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acl: clausal modifier of noun

acl is used for finite and non-finite clauses that modify a noun, including cases of secondary predication. Note that in French relative clauses get assigned a specific relation acl:relcl, a subtype of acl.

Non-relative clausal dependents of nouns are limited to complement clauses with a subset of nouns like fait (fact). We analyze them as acl (parallel to the analysis of this class as “content clauses” in Huddleston and Pullum 2002).

Comment est-ce que cela peut être réconcilié avec le fait que beaucoup de mariages cassent ? \n How can that be reconciled with the fact that many marriages break up?
acl(fait, cassent) 
Une photo de ce qui s'est passé \n A picture of what happens
acl(photo, passé)
Un culte nourri d'influences d'anciens mythes \n A cult nourrished with influences from old myths
acl(culte, nourri)

The acl relation is also used for secondary predicates modifying a nominal:

Il quitta la pièce pleurant . \n He left the room crying .
acl(Il, pleurant)

Treebank Statistics (UD_French)

This relation is universal. There are 1 language-specific subtypes of acl: acl:relcl.

7251 nodes (2%) are attached to their parents as acl.

6826 instances of acl (94%) are left-to-right (parent precedes child). Average distance between parent and child is 3.89573851882499.

The following 41 pairs of parts of speech are connected with acl: fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/VERB (4151; 57% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/VERB (1864; 26% instances), fr-pos/PROPN-fr-pos/VERB (510; 7% instances), fr-pos/PRON-fr-pos/VERB (234; 3% instances), fr-pos/ADJ-fr-pos/VERB (211; 3% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/PROPN (62; 1% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/NOUN (47; 1% instances), fr-pos/PROPN-fr-pos/PROPN (41; 1% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/ADJ (25; 0% instances), fr-pos/NUM-fr-pos/VERB (18; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADV-fr-pos/VERB (14; 0% instances), fr-pos/PRON-fr-pos/NOUN (8; 0% instances), fr-pos/PROPN-fr-pos/NOUN (7; 0% instances), fr-pos/X-fr-pos/VERB (7; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADP-fr-pos/VERB (6; 0% instances), fr-pos/PROPN-fr-pos/ADJ (4; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADP-fr-pos/ADP (3; 0% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/NUM (3; 0% instances), fr-pos/PRON-fr-pos/ADJ (3; 0% instances), fr-pos/SYM-fr-pos/VERB (3; 0% instances), fr-pos/X-fr-pos/NUM (3; 0% instances), fr-pos/INTJ-fr-pos/VERB (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/X (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/NUM-fr-pos/ADJ (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/PART-fr-pos/VERB (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/PRON-fr-pos/PROPN (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/PROPN-fr-pos/X (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/NOUN (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADJ-fr-pos/NOUN (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADJ-fr-pos/PRON (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/AUX-fr-pos/VERB (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/ADP (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/ADV (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/NUM-fr-pos/PUNCT (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/PRON-fr-pos/NUM (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/PROPN-fr-pos/NUM (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/SCONJ-fr-pos/VERB (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/ADJ (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/ADP (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/PROPN (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/X-fr-pos/PROPN (1; 0% instances).

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1	C'	_	PRON	_	_	9	nsubj	_	_
2	est	_	VERB	_	_	9	cop	_	_
3	véritablement	_	ADV	_	_	9	advmod	_	_
4	pour	_	ADP	_	_	6	case	_	_
5	le	_	DET	_	_	6	det	_	_
6	futur	_	NOUN	_	_	9	nmod	_	_
7	baptisé	_	VERB	_	_	6	acl	_	_
8	un	_	DET	_	_	9	det	_	_
9	changement	_	NOUN	_	_	0	root	_	_
10	de	_	ADP	_	_	11	case	_	_
11	cap	_	NOUN	_	_	9	nmod	_	_
12	.	_	PUNCT	_	_	9	punct	_	_

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1	À	_	ADP	_	_	2	case	_	_
2	partir	_	VERB	_	_	6	acl	_	_
3	de	_	ADP	_	_	4	case	_	_
4	1882	_	NUM	_	_	2	nmod	_	_
5	il	_	PRON	_	_	6	nsubj	_	_
6	obtient	_	VERB	_	_	0	root	_	_
7	divers	_	DET	_	_	8	det	_	_
8	diplômes	_	NOUN	_	_	6	dobj	_	_
9	ecclésiastiques	_	ADJ	_	_	8	amod	_	_
10	.	_	PUNCT	_	_	6	punct	_	_

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1	Secourue	_	VERB	_	_	5	acl	_	_
2	par	_	ADP	_	_	3	case	_	_
3	Mitterrand	_	PROPN	_	_	1	nmod	_	_
4	,	_	PUNCT	_	_	7	punct	_	_
5	Marguerite	_	PROPN	_	_	7	nsubj	_	_
6	Duras	_	PROPN	_	_	5	name	_	_
7	réussit	_	VERB	_	_	0	root	_	_
8	à	_	ADP	_	_	10	mark	_	_
9	s'	_	PRON	_	_	10	dobj	_	_
10	échapper	_	VERB	_	_	7	acl	_	_
11	.	_	PUNCT	_	_	7	punct	_	_


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