com.articulate.sigma.nlg

Class Noun

java.lang.Object

com.articulate.sigma.nlg.Noun

public class Noun
extends Object

Provides functionality related to nouns and NLG.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Noun()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	aOrAn(String input) Look at first letter of input to determine whether it should be preceded by "a" or "an".
static boolean	takesIndefiniteArticle(String noun, KB kb) Determine whether the given noun requires an indefinite article ("a"/"an").

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Noun

public Noun()

Method Detail

aOrAn

public static String aOrAn(String input)

Look at first letter of input to determine whether it should be preceded by "a" or "an".

Parameters:

input -

Returns:

"a" or "an"

takesIndefiniteArticle

public static boolean takesIndefiniteArticle(String noun,
                                             KB kb)

Determine whether the given noun requires an indefinite article ("a"/"an").

Parameters:

noun -

kb -

Returns: