SPLIT YAML source
code: SPLIT
xiao_number: N100
mfte_code: SPLIT
name: Split auxiliaries
definition: >-
Adverb or other material inserted between auxiliary and main verb
(e.g., "has never seen", "will probably go", "is always talking").
normalization: finite_verbs
parent: SPLIT_ALL
detection:
- requires:
- pos
- dep
semgrex: '{pos:/VB.*/}=verb >aux {}=aux . {pos:RB}=adv'
description: Auxiliary + adverb + main verb.
- source: pybiber
requires:
- pos
- upos
- dep
parts:
p1:
cql: '[dep="aux.*"] [upos="ADV"] [upos="VERB"]'
p2:
cql: '[dep="aux.*"] [upos="ADV"] [upos="ADV"] [upos="VERB"]'
combine: "p1 | p2"
description: >-
pybiber anchors on auxiliary token (`dep_rel` contains "aux"),
then checks forward for ADV + VERB (or ADV + ADV + VERB).
Uses UPOS tags (ADV, VERB) not fine-grained Penn tags.
sources:
- biber_1988
- mfte
- pybiber
- xiao_2009
notes: >-
D4 loading .44 (persuasion). MFTE merges with split infinitives ([[SPINF]]).
examples:
- text: I _would actually drive_.
source: le_foll_2024
- text: You _can just so tell_.
source: le_foll_2024
- text: I _can't ever imagine_ arguing with Jill.
source: le_foll_2024