/**
* The main method for realising noun phrases.
*
* @param parent the <code>SyntaxProcessor</code> that called this method.
* @param phrase the <code>PhraseElement</code> to be realised.
* @return the realised <code>NLGElement</code>.
*/
static NLGElement realise(SyntaxProcessor parent, PhraseElement phrase) {
ListElement realisedElement = null;
if (phrase != null && !phrase.getFeatureAsBoolean(Feature.ELIDED).booleanValue()) {
realisedElement = new ListElement();
if (phrase.getFeatureAsBoolean(Feature.PRONOMINAL).booleanValue()) {
realisedElement.addComponent(createPronoun(parent, phrase));
} else {
realiseSpecifier(phrase, parent, realisedElement);
realisePreModifiers(phrase, parent, realisedElement);
realiseHeadNoun(phrase, parent, realisedElement);
PhraseHelper.realiseList(
parent,
realisedElement,
phrase.getFeatureAsElementList(InternalFeature.COMPLEMENTS),
DiscourseFunction.COMPLEMENT);
PhraseHelper.realiseList(
parent, realisedElement, phrase.getPostModifiers(), DiscourseFunction.POST_MODIFIER);
}
}
return realisedElement;
}
