WHIZBG YAML source

code: WHIZBG
biber_number: H28
name: Present participial WHIZ deletions
definition: >-
  Reduced relative clauses with deleted "which/who + be" before a present participle.
normalization: finite_verbs
parent: VBG
detection:
- requires:
  - pos
  - dep
  semgrex: '{pos:VBG}=part <acl {pos:/NN.*/}=noun'
  description: >-
    Present participle as adjectival clause modifier of a noun. Distinguishes
    WHIZ deletion from free participial clause.
- source: pybiber
  requires:
  - pos
  - upos
  - dep
  cql: '[upos="NOUN"] [pos="VBG" & dep="acl"]'
  anchor: last
  description: >-
    pybiber requires VBG with dep_rel=="acl" AND the PREVIOUS token to be
    a NOUN (UPOS). This adjacency check is more restrictive than the
    semgrex approach, which allows non-adjacent noun heads.
sources:
- biber_1988
- pybiber
notes: >-
  Not listed separately in Biber's dimension loadings. Less common than past
  participial WHIZ deletions.
examples:
- text: the man _standing_ there
  note: i.e., "the man [who is] standing there"
- text: a light _shining_ in the east
  note: i.e., "a light [that was] shining in the east"