Re: Modelling Complex Sentences

Neo wrote:
[snip]

I'm not replying to the post; I'm simply trying to grok this.

> (; Create a flower named flower1)
> (new 'flower1' 'flower')

So "new <literal> <type>" creates something?

> (; Create flower1 attribute brightest color is fluorescent red)
> (; Long method)
> (create bright modify color)

and "create <something> [attribute|modify]" creates something?

> (create (select flower1 attribute (select bright modify color))
> is
> (select fluorescent modify red))

and "create <a selected something> is <a selected something>" creates something?

>
> (; Create flower1 attribute brightest color was fluorescent green
> on monday)
> (; Shorter method)
> (create flower1
> attribute
> (create bright modify color)
> was
> (create fluorescent modify green)
> on monday)
>
> (; Create flower1 attribute brightest color willBe fluorescent blue
> on friday)
> (create flower1
> attribute
> (create bright modify color)
> willBe
> (create fluorescent modify blue)
> on friday)

and "is" and "was" and "on" are... what? how 'bout "willBe?"

> (; Create a person named john)
> (new 'john' 'person')
>
> (; Create a verb named say)
> (new 'say' 'verb')
>
> (; Create john says
> "flower1 attribute brightest color willBe fluorescent blue
> on friday")

so the expression in double quotes is _______.

and the magic words "flower," "person," etc. are... what? declared? defined? but the magic "attribute" and "verb" aren't?

> (create john
> say
> (select flower1
> attribute
> (select bright modify color)
> willBe
> (select fluorescent modify blue)
> on friday))
>

and "select" denotes <something?>

I'm not throwing rocks. I tried the links to db-whatever.com and got nowhere.

Have you got any guide to the grammar? Semantic decoder? I mean, comment after comment says "create," but I can't figure out what's being created. Are "new," "create," and "select" all there is? Received on Fri May 05 2006 - 06:14:44 CEST