private void split(Sentence s, Interval clause, Intervals out) { Interval pre = null, verb = null, post = null; for (Interval phrase : s.get(Features.PHRASES).in(clause)) { if (verb == null) { if (phrase.get(Features.PHRASE_TYPE) == PhraseType.VerbPhrase) verb = new Interval(phrase.low(), phrase.high()); else pre = expand(pre, phrase); } else post = expand(post, phrase); } boolean preFocus = anyFocused(s, pre); boolean verbFocus = anyFocused(s, verb); boolean postFocus = anyFocused(s, post); // heuristics from Hiyakumoto, Prevost and Cassell if (!preFocus && !verbFocus && !postFocus) { // case 1 maybeAdd(out, Theme, pre); maybeAdd(out, Rheme, verb, post); } else if (preFocus && verbFocus && !postFocus) { // case 2 maybeAdd(out, Theme, pre); maybeAdd(out, Rheme, verb, post); } else if (preFocus && !verbFocus && postFocus) { // case 3 maybeAdd(out, Theme, pre, verb); maybeAdd(out, Rheme, post); } else if (!preFocus && verbFocus && postFocus) { // case 4 maybeAdd(out, Theme, pre, verb); maybeAdd(out, Rheme, post); } else if (preFocus && verbFocus && postFocus) { // case 5 maybeAdd(out, Theme, pre, verb); maybeAdd(out, Rheme, post); } else if (preFocus && !verbFocus && !postFocus) { // case 6 maybeAdd(out, Rheme, pre); maybeAdd(out, Theme, verb, post); } else if (!preFocus && verbFocus && !postFocus) { // case 7 maybeAdd(out, Theme, pre); maybeAdd(out, Rheme, verb, post); } else if (!preFocus && !verbFocus && postFocus) { // case 8 maybeAdd(out, Theme, pre, verb); maybeAdd(out, Rheme, post); } }