06. Very basic Grammar of Italian author DeepThought
post-head-modifier-phrase := head-adj -phrase &
[SYNSEM.MODIFIED rmod,
ARGS < [REAL +,
SYNSEM #1 & [ LOCAL.CAT.AUX - ] ],
[REAL +,
SYNSEM.LOCAL.CAT [ HEAD [ MOD < #1 >] ] ] >,
C-CONT.RELS < ! ! >,
C-CONT.HCONS < ! ! >
].
This rule doesn’t impose any constraint. As for participial and gerundive phrases, there are
obviously all the constraints imposed at the lexical level (see above, 2.a ). A sentence like
* Pianse partendo, Maria will have no parse result, given the absence of the matrix phrase subject.
data l’assenza di soggetto nella frase matrice. Only one possible grammatical inpterpretation
will be given to sentences like:
Giovanni pianse, baciato l’amico (“baciato” = active)
Giovanni pianse, baciato dagli amici (“baciato” = passive)
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The generic
post-head-modifier-phrase , anyway, constructs also some sentences
grammatically dubious, as:
?? Giovanni pianse, baciato ?? Giovanni pianse, baciando 11.4. Still missing… The current version of the Italian grammar does not deal with absolute phrases in the middle
of a sentence, e.g. “Giovanni, baciando la moglie, era felice” or “Il presidente, criticato da tutti, diede le dimissioni”. The latter case is parsed in its attributive acception (“criticato da tutti” as a modifier of the NP “Il presidente”).
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