HGOT YAML source
code: HGOT
mfte_code: HGOT
name: HAVE got
definition: >-
"Have got" constructions (possessive or obligative), distinct from
perfect aspect "have got + participle" (which is PEAS + PGET).
normalization: finite_verbs
detection:
- requires:
- word
- lemma
- pos
cql: '[lemma="have"] [word="got"]'
- source: mfte
requires:
- word
- lemma
- pos
parts:
p1:
cql: '[lemma="have"] [word="got" & pos="VBN"]'
anchor: last
p2:
cql: '[lemma="have"] [pos="RB.*|UH"] [word="got" & pos="VBN"]'
anchor: last
p3:
cql: '[lemma="have"] [pos="NN.*|PRP"] [word="got" & pos="VBN"]'
anchor: last
p4:
cql: '[pos="NN.*|PRP"] [lemma="have"] [word="got" & pos="VBN"]'
anchor: last
p5:
cql: '[pos="RB.*|UH"] [pos="NN.*|PRP"] [lemma="have"] [word="got" & pos="VBN"]'
anchor: last
combine: "p1 | p2 | p3 | p4 | p5"
refines: VBN
description: >-
MFTE HGOT (lines 806-813): "have got" tagged as HGOT, overriding PEAS/PASS.
Multiple patterns for intervening adverbs, negation, and inversion.
Separate from "have got + participle" which MFTE tags as PEAS + PGET.
sources:
- mfte
notes: Colloquial; relevant to speech registers.
examples:
- text: I've _got_ a ring
- text: he's _got_ to go