Bow Tie Kreative Writing System

The model

Machine-Readable Linguistic Primitives

Universal Dependencies compatible surface analysis

Parts of speech

Parts of speech
TagNameFunction
ADJadjectiveModifies or predicates a property.
ADPadpositionMarks a noun phrase relation; includes prepositions and postpositions.
ADVadverbModifies a verb, adjective, adverb, clause, or discourse relation.
AUXauxiliaryAdds tense, aspect, mood, voice, or related grammatical information.
CCONJcoordinating_conjunctionJoins units of equal syntactic status.
DETdeterminerMarks reference, quantity, definiteness, or possession within a noun phrase.
INTJinterjectionExpresses reaction, greeting, or discourse signal with loose syntactic attachment.
NOUNcommon_nounNames a class of entity, substance, event, state, or abstraction.
NUMnumeralExpresses number, quantity, sequence, or measure.
PARTparticlePerforms a grammatical function not covered by other closed classes.
PRONpronounPoints to participants or entities without repeating a full noun phrase.
PROPNproper_nounNames a specific person, place, organization, work, or other entity.
PUNCTpunctuationDelimits, groups, relates, or emphasizes written units.
SCONJsubordinating_conjunctionMarks one clause as dependent on another.
SYMsymbolRepresents a non-word sign such as a currency or mathematical symbol.
VERBverbPredicates an event, process, action, or state.
XotherCovers items whose part of speech cannot be determined or falls outside the inventory.

Dependency relations

Dependency relations
RelationMeaning
aclclausal modifier of noun
advcladverbial clause modifier
advmodadverbial modifier
amodadjectival modifier
apposappositional modifier
auxauxiliary
casecase marker
cccoordinating conjunction
ccompclausal complement
clfclassifier
compoundcompound relation
conjconjunct
copcopula
csubjclausal subject
depunspecified dependency
detdeterminer
discoursediscourse element
dislocateddislocated element
explexpletive
fixedfixed multiword expression
flatflat multiword expression
goeswithsplit word relation
iobjindirect object
listlist relation
marksubordination marker
nmodnominal modifier
nsubjnominal subject
nummodnumeric modifier
objobject
obloblique nominal
orphanorphan in ellipsis
parataxisloosely joined clause
punctpunctuation
reparandumoverridden disfluency
rootsentence root
vocativedirect address
xcompopen clausal complement

Morphology features

  • person
  • number
  • gender
  • case
  • tense
  • aspect
  • mood
  • voice
  • verb_form
  • degree
  • definiteness
  • polarity
  • possessive
  • pronoun_type

Clause roles

  • predicate
  • agent
  • experiencer
  • patient
  • theme
  • recipient
  • beneficiary
  • instrument
  • location
  • source
  • goal
  • time
  • manner
  • cause
  • purpose
  • condition
  • concession

Information structure

  • topic
  • focus
  • given
  • new
  • contrast
  • background

Discourse relations

  • addition
  • sequence
  • cause
  • effect
  • contrast
  • concession
  • condition
  • example
  • elaboration
  • restatement
  • comparison
  • purpose
  • summary