Example of Output Sentences (Success)

Table 5 shows a successful example of an input speech sentence. Table 6 shows the output sentences and table 7 shows the the valency patterns of the verb 「くれる」 ('give').

Table 5: Input Sentence (Success)

「母が私に新しい本をくれた」

``Haha ga watashini atarashii hoN wo kureta ''

`My mother gave me a new book.'

The first candidate was eliminated because none the valency patterns for the verb 「くれる」('give') could be applied. The second candidate was eliminated because none of the valency patterns for the 「遅れる」 ('to be late') could be applied. The third and fourth candidates matched one of the valency patterns for the verb 「くれる」('give').

To summarize, based on the valency patterns, the first and second candidates were eliminated and the fourth candidate was placed in the second position.

Table 6: Example of Output Sentence (Success)

	order		output sentence
	1		歯が私に新しいのんをくれた (UGS)
			``Ha ga watashi ni atarashii noN wo kureta (UGS) ''
			`The tooth gave me new non. (UGS) '
	2		歯が私のに新しいほど遅れた (UGS)
			`` Ha ga watashinoni atarashiihodo okureta (UGS)''
			`It was late, so that the tooth was new to mine. (UGS) '
	3		母が私に新しい方をくれた
			`` Hahaga watashini atarashii katawo kureta.''
			`The mother gave me the newer one.'
	4		母が私に新しい本をくれた
			``Hahaga watashini atarashii hoNwo kureta.''
			`The mother gave me a new book.'

Table 7: The Valency Patterns for 「くれる」 (give, strike, etc ')

1	「 $N1$ (3主体)が/から $N2$ (388場所 533具体物 1001抽象物)を $N3$ (3主体) に くれる　」
	' $N1$ (3 object ) give $N2$ ( 533 locate, 550 object, 1001 ) to N3 (3 object) '
2	「 $N1$( 4 人) が $N2$( 4 人) に/へ $N3$（“ゲンコツ”） を くれる 」
	$N1$(4 people) strike $N2(4 people)$ with $N1's$ $N3$(the knuckles)