Word "test" in English dict 5.12.1 vs older ones
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In previous dict versions we got:
linkparser> test
Found 1 linkage (1 had no P.P. violations)
Unique linkage, cost vector = (UNUSED=0 DIS= 0.05 LEN=1)
+-->Wa---+
| |
LEFT-WALL test.n
linkparser> a test
Found 2 linkages (2 had no P.P. violations)
Linkage 1, cost vector = (UNUSED=0 DIS= 0.05 LEN=3)
+---->Wa----+
| +Ds**c+
| | |
LEFT-WALL a test.n
Press RETURN for the next linkage.
linkparser>
Linkage 2, cost vector = (UNUSED=0 DIS= 0.25 LEN=3)
+---->Wa----+
| +Ds**x+
| | |
LEFT-WALL a test.n
However, in dict 5.12.1 we get:
linkparser> !wall
Display wall words turned on.
linkparser> a test
No complete linkages found.
Found 2 linkages (2 had no P.P. violations) at null count 1
Linkage 1, cost vector = (UNUSED=1 DIS= 0.00 LEN=3)
+----------RW---------+
+---->Wa-----+ |
| | |
LEFT-WALL [a] test.n RIGHT-WALL
Press RETURN for the next linkage.
linkparser>
Linkage 2, cost vector = (UNUSED=1 DIS= 2.00 LEN=3)
+----------RW---------+
+---->Wd-----+ |
| | |
LEFT-WALL [a] test.n RIGHT-WALL
linkparser> test
Found 2 linkages (2 had no P.P. violations)
Linkage 1, cost vector = (UNUSED=0 DIS= 0.00 LEN=1)
+--------RW-------+
+-->Wa---+ |
| | |
LEFT-WALL test.n RIGHT-WALL
Press RETURN for the next linkage.
linkparser>
Linkage 2, cost vector = (UNUSED=0 DIS= 2.00 LEN=1)
+--------RW-------+
+-->Wd---+ |
| | |
LEFT-WALL test.n RIGHT-WALL
BTW, in either case, a stand alone "test" is not parsed as "test.v". Why is that? (It seems it may have an implied object from the context).
Probably due to #1398 or nearby. I'll take a look. BTW, I also tweaked one or two unit tests that used the word 'test'.
test.v
Single verbs like "jump" can be interpreted as a command. A single "test !" as a verb in English would be weird, except in a few very specific contexts. You'd have to say "go test!" if that's what you'd wanted. Otherwise, "test!" is a declaration "what I'm doing right now is a test."
coder: I have all these bugs
boss: You should go test
coder: But I'm not sure they're really there.
boss: Go test!
coder: I think I'll just ...
boss: Test!
The last is a command, but it is only syntactically appropriate when preceded by the earlier sentences. Otherwise, it makes no sense, by itself; normally, you can't say that, only "go test" is appropriate.
This shows that language, and in particular, cost structure, depends on context. The (infinitely) high-cost command "test!" becomes low cost in context. (It also shows that test.n is completely incorrect, in the last case, and should be have a high cost (infinite cost) in this context.