The copulative construction in Sepedi is very complex, as is evident from the detailed and lengthy discussions that occur in standard grammar reference works of Sepedi. This article proposes a decision tree format to guide users through binary or multiple choices at various levels to choose the correct options and eventually arrive at the correct copulative construction. After a brief introduction to writing tools, the complexity of copulative constructions in Sepedi is discussed in detail, illustrating this complexity by means of examples. Thereafter, the prototype decision tree structure is discussed, illustrating the visual presentation of the system through a number of screen captures. The system focuses on text production, i.e. someone who intends writing a text. It presupposes a very basic knowledge of the copulative. If the user is unsure about terminology or content, the option exists, at each node, to drill down and obtain more information, including example sentences. The system therefore provides information on demand, and does not overload the user with information that may either be known or that may not be required to solve the specific information need in context. A detailed usability study will be undertaken as future work.

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交往决策树作为Sepedi的书写工具

从Sepedi的标准语法参考著作中进行的详细而冗长的讨论中可以明显看出，Sepedi中的交际结构非常复杂。本文提出了一种决策树格式，以指导用户在各个级别上通过二进制或多项选择来选择正确的选项，并最终获得正确的交连构造。在简要介绍了编写工具之后，详细讨论了Sepedi中交联结构的复杂性，并通过示例说明了这种复杂性。此后，讨论了原型决策树结构，通过许多屏幕截图说明了系统的视觉呈现。该系统专注于文本产生，即打算编写文本的人。它前提是对交际非常基础的知识。如果用户不确定术语或内容，则可以在每个节点处使用选项来进行深入研究并获得更多信息，包括例句。因此，该系统按需提供信息，并且不会使用户负担过多的信息，这些信息可能是已知的，也可能不是解决上下文中特定信息需求所必需的信息。将来将进行详细的可用性研究。