code: protected SemanticSpace getSpace() {
          // Ensure that the configured DependencyExtactor is in place prior to
          // constructing the SVS
          setupDependencyExtractor();        
  
          DependencyPathAcceptor acceptor;
          if (argOptions.hasOption("pathAcceptor"))
              acceptor = ReflectionUtil.getObjectInstance(
                      argOptions.getStringOption("pathAcceptor"));
          else
              acceptor = new UniversalPathAcceptor();
  
          VectorCombinor combinor;
          if (argOptions.hasOption("pathAcceptor"))
              combinor = ReflectionUtil.getObjectInstance(
                      argOptions.getStringOption("vectorCombinor"));
          else
              combinor = new PointWiseCombinor();
  
          DependencyExtractor extractor = 
              DependencyExtractorManager.getDefaultExtractor();
          return new StructuredVectorSpace(extractor, acceptor, combinor);
      }
docs: {@inheritDoc}