Who acts: something, rule, function, lift, you, output · What happens: job, work, operate, turn, be, not be · To what, where: job, formal party, input number, one output number, rule, 4
«function» in the English dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 11 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: function in the English dictionary.
Everyday, meaning 1
The job or purpose of something or someone.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
The
the
DET
Definite=Def PronType=Art
2 job
det
2
job
job
NOUN
Number=Sing
root
root
3
or
or
CCONJ
_
4 purpose
cc
4
purpose
purpose
NOUN
Number=Sing
2 job
conj
5
of
of
ADP
_
6 something
case
6
something
something
PRON
Number=Sing PronType=Ind
2 job
nmod
7
or
or
CCONJ
_
8 someone
cc
8
someone
someone
PRON
Number=Sing PronType=Ind
6 something
conj
9
.
.
PUNCT
_
2 job
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
2
job
something someone
nom job «act intransitive»: of=agent
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Everyday, meaning 2
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To work or operate properly.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
To
to
PART
_
2 work
mark
2
work
work
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
root
root
3
or
or
CCONJ
_
4 operate
cc
4
operate
operate
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
2 work
conj
5
properly
properly
ADV
_
4 operate
advmod
6
.
.
PUNCT
_
2 work
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
work
to-infinitive
vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2
operate
infinitive
properly property
vn function-105.2.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Everyday, meaning 3
A formal party or event.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
A
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
3 party
det
2
formal
formal
ADJ
Degree=Pos
3 party
amod
3
party
party
NOUN
Number=Sing
root
root
4
or
or
CCONJ
_
5 event
cc
5
event
event
NOUN
Number=Sing
3 party
conj
6
.
.
PUNCT
_
3 party
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Everyday, meaning 4
Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.
A rule that turns each input number into exactly one output number, like a function machine.
The tree, 16 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent function=Theme
Example 9
The Second sect admitted Three great Powers ; two of them as in the first case, and a third Power whose function was to decide between (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
The tree, 29 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
as the first case; two of Powers ccomp; a third Power conj
vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme
2
is
past
function
a third Power not said here
decide property
tree rules
Example 10
The Second sect admitted Three great Powers; two of them as in the first case, and a third Power whose function was to decide between [p. 7] the two others, a supreme arbitrator. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
Sentence 1: The Second sect admitted Three great Powers; two of them as in the first case, and a third Power whose function was to decide between [p. 7] the two others, a supreme arbitrator.
The tree, 33 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme
2
is
past
a third Power
between 7 p. the two others a supreme arbitrator; function nsubj; decide property
tree rules
Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
(
(
PUNCT
_
2 Sefer
punct
2
Sefer
Sefer
PROPN
Number=Sing
root
root
3
Yetzirah
Yetzirah
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Sefer
flat
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 Westcott
punct
5
Westcott
Westcott
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Sefer
conj
6
1893
1893
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
5 Westcott
flat
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Sefer
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 11
It’s possible that these four are meant to signify the four stomachs of ruminants, the functions of which were not wholly understood in the past and may have been believed to be present in humans. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
Sentence 1: It’s possible that these four are meant to signify the four stomachs of ruminants, the functions of which were not wholly understood in the past and may have been believed to be present in humans.
The tree, 36 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot stomach=Theme
4
notunderstand
past · passive
the past
of the functions; wholly property
vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: of which=Stimulus
5
believe
may · perfect · passive
vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»
6
is
to-infinitive
in humans; present property
tree rules
Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
(
(
PUNCT
_
2 Sefer
punct
2
Sefer
Sefer
PROPN
Number=Sing
root
root
3
Yetzirah
Yetzirah
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Sefer
flat
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
7 translation
punct
5
Sefaria
Sefaria
PROPN
Number=Sing
7 translation
compound
6
community
community
NOUN
Number=Sing
7 translation
compound
7
translation
translation
NOUN
Number=Sing
2 Sefer
appos
8
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Sefer
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Text: the English dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader, each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.