Values for syntactic annotations
The VerbalUnit annotation and the TokenAnnotation use string values for some annotation properties, but when you use the functions verbalunit and token to construct these objects, they enforce a controlled vocabulary.
Both verbalunit and token allow string values to be abbreviated with a minimum unique starting string. In the lists on this page, the minimum unique string for each value is highlighted in bold-faced letters.
Annotating verbal expressions
Each verbal expression has two string annotations, for its syntactic type, and its semantic type.
Syntactic type of verbal expression
- independent clause
- subordinate clause
- circumstantial participle
- attributive participle
- infinitive in indirect statement
- participle in indirect statement
- quote
- aside
Semantic type of verbal expression
- transitive
- intransitive
- linking
Annotating tokens
The syntactic relation between two tokens is annotated one one of the following values:
- conjunction
- subordinate conjunction
- relative pronoun
- unit verb
- predicate
- subject
- direct address
- complementary infinitive
- supplementary participle
- modal particle
- adverbial
- attributive
- article
- pronoun
- dative
- genitive
In addition, the following abbreviations are predefined.
Other pre-defined abbreviations
- o == object
- op == object of preposition
- s == subject
- sc == subordinate conjunction