7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the path number uniquely identifies the base form of the one of the plurality of multiword expressions.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the path number uniquely identifies the base form of the one of the plurality of multiword expressions. 8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising defining the path number of a base form common to a plurality of derivative forms defined by ones of the multiword expressions by transitioning through the multiword finite-state network without transition to any one the subnets in the set of subnets.