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< p class = "purpose" > To define some elementary particles.< / p >
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< ul class = "toc" > < li > < a href = "3-aap.html#SP1" > § 1. Pronouns< / a > < / li > < li > < a href = "3-aap.html#SP2" > § 2. Possessives< / a > < / li > < li > < a href = "3-aap.html#SP3" > § 3. Articles< / a > < / li > < li > < a href = "3-aap.html#SP7" > § 7. Participles< / a > < / li > < li > < a href = "3-aap.html#SP8" > § 8. Negation< / a > < / li > < li > < a href = "3-aap.html#SP9" > § 9. Marking for Preform efficiency< / a > < / li > < / ul > < hr class = "tocbar" >
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< p class = "commentary firstcommentary" > < a id = "SP1" > < / a > < b > § 1. Pronouns. < / b > We now define some grammatical basics. These are all very simple, and the user
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can't create new instances of them — whereas the source text can make new
adjectives, verbs and nouns, it can't make new pronouns.
< / p >
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< span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < pronoun> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ::=< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < nominative-pronoun> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > |< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ==> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > R[1]< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < accusative-pronoun> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ==> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > R[1]< / span >
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< span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < nominative-pronoun> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ::=< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > it/he/she< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > |< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ==> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > 1 < / span > < span class = "Preform-comment-syntax" > singular< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > they< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ==> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > 2 < / span > < span class = "Preform-comment-syntax" > plural< / span >
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< span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < accusative-pronoun> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ::=< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > it/him/her< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > |< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ==> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > 1 < / span > < span class = "Preform-comment-syntax" > singular< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > them< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ==> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > 2 < / span > < span class = "Preform-comment-syntax" > plural< / span >
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< / pre >
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< ul class = "endnotetexts" > < li > This is < a href = "../words-module/4-prf.html" class = "internal" > Preform grammar< / a > , not regular C code.< / li > < / ul >
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< p class = "commentary firstcommentary" > < a id = "SP2" > < / a > < b > § 2. Possessives. < / b > Inform uses these not only for parsing but also to inflect text. For example,
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if every person is given a nose, the player will see it as "my nose" not
"your nose". Inform handles such inflections by converting a pronoun in
one grammar into its corresponding pronoun in another (in this case, first
person to second person).
< / p >
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< span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < possessive-first-person> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ::=< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > my< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > |< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ==> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > 1 < / span > < span class = "Preform-comment-syntax" > singular< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > our< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ==> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > 2 < / span > < span class = "Preform-comment-syntax" > plural< / span >
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< span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < possessive-second-person> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ::=< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > your< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > |< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ==> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > 1 < / span > < span class = "Preform-comment-syntax" > singular< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > your< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ==> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > 2 < / span > < span class = "Preform-comment-syntax" > plural< / span >
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< span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < possessive-third-person> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ::=< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > its/his/her< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > |< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ==> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > 1 < / span > < span class = "Preform-comment-syntax" > singular< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > their< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ==> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > 2 < / span > < span class = "Preform-comment-syntax" > plural< / span >
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< / pre >
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< ul class = "endnotetexts" > < li > This is < a href = "../words-module/4-prf.html" class = "internal" > Preform grammar< / a > , not regular C code.< / li > < / ul >
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< p class = "commentary firstcommentary" > < a id = "SP3" > < / a > < b > § 3. Articles. < / b > < / p >
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< pre class = "definitions code-font" > < span class = "definition-keyword" > define< / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > DEF_ART< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > 1< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-comment-syntax" > the definite article< / span >
< span class = "definition-keyword" > define< / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > INDEF_ART< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > 2< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-comment-syntax" > the indefinite article< / span >
< span class = "definition-keyword" > define< / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > NO_ART< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > 3< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-comment-syntax" > no article supplied< / span >
< span class = "definition-keyword" > define< / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > IT_ART< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > 4< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-comment-syntax" > a special case to handle "it"< / span >
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< / pre >
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< span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < article> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ::=< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < indefinite-article> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > |< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ==> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > R[1]< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < definite-article> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ==> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > R[1]< / span >
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< / pre >
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< ul class = "endnotetexts" > < li > This is < a href = "../words-module/4-prf.html" class = "internal" > Preform grammar< / a > , not regular C code.< / li > < / ul >
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< p class = "commentary firstcommentary" > < a id = "SP4" > < / a > < b > § 4. < / b > The articles need to be single words, and the following two productions
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have an unusual convention: they are required to have production numbers
which encode both the implied grammatical number and gender.
