Who acts: thesis, writer, claim, big sister, thesis statement, Your · What happens: be, base, write, want, prove, come · To what, where: writing, research, main idea, claim, thesis, start · Speech: someone speaks here
«thesis» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: thesis in the English dictionary.
Everyday, meaning 1
A thesis is a long piece of writing based on research, written for a university degree, such as a PhD.
The tree, 20 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on research=Source
3
write
participle
for a university degree and a PhD
vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for degree=Beneficiary
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 thesis is the main idea or claim that a writer or speaker wants to prove: «My thesis is that school should start later».
The tree, 24 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hundred=Topic
Example 7
Magazines and periodicals are respectfully requested to serid copies of their reviews of this thesis to the author, P. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
The tree, 31 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
to serid copies of Magazines's reviews of this thesis to the author P. and Mordell accord Sefer; respectfully property
vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Recipient
2
accord
gerund
vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
3
copy
Magazines's reviews of this thesis to the author P. and Mordell accord Sefer
nom copy «communication transitive»: of=patient
4
review
Magazines = magazine
this thesis to the author P. and Mordell
accord Sefer
nom review «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient accord=obl
Example 8
The present thesis appeared in the JEWISH QUATERLY REVIEW new series for April 1912 vol 11, and for April 1913 vol. 111. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
Sentence 1: The present thesis appeared in the JEWISH QUATERLY REVIEW new series for April 1912 vol 11, and for April 1913 vol. 111.
The tree, 22 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in series=Location
2
vol
present
11
for 1912 April
tree rules
Sentence 2: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
The tree, 12 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
(
(
PUNCT
_
2 Mordell
punct
2
Mordell
Mordell
PROPN
Number=Sing
root
root
3
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 Origin
punct
4
The
the
DET
Definite=Def PronType=Art
5 Origin
det
5
Origin
Origin
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Mordell
appos
6
of
of
ADP
_
7 Letters
case
7
Letters
letter
NOUN
Number=Plur
5 Origin
nmod
8
and
and
CCONJ
_
9 Numerals
cc
9
Numerals
numeral
NOUN
Number=Plur
7 Letters
conj
10
according
accord
VERB
ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part
12 Sefer
case
11
to
to
ADP
_
10 according
fixed
12
Sefer
Sefer
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Mordell
nmod
13
Yetzirah
Yetzirah
PROPN
Number=Sing
12 Sefer
flat
14
(
(
PUNCT
_
15 1914
punct
15
1914
1914
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
2 Mordell
list
16
))
))
PUNCT
_
2 Mordell
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
accord
gerund
vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
Example 9
The key to the complete identification of the philosophy of Pythagoras with that of the Sefer Yetzira as interpreted in this thesis is the Zero. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
Sentence 1: The key to the complete identification of the philosophy of Pythagoras with that of the Sefer Yetzira as interpreted in this thesis is the Zero.
The tree, 25 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
the key to the complete identification of the philosophy of Pythagoras with that of the Sefer Yetzira not said here
this thesis
vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent
2
is a
present
the key to the complete identification of the philosophy of Pythagoras with that of the Sefer Yetzira
the Zero
tree rules
3
identify
the philosophy of Pythagoras with that of the Sefer Yetzira
nom identification «act transitive»: of=patient
Sentence 2: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
The tree, 12 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
(
(
PUNCT
_
2 Mordell
punct
2
Mordell
Mordell
PROPN
Number=Sing
root
root
3
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 Origin
punct
4
The
the
DET
Definite=Def PronType=Art
5 Origin
det
5
Origin
Origin
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Mordell
appos
6
of
of
ADP
_
7 Letters
case
7
Letters
letter
NOUN
Number=Plur
5 Origin
nmod
8
and
and
CCONJ
_
9 Numerals
cc
9
Numerals
numeral
NOUN
Number=Plur
7 Letters
conj
10
according
accord
VERB
ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part
12 Sefer
case
11
to
to
ADP
_
10 according
fixed
12
Sefer
Sefer
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Mordell
nmod
13
Yetzirah
Yetzirah
PROPN
Number=Sing
12 Sefer
flat
14
(
(
PUNCT
_
15 1914
punct
15
1914
1914
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
2 Mordell
list
16
))
))
PUNCT
_
2 Mordell
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
accord
gerund
vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
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.