Binarised features
The Grambank questionnaire contains six features that are not binary but multistate. They are as follows:
| ID | Name |
|---|---|
| GB024 | What is the order of numeral and noun in the NP? |
| GB025 | What is the order of adnominal demonstrative and noun? |
| GB065 | What is the pragmatically unmarked order of adnominal possessor noun and possessed noun? |
| GB130 | What is the pragmatically unmarked order of S and V in intransitive clauses? |
| GB193 | What is the order of adnominal property word and noun? |
| GB203 | What is the order of the adnominal collective universal quantifier ('all') and the noun? |
They can be binarised by turning each into two features, "Is the order XY?" and "Is the order YX?". In instances where the multi-state feature had been answered "both", this would trigger "yes" for both binarised features. There is a R-script in the github repos grambank-analysed that performs this action appropriately.
Since 2023-08 we have also updated the underlying blank starter sheet ("Grambank_most_updated_sheet.tsv") - new sheet here - and all existing coding sheets to also include explicitly separate lines for the binarised version of the multi-state features. This allows coding of "?" for one of the features, but not both. For example, if there is clear evidence for the order of numerals and nouns being Num-N but the situation is more unclear with N-Num it is possible to code the first one as "yes" and the second one as "?".
The binarised features that have been added follow the same principle as the above-mentioned R-approach, with "a" and "b" being added onto the original multi-state feature parameter ID.
| ID | Name |
|---|---|
| GB024a | Is the order of the numeral and noun Num-N? |
| GB024b | Is the order of the numeral and noun N-Num? |
| GB025a | Is the order of the adnominal demonstrative and noun Dem-N? |
| GB025b | Is the order of the adnominal demonstrative and noun N-Dem? |
| GB065a | Is the pragmatically unmarked order of adnominal possessor noun and possessed noun PSR-PSD? |
| GB065b | Is the pragmatically unmarked order of adnominal possessor noun and possessed noun PSD-PSR? |
| GB130a | Is the pragmatically unmarked order of S and V in intransitive clauses S-V? |
| GB130b | Is the pragmatically unmarked order of S and V in intransitive clauses V-S? |
| GB193a | Is the order of the adnominal property word (ANM) and noun ANM-N? |
| GB193b | Is the order of the adnominal property word (ANM) and noun N-ANM? |
| GB203a | Is the order of the adnominal collective universal quantifier (UQ) and noun UQ-N? |
| GB203b | Is the order of the adnominal collective universal quantifier (UQ) and noun N-QU? |