type NombankPointer

source code

object --+
         |
        NombankPointer

Known Subclasses:

• NombankChainTreePointer
• , NombankSplitTreePointer
• , NombankTreePointer

A pointer used by nombank to identify one or more constituents in a parse tree. NombankPointer is an abstract base class with three concrete subclasses:

• NombankTreePointer is used to point to single constituents.
• NombankSplitTreePointer is used to point to 'split' constituents, which consist of a sequence of two or more NombankTreePointers.
• NombankChainTreePointer is used to point to entire trace chains in a tree. It consists of a sequence of pieces, which can be NombankTreePointers or NombankSplitTreePointers.