A computational grammar and lexicon for Maltese

Conventions
The following conventions are used in this thesis:
• Maltese words, affixes, and phrases are always shown in italics: ġemel, -ijiet, kliem ix-xiħ.
• English glosses for Maltese words or phrases are shown within single quotes after the
entity which they explain: ssogra (‘he risked’).
• The Maltese verb is represented by the third person singular masculine in the perfective
(“mamma”), since it is morphologically unmarked. There is no infinitive in Maltese.
• Tri-consonantal and quadri-consonantal Semitic roots are shown preceded by the root
symbol: √ FTħ, √ GRBB.
• Inline code snippets or identifiers from source code are written in monospace.
A glossary of abbreviations and acronyms can be found on page 101.
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