[00:26:12] *** Parts: e3928a3bc (~user@189-25-246-29.user.veloxzone.com.br) ("ERC (IRC client for Emacs 25.2.1)") [02:46:09] *** Quits: JuanDaugherty (~juan@98.4.124.117) (Remote host closed the connection) [03:38:29] *** Joins: proteus-guy (~proteusgu@14.207.87.4) [03:39:38] *** Quits: proteusguy (~proteusgu@180.183.107.61) (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [07:57:23] *** Joins: JuanDaugherty (~juan@98.4.124.117) [10:09:57] *** Joins: proteusguy (~proteus-g@180.183.127.76) [11:34:37] *** Quits: proteusguy (~proteus-g@180.183.127.76) (Remote host closed the connection) [11:35:50] *** Joins: proteusguy (~proteus-g@180.183.127.76) [11:36:05] *** Quits: proteusguy (~proteus-g@180.183.127.76) (Remote host closed the connection) [12:46:10] *** Joins: proteusguy (~proteus-g@184.22.246.100) [14:26:57] *** Quits: keri (~wen@ksit.fixme.fi) (Remote host closed the connection) [14:27:05] *** Joins: keri (~wen@ksit.fixme.fi) [14:57:20] *** Quits: drbean (~drbean@TC210-63-209-41.static.apol.com.tw) (Quit: ZNC 1.6.5 - http://znc.in) [15:01:17] *** Joins: drbean (~drbean@210.63.209.15) [15:49:18] e3928a3bc: aarne said that he just thought it's neater to not introduce unnecessary distinctions to all verbs [15:49:35] VForm = Inf | PresSg3 is enough for all verbs except be [15:49:50] which also needs PresSg1 and PresPl [15:50:50] so he just thought it's nicer to introduce verbs as Verbs, and only use GVerb in the VP level [15:51:39] there is no be_V in the lexicon, so it's totally fine that lincat V = Verb [15:52:06] but when you make a VP out of an AP (https://github.com/GrammaticalFramework/gf-contrib/blob/master/mini/newmini/MiniGrammarEng.gf#L56), then you do need the copula [15:52:09] so that's the reason [15:53:11] it would be enough to have GVerb in everything, or just have one type called Verb with VForm = Inf | PresSg3 | PresSg1 | PresPl, but that's a lot of redundant forms for all verbs but one