[Attempto] Prolog file error

[Norbert E. Fuchs]

Ananya

Recall that the lexicon file uses Prolog syntax. Some of your lexicon entries
> noun_sg(person, person, neutr).
> noun_pl(persons, person, neutr).
> noun_sg(Force, Force, neutr).
> noun_sg(TestObjecttype2, TestObjecttype2, neutr).
> noun_pl(tests2, TestObjecttype2, neutr).
> noun_sg(test2, test2, neutr).
> noun_sg(node, node, neutr).
> noun_pl(nodes, node, neutr).
> noun_sg(human being, human being, neutr).
> noun_sg(place, place, neutr).
> noun_pl(places, place, neutr).
> noun_sg(location, location, neutr).
use capitalised arguments that Prolog considers as variables. However, lexical arguments must be constants. Thus – if you want to use capitalisation – enclose the capitalised entries in quotes.

As it happens, your example sentences  "A human being is a being." and "A test2 is a thing." do not use these erroneous lexical entries, and thus the sentences are parsed.

   --- nef



On 28 Mar 2012, at 13:06, Ananya Poddar <ananya0112 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello there, 
>           We are currently working on a project where we have an auto-generated lexicon file that is being generated from the triple-store. The URL address for the file is:     http://gnowledge.org/~nagarjun/mylex.pl
>           
>          This is for a testing purpose, and the nodes included are tests2, Force, as well as human being.
> However, even though it is displaying the syntax at the ACE Parser engine, it is giving the following error.
> 
> error	lexicon	
> Malformed entry.	User lexicon entry is malformed: noun_sg(_G6704,_G6704,neutr)
> error	lexicon	
> Malformed entry.	User lexicon entry is malformed: noun_sg(_G6861,_G6861,neutr)
> error	lexicon	
> Malformed entry.	User lexicon entry is malformed: noun_pl(tests2,_G7031,neutr)
> error	lexicon	
> Malformed file.	The user lexicon file is not a valid Prolog file.
> A human being is a being.
> DRS
> No conditions
> []
> Syntax
>                     specification
>            _________|__________
>            s                  |
>    ________|________          |
>    np              vp         |
> ___|____        ___|___       |
> det    nbar     aux   np      |
> |   ___|___     |   __|__     |
> |   adj   nbar  |   det nbar  |
> |   |     |     |   |   |     |
> |   |     n     |   |   n     |
> |   |     |     |   |   |     |
> a   human being is  a   being .
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Type	Sentence	Problem	Suggestion
> error	 lexicon	
> Malformed entry.	User lexicon entry is malformed: noun_sg(_G4354,_G4354,neutr)
> error	lexicon	
> Malformed entry.	User lexicon entry is malformed: noun_sg(_G4511,_G4511,neutr)
> error	lexicon	
> Malformed entry.	User lexicon entry is malformed: noun_pl(tests2,_G4681,neutr)
> error	lexicon	
> Malformed file.	The user lexicon file is not a valid Prolog file.
> A test2 is a thing.
> DRS
> No conditions
> []
> Syntax
>                specification
>        ________|_________
>        s                |
>   _____|______          |
>   np         vp         |
> __|__     ___|___       |
> det nbar  aux   np      |
> |   |     |   __|__     |
> |   n     |   det nbar  |
> |   |     |   |   |     |
> |   |     |   |   n     |
> |   |     |   |   |     |
> a   test2 is  a   thing .
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