Numbered example sentences

We recommend that numbered examples be avoided unless absolutely necessary, as these prove difficult at present to convert to HTML. By `necessary', we mean if there is a need to refer to examples by number in a discussion (rather than saying, e.g. ``Example (4) shows...''). There is a workaround, however it involves duplicating material within environments specific to LaTeX and HTML. Examples of how to do this follow.

Enumeration: Example 1 -- A single numbered example sentence

The subject of an extraposition verb such as `bother' in (1) is a pleonastic element and cannot therefore be regarded as being semantically selected:

(1)displaymath1938 It bothers Bill that Mary left

The example was produced as follows:

The subject of an extraposition verb such as `bother' in
(\ref{3ex1}) is a pleonastic element and cannot therefore 
be regarded as being semantically selected:
tex2html_wrap_inline1871begin{latexonly}

\enumsentence{\label{3ex1}It bothers Bill that Mary left}
tex2html_wrap_inline1871end{latexonly}
tex2html_wrap_inline1871begin{htmlonly}
\par
\begin{tabular}{ll}
\begin{equation}
\mbox{\htmlimage{align=nojustify}.}
\end{equation}\label{3ex1}\&It bothers Bill that Mary left}
\end{tabular}
\par
tex2html_wrap_inline1871end{htmlonly}

Note that this layout pattern must be adhered to strictly, particularly with respect to placement of labels. Note also the necessary `.' in the element:

 
\mbox{\htmlimage{align=nojustify}.}

Enumeration: Example 2 -- several sentences in the same numbered example

The subject of a raising verb such as `seem' is either contentful or pleonastic (2) according to the complement's subject subcategorisation:

(2)displaymath1938 Mary seems to be happy
 It seems to bother Bill that Mary left

This was produced as follows:

The subject of a raising verb such as `seem' is either 
contentful or pleonastic (\ref{3ex3}) according to 
the complement's subject  subcategorisation:

tex2html_wrap_inline1871begin{latexonly}

\enumsentence{\label{3ex3}
Mary seems to be happy\\ 
It seems to bother Bill that Mary left}
tex2html_wrap_inline1871end{latexonly}
tex2html_wrap_inline1871begin{htmlonly}
\par
\begin{tabular}{ll}  
\begin{equation}
\mbox{\htmlimage{align=nojustify}.}
\end{equation}\label{3ex3}&Mary seems to be happy\\
~&It seems to bother Bill that Mary left 
\end{tabular}    
\par
tex2html_wrap_inline1871end{htmlonly}

Note here the necessary tilde character in the first cell of the second row of the tabular. Note further that we cannot at present cope with examples that are sub-numbered (3a, 3b, etc.) as we cannot convert the LaTeX mechanism used for this to HTML. Thus, if you wish to refer explicitly to each sub-example, we recommend that you create separate numbered examples: one numbered example for each original sub-example, in an enumsentence/tabular environment of its own. Note that glosses may if necessary be numbered by adopting an approach similar to the one given here.


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