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4.18 The Command ga-file (mallex)

Use the command ga-file to make the allomorph rules generate allomorphs for a lexicon file. Assume you have written a lexicon file mini.lex:

     [surface: "m{a}n", class: noun];
     [surface: "table", class: noun];
     [surface: "wise", class: adjective];

To generate the allomorphs for this lexicon, enter ‘ga-file mini.lex’.

This will produce a readable allomorph file whose name ends in .out; for mini.lex its name will be mini.lex.out:

     "man": [class: noun, syn: singular]
     "men": [class: noun, syn: plural]
     "table": [class: noun]
     "wise": [class: adjective, restr: complete]
     "wis": [class: adjective, restr: inflect]