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title: rela

relation

The linguistic relation between the object and its context.

This feature is present on objects of type clause, phrase(_atom), and subphrase.

Subphrase

code	code	description
ADJ	adj	Adjunct
ATR	atr	Attribute
DEM	dem	Demonstrative
MOD	mod	Modifier
PAR	par	Parallel
REG	rec	Regens

The kind of relationship between the object (daughter) and its mother. In case of the regens/rectum relation, the mother is not a subphrase, but a word. The upper case values apply to the mother subphrase and the lower case values apply to the daughter subphrase. See mother.

Note

In MQL the feature applies to the daughter only; the mother has the value NA.

Note

Consider leaving out the uppercase values, since they do not occur in MQL. Examples needed.

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Phrase atom

code	description
Appo	Apposition
Sfxs	Suffix specification
Link	Conjunction
Spec	Specification
Para	Parallel

This feature expresses the way a phrase atom is used in building a complex phrase.

Note

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Phrase

code	description
PrAd	Predicative adjunct
Resu	Resumption

This feature expresses how phrases refer to each other. The value for rela has been derived from the value of phrase function of the daughter (PrAd yields PrAd) or the mother (Frnt yields Resu). See mother. The mother of a resumption can be a clause, namely when the constituent in question resumes a casus pendens clause.

Note

The remarks about PrAd, Frnt and Resu are too terse to be understood. Is the object in question (the one carrying the rela feature), the mother or the daughter?

I prefer a more informative definition.

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Clause

code	description
Adju	Adjunctive clause
Attr	Attributive clause
Cmpl	Complement clause
Coor	Coordinated clause
Objc	Object clause
PrAd	Predicative adjunct clause
PreC	Predicative complement clause
ReVo	Referral to the vocative
Resu	Resumptive clause
RgRc	Regens/rectum connection
Spec	Specification clause
Subj	Subject clause

For clause-like objects this feature is also called clause constituent relation; it indicates the syntactic function of the clause.

Note

I prefer a more informative definition.

Explain why is this a useful feature? Examples needed.