// Guess whether or not a phrase is plural
public static ProbableStrength SeemsPlural(InformedPhrase phrase)
{
ProbableStrength result = new ProbableStrength(0, 0);
double strengthFactor = result.ImproveStrengthStart();
// Noun count is well determined by ending in s
ProbableStrength nounness = PartOSAttribute.SeemsA(phrase, SpeechPart.Noun);
ProbableStrength nisplural;
if (phrase.Name.ToLower().EndsWith("s"))
nisplural = new ProbableStrength(1.0, 0.8);
else
nisplural = new ProbableStrength(0.0, 0.5);
result.ImproveStrength(nounness.Relative(nisplural), ref strengthFactor);
// Verbs that end in s are probably not plural
ProbableStrength verbness = PartOSAttribute.SeemsA(phrase, SpeechPart.Verb);
if (phrase.Name.ToLower().EndsWith("s"))
{
ProbableStrength visplural = new ProbableStrength(0.0, 0.8);
result.ImproveStrength(verbness.Relative(visplural), ref strengthFactor);
}
result.ImproveStrengthFinish(strengthFactor);
return result;
}
public static ProbableStrength SeemsReferencePhrase(InformedPhrase phrase, bool not)
{
ProbableStrength total = new ProbableStrength(0, 0);
double strengthFactor = total.ImproveStrengthStart();
foreach (KeyValuePair <PhraseSense, double> sense in phrase.Senses)
{
if (sense.Key.Phrases.Count == 1)
{
total.ImproveStrength(SeemsReferencialVerb(sense.Key.Phrases[0]), ref strengthFactor);
}
else
{
// Is this a "helper" verb followed by an anaphora?
ProbableStrength foundHelper = ProbableStrength.None, foundBoth = ProbableStrength.None;
foreach (InformedPhrase subphr in sense.Key.Phrases)
{
if (!not)
{
foundHelper = foundHelper.Better(SeemsReferencialVerb(subphr));
foundBoth = foundBoth.Better(foundHelper.Relative(SeemsAnaphora(subphr)));
}
else
{
foundHelper = foundHelper.Better(SeemsReferencialVerb(subphr).InverseProbability());
foundBoth = foundBoth.Better(foundHelper.Relative(SeemsAnaphora(subphr).InverseProbability()));
}
}
foundBoth.weight = foundBoth.weight + .5 - foundBoth.weight * .5;
// Use both our and the recursive result
total.ImproveStrength(foundBoth, ref strengthFactor);
}
}
total.ImproveStrengthFinish(strengthFactor);
return(total);
}
