<n.LEMMA> a new operator for inflection (with Semitic mode only)

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Alexis Neme

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Mar 21, 2014, 11:34:09 PM3/21/14
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Austronesian languages such as Tagalog and Indonesian use infixes. 
After the suggestion of Pri Hantoro for the inflection of Indonesian verbs, Cristian Martinez has  implemented this new operator. 
- https://gforgeigm.univ-mlv.fr/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=16&group_id=33&atid=437
- Attached also a screenshot for a generic exampl, created by Cristian.

<n.LEMMA> is an operator useful in these families of languages. 
     This operator copies the lemma field of the lexical entry from the nth position till the end.

Example

In Tagalog grammatical tradition, kumain is an –um- verb with the root kain, the Filipino linguist may find this operator useful to encode inflectional class of such verbs.
 
DELA entry

 kain,$V1um // to eat, kumain:Vperfect kakain:Vfuture kumakain:V Imperfect
  
The Semitic mode "$" should be used in the encoding the entry
in order to generate kumain, the inflexional graph may have the path: 1+um+<2.LEMMA> - Write the 1st letter - insert -um- after the first letter - and the operator <2.LEMMA> recopies the root verb from the 2 till the end of the lemma field.

This operator make the inflectional graph  independent from the number of letter in the root verb. 

Please, if you find this operator useful use it and any feedback or any suggestion of improvement is welcomed


Cheers 
Alexis 

n-LEMMA-screenshot-test.png
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