[06:15:58] ii [06:21:09] I defined a 'like' function with mkVV and a 'like_ing' function with ingVV, but [06:21:11] although I can parse "like to make friends" and "like making friends', I can [06:21:13] only parse "like to listen to songs" and not "like listening to songs". The [06:21:15] 'make_V2' and 'listen function were both defined with mkV2. [06:21:17] Siar> p -cat=VP "like to make friends" [06:21:19] Intens ?1 (Intens like (Changing make_V2 (Item zero_Det_pl friend))) [06:21:21] 17 msec [06:21:23] Siar> p -cat=VP "like making friends" [06:21:25] Intens ?1 (Intens like_ing (Changing make_V2 (Item zero_Det_pl friend))) [06:21:27] 18 msec [06:21:29] Siar> p -cat=VP "like to listen to songs" [06:21:31] Intens ?1 (Intens like (Changing listen (Item zero_Det_pl song))) [06:21:34] 21 msec [06:21:35] Siar> p -cat=VP "like listening to songs" [06:21:37] The parser failed at token "listening" [06:21:39] Siar> p -cat=V2 "make" [06:21:41] make_V2 [06:21:43] 0 msec [06:21:46] Siar> p -cat=V2 "listen" [06:21:47] listen [06:21:49] 1 msec [07:03:47] It must be because: [07:03:49] lin listen = mkVP (mkV "listen") (mkPrep "to") ; [07:04:23] Surprise! [07:05:20] Taking my lead from LexiconEng's listen_V2 = prepV2 (mkV "listen" "listened") toP ; [07:06:12] lin listen = mkVP (mkV "listen" "listened") (mkPrep "to); [07:07:08] Works! [07:09:21] Surprising, because I haven't been supplying past forms for other regular verbs. [08:34:25] *** Joins: drbean_ (~drbean@124.219.83.178) [08:34:33] *** Quits: drbean (~drbean@124.219.82.135) (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [09:36:57] *** Quits: jmvanel (~jmvanel@31.0.88.79.rev.sfr.net) (Remote host closed the connection) [13:42:56] *** Joins: spectre (~fran@109.70.252.6) [13:59:50] *** Quits: spectre (~fran@109.70.252.6) (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [14:17:55] *** Joins: spectre (~fran@109.70.252.6) [14:22:36] *** Quits: spectre (~fran@109.70.252.6) (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [18:43:35] *** Joins: BobL (82f1310b@gateway/web/freenode/ip.130.241.49.11) [18:58:19] *** Joins: jmvanel (~jmvanel@her75-1-78-193-21-40.fbxo.proxad.net) [19:31:46] *** Quits: BobL (82f1310b@gateway/web/freenode/ip.130.241.49.11) (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [20:14:59] *** Quits: jmvanel (~jmvanel@her75-1-78-193-21-40.fbxo.proxad.net) (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [21:23:06] *** Joins: spectre (~fran@195.69.7.6) [21:49:20] *** Quits: spectre (~fran@195.69.7.6) (Ping timeout: 272 seconds)