RTN Parsing: Example

  • Toad raked the leaves into a pile.

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    PARSE SENTENCE STACK CURRENT NODE
    ((s)) TRTLIAP () S/1
    ((np) (s)) TRTLIAP (S/2) NP/1
    (((pn toad) np) (s)) RTLIAP (S/2) NP/5
    (((np (pn toad)) s)) RTLIAP () S/2
    ((vp) ((np (pn toad)) s)) RTLIAP (S/3) VP/1
    (((tv raked) vp) ((np ...))) TLIAP (S/3) VP/2
    ((np) ((tv raked) vp) ((np (pn toad)) s)) TLIAP (VP/5 S/3) NP/1
    ...
    (VP/5 S/3) NP/2 ... NP/5
    (((np (det the) (n leaves)) (tv raked) vp)
    ((np (pn toad)) s))
    IAP (S/3) VP/5
    ...
    (VP/5 S/3) PP/1 ... PP/2 ... NP/1 ... NP/2 ... NP/5 ... PP/3
    ((vp (tv raked) (np (det the) (n leaves))
    (pp (p into) (np (det a) (n pile))))
    ((np (pn toad)) s))

    (S/3) VP/5
    ((s (np (pn toad))
    (vp (tv raked) (np (det the) (n leaves))
    (pp (p into) (np (det a) (n pile))))))

    () S/3


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