lib/zenlish/wclasses/verb.rb in zenlish-0.2.03 vs lib/zenlish/wclasses/verb.rb in zenlish-0.2.04

@@ -1,34 +1,46 @@
 require_relative 'word_class'
 require_relative '../inflect/inflection_table_builder'
 
 module Zenlish
   module WClasses
-    # Abstract class. In traditional grammar, the verb is often defined 
+    # Abstract class. In traditional grammar, the verb is often defined
     # notionally as a 'doing' word (i.e. a word that describes the action
     # in a clause).
     class Verb < WordClass
       def initialize
         super()
+        @paradigms = {}
         init_feature_defs
-      end    
-    
+        init_paradigms
+      end
+
       # As all verbs inflect, or change form, to reflect changes in tense,
       # person, number, and voice, they are, by definition, variable.
       def invariable?
         false
       end
 
+      protected
+
+      def add_paradigm(anInflectionTable)
+        @paradigms[anInflectionTable.name] = anInflectionTable
+      end
+
       private
 
       def init_feature_defs
         # Create standard feature definitions for lexical verbs.
         feature_def_dsl {
           feature_def 'NUMBER' => enumeration(:singular, :plural)
           feature_def 'PERSON' => enumeration(:first, :second, :third)
-          feature_def 'TIME' => enumeration(:present, :progressive, :past_simple, :past_participle)          
+          feature_def 'TIME' => enumeration(:present, :progressive, :past_simple, :past_participle)
           feature_def 'PARADIGM' => [identifier, 'Regular_inflection'] # 2nd item is default value
         }
-      end       
+      end
+
+      def init_paradigms
+        raise NotImplementedError, "Method #{__callee__} must implemented for #{self.class}."
+      end
     end # class
   end # module
 end # module
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