com.force.i18n.grammar.impl

Class TamilDeclension

java.lang.Object

com.force.i18n.grammar.LanguageDeclension

com.force.i18n.grammar.impl.TamilDeclension

public class TamilDeclension
extends LanguageDeclension

Our first Dravidian language. Tamil has cases, plural, gender. Tamil does not have articles, starts with, adj/noun agreement, possession.

Author:

cgrabill

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	TamilDeclension.TamilNoun Represents a Tamil noun.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.force.i18n.grammar.LanguageDeclension

LanguageDeclension.PluralNounForm, LanguageDeclension.SimpleAdjective, LanguageDeclension.SimpleAdjectiveWithStartsWith, LanguageDeclension.SimpleModifierForm, LanguageDeclension.SimplePluralNoun

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TamilDeclension(HumanLanguage language)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected Adjective	createAdjective(String name, LanguageStartsWith startsWith, LanguagePosition position)
protected Noun	createNoun(String name, String pluralAlias, Noun.NounType type, String entityName, LanguageStartsWith startsWith, LanguageGender gender, String access, boolean isStandardField, boolean isCopied)
List<? extends AdjectiveForm>	getAdjectiveForms()
List<? extends NounForm>	getAllNounForms()
Collection<? extends NounForm>	getEntityForms() For entities, we need with-article forms, but validation method will fix those values automatically.
Collection<? extends NounForm>	getFieldForms()
Collection<? extends NounForm>	getOtherForms()
EnumSet<LanguageCase>	getRequiredCases()
EnumSet<LanguageGender>	getRequiredGenders()
boolean	hasArticleInNounForm()
boolean	hasGender() Convenient method to tell that the language has gender. In English, it is false.
boolean	hasStartsWith() convenient method to tell that the language has to know the noun, which starts with vowel (includes soft-sounds like Hour).

Methods inherited from class com.force.i18n.grammar.LanguageDeclension

createArticle, createNoun, createNoun, enumMapFilterNulls, enumMapFilterNulls, enumMapFilterNulls, formLowercaseNounForm, getAdjectiveForm, getAdjectiveForm, getAllowedArticleTypes, getAllowedCases, getApproximateAdjectiveForm, getApproximateArticleForm, getApproximateNounForm, getArticleForm, getArticleForm, getArticleForms, getDefaultAdjectivePosition, getDefaultArticle, getDefaultCase, getDefaultGender, getDefaultPossessive, getDefaultStartsWith, getExactNounForm, getLanguage, getNounForm, getNounForm, getNounForm, getRequiredPossessive, getRequiredStartsWith, hasAllowedCases, hasArticle, hasAutoDerivedStartsWith, hasCapitalization, hasPlural, hasPossessive, hasPossessiveInAdjective, hasRequiredCases, hasStartsWithInAdjective, hasSubjectGenderInVerbConjugation, isArticleInNounFormAutoDerived, isInflected, moveNounInflectionToFirstModifier, shouldInferNounDefArticleFromParticle, shouldLowercaseEntityInCompoundNouns, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TamilDeclension

public TamilDeclension(HumanLanguage language)

Method Detail

getAllNounForms

public List<? extends NounForm> getAllNounForms()

Specified by:

getAllNounForms in class LanguageDeclension

Returns:

all the forms that are associated with nouns in a list

getEntityForms

public Collection<? extends NounForm> getEntityForms()

Description copied from class: LanguageDeclension

For entities, we need with-article forms, but validation method will fix those values automatically. See Noun.fixValueWithArticle

Specified by:

getEntityForms in class LanguageDeclension

getFieldForms

public Collection<? extends NounForm> getFieldForms()

Specified by:

getFieldForms in class LanguageDeclension

Returns:

the forms that can be associated with "fields"

getOtherForms

public Collection<? extends NounForm> getOtherForms()

Specified by:

getOtherForms in class LanguageDeclension

Returns:

the forms that can be associated with adjectives and other modifiers

getAdjectiveForms

public List<? extends AdjectiveForm> getAdjectiveForms()

Specified by:

getAdjectiveForms in class LanguageDeclension

Returns:

all of the various forms of adjectives available in the dictionary

createNoun

protected Noun createNoun(String name,
                          String pluralAlias,
                          Noun.NounType type,
                          String entityName,
                          LanguageStartsWith startsWith,
                          LanguageGender gender,
                          String access,
                          boolean isStandardField,
                          boolean isCopied)

Specified by:

createNoun in class LanguageDeclension

entityName - TODO

Returns:

Return the noun implementation for this language

createAdjective

protected Adjective createAdjective(String name,
                                    LanguageStartsWith startsWith,
                                    LanguagePosition position)

Specified by:

createAdjective in class LanguageDeclension

Parameters:

name - TODO

startsWith - TODO

position - TODO

Returns:

a language specific implementation for modifiers/adjectives in this language

hasGender

public boolean hasGender()

Description copied from class: LanguageDeclension

Convenient method to tell that the language has gender.
In English, it is false. Subclass must override this method to return the correct value. Note that subclass may also need to override int[] getRequiredGenders.

Specified by:

hasGender in class LanguageDeclension

Returns:

true if the language has concept of gender

getRequiredGenders

public EnumSet<LanguageGender> getRequiredGenders()

Overrides:

getRequiredGenders in class LanguageDeclension

Returns:

set of NEUTER, FEMININE or MASCULINE, null if nothing apply

hasStartsWith

public boolean hasStartsWith()

Description copied from class: LanguageDeclension

convenient method to tell that the language has to know the noun, which starts with vowel (includes soft-sounds like Hour).
In English, it is true. Subclass must override this method to return the correct value. Note that subclass may also need to override Element createStartsWithElement(String, Noun, boolean) too.

Specified by:

hasStartsWith in class LanguageDeclension

Returns:

true if the language modifier(article/adjective) have different value if it starts with vowel.

getRequiredCases

public EnumSet<LanguageCase> getRequiredCases()

Overrides:

getRequiredCases in class LanguageDeclension

Returns:

set of NOMINATIVE, ACCUSATIVE, GENITIVE or DATIVE

hasArticleInNounForm

public boolean hasArticleInNounForm()

Overrides:

hasArticleInNounForm in class LanguageDeclension

Returns:

true if there are different noun forms based on the article (i.e. the article isn't a modifier, but is an irregular suffix)