Kickapoo and English/Additions

We added over 100 word stems, 3 disambiguation rules, and 2 structural transfer rules

Transfer Rule Pattern 1: Negative Particle + Finite Verb

The first rule is dealing with the negative particle in the morphological transducer. We tested it with

Input:  aakwi noweewi
Before: not he said
After:  he did not say

This output is much closer to an acceptable English translation because English finite negation usually requires auxiliary do plus not, followed by the base form of the verb.

Transfer Rule Pattern 2: Locative Construction

We also attempted to handle locative constructions such as:

atoopooneki aiwi

meaning:

he was at the table

In this construction, the locative noun atoopooneki is first reduced into a DP with the tags sg and loc. The verb aiwi is reduced into a main-clause intransitive VP with past tense and subject agreement information. I then added a structural transfer rule that combines a locative DP and a main VP into a full English sentence.