< / p >
< ul class = "items" > < li > (a) singular, neuter; (b) masculine; (c) feminine
< / li > < li > (d) plural, neuter; (e) masculine; (f) feminine
< / li > < / ul >
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< p class = "commentary" > In English gender doesn't appear in articles, and "the" is ambiguous as to
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number in any case, so we end up with something quite dull:
< / p >
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< span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < definite-article> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ::=< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > /a/< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > the< / span >
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< span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < indefinite-article> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ::=< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > /a/< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > a/an< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > |< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > /d/< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > some< / span >
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< / pre >
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< ul class = "endnotetexts" > < li > This is < a href = "../words-module/4-prf.html" class = "internal" > Preform grammar< / a > , not regular C code.< / li > < / ul >
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< p class = "commentary firstcommentary" > < a id = "SP5" > < / a > < b > § 5. < / b > These are useful for stripping optional articles from text:
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< / p >
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< pre class = "Preform-displayed-code all-displayed-code code-font" >
< span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < optional-definite-article> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ::=< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < definite-article> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ...< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > |< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ...< / span >
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< span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < optional-article> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ::=< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < article> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ...< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > |< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ...< / span >
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< span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < compulsory-article> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ::=< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < article> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ...< / span >
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< / pre >
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< ul class = "endnotetexts" > < li > This is < a href = "../words-module/4-prf.html" class = "internal" > Preform grammar< / a > , not regular C code.< / li > < / ul >
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< p class = "commentary firstcommentary" > < a id = "SP6" > < / a > < b > § 6. < / b > < / p >
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< span class = "identifier-syntax" > wording< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "function-syntax" > Articles::remove_the< / span > < button class = "popup" onclick = "togglePopup('usagePopup1')" > < span class = "comment-syntax" > ?< / span > < span class = "popuptext" id = "usagePopup1" > Usage of < span class = "code-font" > < span class = "function-syntax" > Articles::remove_the< / span > < / span > :< br / > Parse Excerpts - < a href = "2-pe.html#SP5_3" > § 5.3< / a > < br / > Determiners and Quantifiers - < a href = "3-daq.html#SP17" > § 17< / a > < / span > < / button > < span class = "plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > wording< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > W< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > ) {< / span >
< span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "reserved-syntax" > if< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > ((< / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > Wordings::length< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > W< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > ) > < / span > < span class = "constant-syntax" > 1< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > ) & & < / span >
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< span class = "plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "function-syntax" > < optional-definite-article> < / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > W< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > ))) < / span > < span class = "reserved-syntax" > return< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > GET_RW< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "function-syntax" > < optional-definite-article> < / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > , < / span > < span class = "constant-syntax" > 1< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > );< / span >
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< span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "reserved-syntax" > return< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > W< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > ;< / span >
< span class = "plain-syntax" > }< / span >
< span class = "identifier-syntax" > wording< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "function-syntax" > Articles::remove_article< / span > < button class = "popup" onclick = "togglePopup('usagePopup2')" > < span class = "comment-syntax" > ?< / span > < span class = "popuptext" id = "usagePopup2" > Usage of < span class = "code-font" > < span class = "function-syntax" > Articles::remove_article< / span > < / span > :< br / > Parse Excerpts - < a href = "2-pe.html#SP5_3" > § 5.3< / a > < / span > < / button > < span class = "plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > wording< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > W< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > ) {< / span >
< span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "reserved-syntax" > if< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > Wordings::nonempty< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > W< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > )) {< / span >
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< span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "function-syntax" > < optional-article> < / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > W< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > );< / span >
< span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "reserved-syntax" > return< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > GET_RW< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "function-syntax" > < optional-article> < / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > , < / span > < span class = "constant-syntax" > 1< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > );< / span >
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< span class = "plain-syntax" > }< / span >
< span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "reserved-syntax" > return< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > W< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > ;< / span >
< span class = "plain-syntax" > }< / span >
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< / pre >
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< p class = "commentary firstcommentary" > < a id = "SP7" > < / a > < b > § 7. Participles. < / b > Inform guesses that most English words ending in "-ing" are present
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participles — like guessing, bluffing, cheating, and so on. But there is
a conspicuous exception to this; so any word found in < non-participles>
is never treated as a participle.
