examples of morphological synthesis/analysis as top-level grammars

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+-- Abstract syntax for a top-level grammar for morphological analysis and synthesis
+-- AR 15/8/2008
+-- Use this as a template to port other morphologies to javascript, etc.
+
+-- First import a lexicon.
+
+abstract Eng = IrregEngAbs ** { 
+
+cat 
+  Display ;  -- what is shown: word form, analysis, or full table
+  Word ;     -- lexical unit
+  Form ;     -- form description
+
+flags startcat = Display ;
+
+fun
+  DAll : Word -> Display ;            -- to show full table
+  DForm : Word -> Form -> Display ;   -- to show one form
+
+-- Here are the possible forms; this is really a copy of ResEng.VForm
+-- and should be generated automatically.
+
+  VInf, VPres, VPast, VPPart, VPresPart : Form ; 
+
+  WVerb : V -> Word ;   -- use category V from IrregEngAbs
+
+}