Eckhard Bick - VISL

... if the following clause boundary is not the conjunction 'que'
REMOVE () (*1 NON-ADV LINK NOT 0 QUE-KS) ;
... if the first following non-adverbial word is not the conjunction 'que'
REMOVE () (*1 CLB/SB OR BARRIER @#ICL-P AND ) (*1 @MV BARRIER CLB-ORD LINK 0 V-MOVE);
if it is subject and there follows a MOVE main verb without interfering clause boundary, then the
target word has the feature +MOVE
REMOVE () (NOT 0 ) ;
if it can move (active movement, +=I, ÷ =i), then one can move it (passive movement, + =J, ÷ =j).
REMOVE () (NOT 0 ) ;
it cannot belong to the prototype 'clothing' if it can move.
REMOVE () (NOT 0 ) ;
it cannot be abstract (i.e., a non-entity) if it can move.
REMOVE () (NOT 0 ) ;
it cannot belong to the prototype 'abstract countable', if it isn't abstract.
[atomic semantic features: = ÷move, = +move, = ÷passive movement, = +passive
movement, = ÷abstract, = +abstract; semantic prototypes: = clothing, =
abstract countable]
In the expression 'Um fato de lã preta' 4 of the same rules are used, plus a rule
recognising the postnominal substance context (made of black wool) to the right.
(12b)
*um [um] DET M S @>N 'en' (a)
fato [fato] N M S @NPHR 'habit' (suit)
de [de] PRP @N< 'af' (of)
lã [lã] N F S @P< 'uld' (wool)
preta [preto] ADJ F S @N< 'sort' (black)
REMOVE () (*1 CLB/SB LINK NOT 0 QUE-KS) ;
REMOVE () (*1 NON-ADV LINK NOT 0 QUE-KS) ;
REMOVE () (*1 CLB/SB OR BARRIER @#ICL-P