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require_relative 'word_class'
module Zenlish
module WClasses
# A noun denotes classes and categories of things in the unverse of discourse.
# Nouns denote people, animals, inanimate things, places, events, qualities
# and states.
class Noun < WordClass
def initialize
super()
init_feature_defs
end
# Nouns inflect according to number, possessive. Therefore they are
# variable.
def invariable?
false
end
private
def init_feature_defs
# Create standard feature definitions for nouns.
feature_def_dsl {
feature_def 'NUMBER' => enumeration(:singular, :plural)
feature_def 'COUNTABILITY' => enumeration(:count, :non_count)
feature_def 'PARADIGM' => [identifier, 'Common_form'] # 2nd item is default value
}
end
end # class
end # module
end # module
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