< / p >
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< pre class = "Preform-displayed-code all-displayed-code code-font" >
< span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < non-participles> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ::=< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > thing/something< / span >
< span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < probable-participle> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > internal< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > 1< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > {< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > if< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "Preform-identifier-syntax" > Vocabulary::test_flags< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "Preform-identifier-syntax" > Wordings::first_wn< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "Preform-identifier-syntax" > W< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > ), < / span > < span class = "Preform-identifier-syntax" > ING_MC< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > )) {< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > if< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < non-participles> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "Preform-identifier-syntax" > W< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > )) < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > return< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-identifier-syntax" > FALSE< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > ;< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > return< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-identifier-syntax" > TRUE< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > ;< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > }< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > return< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-identifier-syntax" > FALSE< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > ;< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > }< / span >
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< / pre >
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< ul class = "endnotetexts" > < li > This is < a href = "../words-module/4-prf.html" class = "internal" > Preform grammar< / a > , not regular C code.< / li > < / ul >
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< p class = "commentary firstcommentary" > < a id = "SP8" > < / a > < b > § 8. Negation. < / b > < / p >
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< pre class = "Preform-displayed-code all-displayed-code code-font" >
< span class = "Preform-function-syntax" > < negated-clause> < / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ::=< / span >
< span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-constant-syntax" > not< / span > < span class = "Preform-plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "Preform-reserved-syntax" > ...< / span >
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< / pre >
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< ul class = "endnotetexts" > < li > This is < a href = "../words-module/4-prf.html" class = "internal" > Preform grammar< / a > , not regular C code.< / li > < / ul >
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< p class = "commentary firstcommentary" > < a id = "SP9" > < / a > < b > § 9. Marking for Preform efficiency. < / b > < / p >
< pre class = "displayed-code all-displayed-code code-font" >
< span class = "reserved-syntax" > void< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "function-syntax" > Articles::mark_for_preform< / span > < button class = "popup" onclick = "togglePopup('usagePopup3')" > < span class = "comment-syntax" > ?< / span > < span class = "popuptext" id = "usagePopup3" > Usage of < span class = "code-font" > < span class = "function-syntax" > Articles::mark_for_preform< / span > < / span > :< br / > Linguistics Module - < a href = "1-lm.html#SP3" > § 3< / a > < / span > < / button > < span class = "plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "reserved-syntax" > void< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > ) {< / span >
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< span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > Optimiser::assign_bitmap_bit< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "function-syntax" > < article> < / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > , < / span > < span class = "constant-syntax" > 2< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > );< / span >
< span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > Optimiser::assign_bitmap_bit< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "function-syntax" > < definite-article> < / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > , < / span > < span class = "constant-syntax" > 2< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > );< / span >
< span class = "plain-syntax" > < / span > < span class = "identifier-syntax" > Optimiser::assign_bitmap_bit< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > (< / span > < span class = "function-syntax" > < indefinite-article> < / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > , < / span > < span class = "constant-syntax" > 2< / span > < span class = "plain-syntax" > );< / span >
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< span class = "plain-syntax" > }< / span >
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< / pre >
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