/** * 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; }