MJ connects prepositions and other post-nominal modifiers to the word "and" to create a conjoined prepositional phrase.
+-----Mp----+--------Js-------+
| +MJlj+-MJrj-+ +--Ds-+
| | | | | |
it is hidden somewhere in or.j-m near.p the house.n
In the above example, the MJ links join the prepositions
"in" and "near" to the central cordinator "or". The "or" acts as a
head-word, connecting as if it were a preposition itself: joining with
an M link to the modified noun/adverb on the left, and a
J link to the prepositional object on the right.
The subtypes MJl, MJr, standing for "left" and "right", are used to maintain sequential ordering. The MJ*j subtype is used to conjoin individual prepostions, the MJ*p subtype is used to conjoin entire prepositional phrases, and the MJ*a subtype is used to conjoin post-nominal adjectives. Thus, for example, the MJ*p subtype jopins together the phrases "in the yard" together with "near the house", to form a single prepositional phrase that is connected with an M link back to the modified adverb:
+----------Mp----------+
| +------MJlp-----+
| +---Js---+ | +----Js----+
| | +--Ds-+ +-MJrp-+ +--Ds-+
| | | | | | | |
it is hidden somewhere in the yard.n or.j-m near.p the house.n
The MJ*a link is used to connect post-nominal adjectival modifiers:
+-------MXsa-------+-------------Xc-------------+
| +------Xd-----+ +---Js---+ |
| | +--MJla-+--MJra--+-MVp-+ +--Ds-+ |
| | | | | | | | |
the tanker.n , aflame.a and.j-m adrift.a on the ocean.s , soon sank
See also the conjunction overview.
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