A computational grammar and lexicon for Maltese

form6 VDerivedForm Binyan VI: twieġeb
form7 VDerivedForm Binyan VII: ndaħal
form8 VDerivedForm Binyan VIII: ftakar
form9 VDerivedForm Binyan IX: sfar
form10 VDerivedForm Binyan X: stieden
strong VClass Strong tri. verb: kiteb ( √ KTB)
liquidMedial VClass Strong liquid-medial tri. verb: ħareġ ( √ ħRġ)
geminated VClass Strong geminated tri. verb: ħabb ( √ ħBB)
assimilative VClass Weak-initial tri. verb: wieġeb ( √ WġB)
hollow VClass Weak-medial tri. verb: ried ( √ RJD)
lacking VClass Weak-final tri. verb: mexa ( √ MXJ)
defective VClass Għ-final tri. verb: qata’ ( √ QTGħ)
quad VClass Strong quad. verb: ħarbat ( √ ħRBT)
quadWeak VClass Weak-final quad. verb: kanta ( √ KNTJ)
irregular VClass Irregular verb: af ( √ ''F)
loan VClass Loan verb: ipparkja (no root)
Table A.5: Morphological paradigms: nouns
Function Type Explanation
mkN Str -> N Noun paradigm 1: Take the singular
and infer plural
mkN Str -> Gender -> N Noun paradigm 1: Explicit gender
mkN Str -> Str -> N Noun paradigm 1: Take the singular
and explicit plural
mkN Str -> Str -> Gender -> N Noun paradigm 1: Explicit gender
mkN Str -> Str -> Str -> N Noun paradigm 1x: Take singular and
both plurals
mkN Str -> Str -> Str -> Gender -> N Noun paradigm 1x: Explicit gender
mkNColl Str -> N Noun paradigm 2c: Collective form
only
mkNColl Str -> Str -> N Noun paradigm 2b: Collective and
plural
mkNColl Str -> Str -> Str -> N Noun paradigm 2: Singular, collective
and plural
mkNColl Str -> Str -> Str -> Str -> N Noun paradigm 2x: Singular, collective
and both plurals
mkNNoPlural Str -> N Noun paradigm 3: No plural
mkNNoPlural Str -> Gender -> N Noun paradigm 3: Explicit gender
mkNDual Str -> N Noun paradigm 4: Infer dual, plural
and gender from singular
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