Teknik Language Specification fields 1-9

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*1* A Teknik word consists of 20 characters:

*1.1* '7' indicates a question word
'8' indicates an expression whose head must agree
'9' indicates an expression that doesn't change
'a' indicates an abstract word or concept (love, think)
'b' indicates a prefix (beginning)
'c' indicates a concrete word or concept (apple, add)
'd' indicates a stock phrase (How are you?, I'm fine)
'e' indicates a suffix (ending)
'f' is N/A or unknown

*1.2* Part of speech
1 = noun
2 = verb
3 = adjective (or determiner)
4 = adverb
5 = preposition
6 = conjunction
7 = interjection
8 = question word
9..c = undefined
d = stock phrase
e = punctuation
f = N/A or unknown

*1.3* Specific parts of speech:
Noun:
1 = count
2 = noncount
3 = proper noun
4 = pronoun
5 = possessive noun
6 = possessive pronoun
Verb:
0 = intransative
1 = either vi or vt
2 = vt. requires a proper noun
3 = vt. requires any noun
4 = requires adjective
5 = requires gerund
6 = requires infinitive (may have separate subj.)
7 = requires a relative clause w/separate subj.
8 = requires both a direct and indirect object
9 = requires a quotation
a = requires a quotation and indirect object
b = requires a relative clause whose subj is the primary verb's DO
c = requires a quantity (absolute or circumlocutious)
d = auxiliary verb
e = modal auxiliary
Adjective:
1 = simple adjective
2 = article
3 = number
4 = proper possessive adj.
5 = possessive pronoun adj.
6 = capitalized adj. (e.g.,days of the week)
Adverb:
1 = transitional adv.
2 = sentence adv.
3 = central adv.
4 = adv-->verb at end of sent.
5 = adv-->adj.
6 = adv-->adv.
7 = adv. of motion (home, upstairs, east)
8 = adv. of time (everyday)
9 = adv. of frequency (always)
a = phrasal verb adv.
Preposition:
1 = preposition of location (in, on, next to)
2 = preposition of motion (to, up, down)
3 = preposition of time (at, before, after)
4 = preposition of relation (with, by)
Conj:
1 = local (This and that)
2 = verb (ate and ran)
3 = sentence (He did this and she did that)
4 = conditional (If/when)
5 = subordinate (while)

*1.4* Gender agreement | specificity agreement
1 = male
2 = female
3 = neuter
+0 = animate/specific
+3 = inanimate/specific
+6 = animate/general
+9 = inanimate/general
f = N/A or unknown

*1.5* Number agreement - changed 9/13/2006 to allow negative verbs
1 = neg. /I/ verb or singular noun
2 = neg. /You/ verb
3 = neg. /He.../ verb
4 = /I/ verb or singular noun
5 = /You 1/ verb
6 = /He.../ verb
7 = /We/ verb or double noun
8 = /You all/ verb
9 = /They/ verb or plural noun
a,b = undefined
c = neg. /We/ verb or double noun
d = neg. /You all/ verb
e = neg. /They/ verb or plural noun
f = N/A or unknown

*1.6* Case agreement
Noun/Adjective:
1 = NOM: subjective
2 = ACC: direct objective
3 = DAT: indirect objective
4 = prepositional
5 = LOC(1): locative (in motion)
6 = GEN: possessive
7 = LOC(2): locative (stationary)
8 = INS: instrumental (with x)
9 = VOC: vocative, form of address
Verb:
1 = plain
2 = gerund
3 = infinitive
4 = conditional
5 = command
6 = passive
7 = perfect
8 = (be able to)
9 = (have to)
a = adjectival
e = subj+plain verb contraction

*1.7* Tense marker
1 = present
2 = future
3 = past
4 = double future
5 = double past
6 = completed future
7 = completed past
8 = immediate present
9 = past --> now
a = experiential
f = N/A or unknown

*1.8* Participle marker
0 = state of being
1 = simple
2 = progressive
3 = perfect
4 = perfect progressive
+5 = motion

*1.9* Formality byte
0 = erroneous
1 = obscene
2 = very rude
3 = slightly rude
4 = informal (close friends)
5 = casual (family & acquaintances)
6 = polite (strangers & business)
7 = very polite (the boss)
8 = double formal
9 = triple formal
a = 4x formal
c = technical low
d = technical high
e = archaic
f = N/A or unknown

*** indices 10..20 (base 1) define the word, where the above define its
*** position in the language.

*** 1.10,11 define the general topic
*** 1.12,13 define subtopic I
*** 1.14,15 define subtopic II
*** 1.16 defines subtopic III
*** 1.17 defines subtopic IV
*** 1.18-20 define the actual meaning (or in some cases, value)

*2* A Teknik sentence contains 7 elements:

*2.1* Primary verb phrase
* A verb phrase consists of the primary action (or state) first, then
all modifiers following from the most to least significant (if
applicable).
* If more than one primary action is indicated, a sequence of strings
will be stored in the first location.
*2.2* Primary subject phrase
* The subject phrase states the doer directly, followed by the most
significant modifiers
*2.3* Primary direct object - as above
*2.4* Primary indirect object - as above
*2.5* Time reference, if any.
* The time reference could be a simple adverb, or a subordinate clause.
*2.6* Direction reference, if any
*2.7* Location reference, if any

*** Prepositional phrases are examined as subj. --> prep. --> obj.
*** Gerunds and infinitives are examined as direct objects or significant
modifiers. e.g., "A fat man wearing a tall hat should be standing in the
corner." --> (teknik codes would of course be substitued here -- this
is only to show order): {{be+standing,should},{man(gen) fat wearing
hat(gen) tall},{},{},{now+future},{},{in corner(spec)}}