Who acts: act, you, We, talking, story, parrot · What happens: say, speak, form, talk, stop, listen · To what, where: words, ing form, talk, talking, library, noun · Speech: someone speaks here
«talking» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 15 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: talking in the English dictionary.
Everyday, meaning 1
Saying words to people; speaking (the -ing form of talk).
The tree, 10 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
Saying
say
VERB
Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part
root
root
2
words
word
NOUN
Number=Plur
1 Saying
obj
3
to
to
ADP
_
4 people
case
4
people
people
NOUN
Number=Plur
1 Saying
obl
5
;
;
PUNCT
_
6 speaking
punct
6
speaking
speak
VERB
VerbForm=Ger
1 Saying
ccomp
7
(
(
PUNCT
_
11 form
punct
8
the
the
DET
Definite=Def PronType=Art
11 form
det
9
-
-
PUNCT
_
8 the
punct
10
ing
ing
NOUN
Number=Sing
11 form
compound
11
form
form
NOUN
Number=Sing
6 speaking
obl
12
of
of
ADP
_
13 talk
case
13
talk
talk
NOUN
Number=Sing
11 form
nmod
14
)
)
PUNCT
_
6 speaking
punct
15
.
.
PUNCT
_
1 Saying
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
sayspeech: assert
gerund
words
to people
tree rules
2
speakspeech: other
gerund
the ing form of talk
vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3
form
talk
nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient
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
A noun: the act of speaking: «No talking in the library».
The tree, 11 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
A
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
2 noun
det
2
noun
noun
NOUN
Number=Sing
root
root
3
:
:
PUNCT
_
5 act
punct
4
the
the
DET
Definite=Def PronType=Art
5 act
det
5
act
act
NOUN
Number=Sing
2 noun
appos
6
of
of
SCONJ
_
7 speaking
mark
7
speaking
speak
VERB
VerbForm=Ger
5 act
acl
8
:
:
PUNCT
_
7 speaking
punct
9
«
«
PUNCT
_
11 talking
punct
10
No
no
DET
PronType=Neg
11 talking
det
11
talking
talking
NOUN
Number=Sing
7 speaking
obj
12
in
in
ADP
_
14 library
case
13
the
the
DET
Definite=Def PronType=Art
14 library
det
14
library
library
NOUN
Number=Sing
11 talking
nmod
15
»
»
PUNCT
_
11 talking
punct
16
.
.
PUNCT
_
2 noun
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
speakspeech: other
gerund
the act not said here
no talking
the library
tree rules
Everyday, meaning 3
Adjective: able to talk: a talking doll, a talking animal in a story.
The tree, 13 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
Adjective
adjective
NOUN
Number=Sing
3 able
nsubj
2
:
:
PUNCT
_
3 able
punct
3
able
able
ADJ
Degree=Pos
root
root
4
to
to
PART
_
5 talk
mark
5
talk
talk
VERB
VerbForm=Inf
3 able
xcomp
6
:
:
PUNCT
_
9 doll
punct
7
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
9 doll
det
8
talking
talking
NOUN
Number=Sing
9 doll
compound
9
doll
doll
NOUN
Number=Sing
3 able
conj
10
,
,
PUNCT
_
13 animal
punct
11
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
13 animal
det
12
talking
talk
VERB
VerbForm=Ger
13 animal
amod
13
animal
animal
NOUN
Number=Sing
9 doll
appos
14
in
in
ADP
_
16 story
case
15
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
16 story
det
16
story
story
NOUN
Number=Sing
13 animal
nmod
17
.
.
PUNCT
_
3 able
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
talk
to-infinitive
vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2
talk
gerund
vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1
Please stop talking and listen.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
Please
please
INTJ
_
2 stop
discourse
2
stop
stop
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
root
root
3
talking
talk
VERB
VerbForm=Ger
2 stop
xcomp
4
and
and
CCONJ
_
5 listen
cc
5
listen
listen
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
2 stop
conj
6
.
.
PUNCT
_
2 stop
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
stop
imperative
you not said here
vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 11
And ye shall teach them your children, talking of them, when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. (Torah DEU.11.19, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: And ye shall teach them your children, talking of them, when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
The tree, 33 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent hand=Theme on mouth=Destination
Example 14
While they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hastened to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared. (Writings EST.6.14, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: While they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hastened to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.
The tree, 24 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with he=Co-Agent
2
come
past
the king's chamberlains
vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location chamberlain=Theme
3
hasten
participle
tree rules
4
bring
to-infinitive
Haman
unto the banquet
vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument haman=Destination
5
prepare
past · perfect
Esther
vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Sentence 2: (Writings EST.6.14, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
(
(
PUNCT
_
2 Writings
punct
2
Writings
writing
NOUN
Number=Plur
root
root
3
EST.6.14
EST.6.14
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Writings
appos
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 JPS
punct
5
JPS
JPS
PROPN
Number=Sing
3 EST.6.14
flat
6
1917
1917
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
3 EST.6.14
flat
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Writings
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 15
Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying: 'Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.' (Prophets 2KI.8.4, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying: 'Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.'
The tree, 28 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3
tellspeech: assert
infinitive
all great things
me
vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient
4
pray
present
I
thee
tree rules
5
have
present
all great things
Elisha nsubj
tree rules
6
do
participle
all great things not said here
vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 2: (Prophets 2KI.8.4, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
(
(
PUNCT
_
2 Prophets
punct
2
Prophets
prophet
NOUN
Number=Plur
root
root
3
2KI.8.4
2KI.8.4
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
2 Prophets
flat
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
6 1917
punct
5
JPS
JPS
PROPN
Number=Sing
6 1917
nmod:unmarked
6
1917
1917
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
3 2KI.8.4
conj
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Prophets
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.