flat:sibl: siblings
Whenever two or more tokens are supposed to be connected to the same head but cannot be connected in parallel, flat:sibl is used.
In the following example, the predicate consists of two uncoordinated adjectives. However, there can only be one root per sentence, so we threrefore connect the second adjective as flat:sibl to the first one to treat both of them as a single unit.
# visual-style 2 3 flat:sibl color:green
1 Листки листок NOUN Ncmpnn Animacy=Inan|Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ Id=2053|LTranslit=lystok|Translit=Lystky
2 цілісні цілісний ADJ Ao--pns Case=Nom|Number=Plur 0 root _ Id=2054|LTranslit=cilisnyj|Translit=cilisni
3 лінійні лінійний ADJ Ao--pns Case=Nom|Number=Plur 2 flat:sibl _ Id=2055|LTranslit=linijnyj|SpaceAfter=No|Translit=linijni
4 . . PUNCT U _ 2 punct _ Id=2056|LTranslit=.|Translit=.
# visual-style 3 4 flat:sibl color:green
1 The_leaves _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
2 [are] _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
3 entire _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
4 linear _ _ _ _ 3 flat:sibl _ _
5 . _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
(Entire and linear are the terms for the form of leaf’s edge and body respectively and do not depend on each other.)
In the second example, flat:sibl is used to pack uncoordinated modifiers into a single conjunct, that is, conjoined here are oil ‘specifications’.
# visual-style 4 5 flat:sibl color:green
1 Люблю любити VERB _ Aspect=Imp|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _
2 оливкову оливковий ADJ _ Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 6 amod _ _
3 або або CCONJ _ _ 4 cc _ _
4 справжню справжній ADJ _ Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 2 conj _ _
5 натуральну натуральний ADJ _ Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 4 flat:sibl _ _
6 олію олія NOUN _ Animacy=Inan|Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No
7 . . PUNCT _ _ 1 punct _ _
# visual-style 4 5 flat:sibl color:green
1 I_like _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
2 olive _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
3 or _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
4 real _ _ _ _ 2 conj _ _
5 organic _ _ _ _ 4 flat:sibl _ _
6 oil _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
7 . _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
(In Ukrainian, ‘oil’ is sunflower by default.)
Mention that the following analysis is incorrect:
# visual-style 6 5 amod_(wrong) color:darkred
1 I_like _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
2 olive _ _ _ _ 6 amod _ _
3 or _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
4 real _ _ _ _ 2 conj _ _
5 organic _ _ _ _ 6 amod_(wrong) _ _
6 oil _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
7 . _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
It’s incorrect because if you unroll the coordination, you will get
- I like olive organic oil. — wrong
- I like real organic oil.
instead of
- I like olive oil. — correct
- I like real organic oil.
Do not confuse flat:sibl with flat:abs used for absolutive constructions.
For the discussion on flat:sibl, see issue #556.
flat:sibl in other languages: [uk]