symbol)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the comparative form of an adjective, for example "richer".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createAdjSupEntry

public static LexiconEntry createAdjSupEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                             java.lang.String symbol)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the superlative form of an adjective, for example "richest".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createTrAdjEntry

public static LexiconEntry createTrAdjEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                            java.lang.String symbol,
                                            java.lang.String preposition)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the positive form of a transitive adjective, for example "fond-of".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

preposition - The preposition of the transitive adjective, for example "of" in the case of "fond-of".

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createTrAdjCompEntry

public static LexiconEntry createTrAdjCompEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                                java.lang.String symbol,
                                                java.lang.String preposition)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the comparative form of a transitive adjective, for example "fonder-of".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

preposition - The preposition of the transitive adjective, for example "of" in the case of "fonder-of".

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createTrAdjSupEntry

public static LexiconEntry createTrAdjSupEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                               java.lang.String symbol,
                                               java.lang.String preposition)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the superlative form of a transitive adjective, for example "fondest-of".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

preposition - The preposition of the transitive adjective, for example "of" in the case of "fondest-of".

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createNounSgEntry

public static LexiconEntry createNounSgEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                             java.lang.String symbol,
                                             Gender gender)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the singular form of a countable noun, for example "country".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

gender - The gender of the noun.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createNounPlEntry

public static LexiconEntry createNounPlEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                             java.lang.String symbol,
                                             Gender gender)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the plural form of a countable noun, for example "countries".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

gender - The gender of the noun.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createNounMassEntry

public static LexiconEntry createNounMassEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                               java.lang.String symbol,
                                               Gender gender)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines a mass noun, for example "money".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

gender - The gender of the noun.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createMeasureNounSgEntry

public static LexiconEntry createMeasureNounSgEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                                    java.lang.String symbol)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the singular form of a measurement noun, for example "mile", "km".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createMeasureNounPlEntry

public static LexiconEntry createMeasureNounPlEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                                    java.lang.String symbol)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the plural form of a measurement noun, for example "miles", "km".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createPropernameSgEntry

public static LexiconEntry createPropernameSgEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                                   java.lang.String symbol,
                                                   Gender gender)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines a singular proper name, for example "Switzerland".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

gender - The gender of the proper name.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createPropernamePlEntry

public static LexiconEntry createPropernamePlEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                                   java.lang.String symbol,
                                                   Gender gender)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines a plural proper name, for example "United-States".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

gender - The gender of the proper name.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createPropernameDefSgEntry

public static LexiconEntry createPropernameDefSgEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                                      java.lang.String symbol,
                                                      Gender gender)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines a singular proper name to be used with the definite article "the", for example "the Nile".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

gender - The gender of the proper name.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createPropernameDefPlEntry

public static LexiconEntry createPropernameDefPlEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                                      java.lang.String symbol,
                                                      Gender gender)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines a plural proper name to be used with the definite article "the", for example "the United-Nations".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

gender - The gender of the proper name.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createItrVerbThirdEntry

public static LexiconEntry createItrVerbThirdEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                                   java.lang.String symbol)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the third singular form of an intransitive verb, for example "waits".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createItrVerbInfEntry

public static LexiconEntry createItrVerbInfEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                                 java.lang.String symbol)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the bare infinitive form of an intransitive verb, for example "wait".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createTrVerbThirdEntry

public static LexiconEntry createTrVerbThirdEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                                  java.lang.String symbol)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the third singular form of a transitive verb, for example "contains".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createTrVerbInfEntry

public static LexiconEntry createTrVerbInfEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                                java.lang.String symbol)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the bare infinitive form of a transitive verb, for example "contain".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createTrVerbPPEntry

public static LexiconEntry createTrVerbPPEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                               java.lang.String symbol)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the past participle form of a transitive verb, for example "contained".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createDitrVerbThirdEntry

public static LexiconEntry createDitrVerbThirdEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                                    java.lang.String symbol,
                                                    java.lang.String preposition)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the third singular form of a ditransitive verb, for example "gives".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

preposition - The preposition for the indirect object.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createDitrVerbInfEntry

public static LexiconEntry createDitrVerbInfEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                                  java.lang.String symbol,
                                                  java.lang.String preposition)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the bare infinitive form of a ditransitive verb, for example "give".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

preposition - The preposition for the indirect object.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createDitrVerbPPEntry

public static LexiconEntry createDitrVerbPPEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                                 java.lang.String symbol,
                                                 java.lang.String preposition)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines the past participle form of a ditransitive verb, for example "given".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

preposition - The preposition for the indirect object.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

createPrepEntry

public static LexiconEntry createPrepEntry(java.lang.String wordForm,
                                           java.lang.String symbol)

Creates a new lexicon entry that defines a preposition, for example "for".

Parameters:

wordForm - The word form how it should appear in the ACE texts.

symbol - The symbol how it should appear in the logical representations.

Returns:

The new lexicon entry.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns the plain text serialization for this lexicon entry.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

The plain text serialization for this lexicon entry.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object