aphorism
Who acts: short wise saying, form, nothing, Its · What happens: put, be, consist, group, have, form · To what, where: truth, few words, aphorisms, conciseness
«aphorism» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 1 example, 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: aphorism in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
A short wise saying that puts a truth in few words.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 saying | det |
| 2 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 saying | amod |
| 3 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 saying | amod |
| 4 | saying | saying | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 puts | nsubj |
| 6 | puts | put | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 saying | acl:relcl |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 truth | det |
| 8 | truth | truth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 puts | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 words | case |
| 10 | few | few | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 words | amod |
| 11 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 puts | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 saying | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | present | a short wise saying | a truth | few words | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent truth=Theme in word=Destination |
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.
Example 1
"Its form is simple and grave; there is nothing like a demonstration nor an argument; but it consists rather of a series of aphorisms, regularly grouped, and which have all the conciseness of the most ancient oracles." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
Sentence 1: "Its form is simple and grave; there is nothing like a demonstration nor an argument; but it consists rather of a series of aphorisms, regularly grouped, and which have all the conciseness of the most ancient oracles."
The tree, 37 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 simple | punct |
| 2 | Its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 form | nmod:poss |
| 3 | form | form | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 simple | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 simple | cop |
| 5 | simple | simple | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 grave | cc |
| 7 | grave | grave | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 simple | conj |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 is | punct |
| 9 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 10 is | expl |
| 10 | is | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 simple | conj |
| 11 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 10 is | nsubj |
| 12 | like | like | ADP | _ | 14 demonstration | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 demonstration | det |
| 14 | demonstration | demonstration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 nothing | nmod |
| 15 | nor | nor | CCONJ | Polarity=Neg | 17 argument | cc |
| 16 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 argument | det |
| 17 | argument | argument | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 demonstration | conj |
| 18 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 21 consists | punct |
| 19 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 21 consists | cc |
| 20 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 consists | nsubj |
| 21 | consists | consist | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 simple | parataxis |
| 22 | rather | rather | ADV | ExtPos=CCONJ | 25 series | cc |
| 23 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 rather | fixed |
| 24 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 25 series | det |
| 25 | series | series | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 consists | conj |
| 26 | of | of | ADP | _ | 27 aphorisms | case |
| 27 | aphorisms | aphorism | NOUN | Number=Plur | 25 series | nmod |
| 28 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 30 grouped | punct |
| 29 | regularly | regularly | ADV | _ | 30 grouped | advmod |
| 30 | grouped | group | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 27 aphorisms | acl:relcl |
| 31 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 34 have | punct |
| 32 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 34 have | cc |
| 33 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 34 have | nsubj |
| 34 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 consists | conj |
| 35 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 37 conciseness | det:predet |
| 36 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 37 conciseness | det |
| 37 | conciseness | conciseness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 34 have | obj |
| 38 | of | of | ADP | _ | 42 oracles | case |
| 39 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 42 oracles | det |
| 40 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 41 ancient | advmod |
| 41 | ancient | ancient | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 42 oracles | amod |
| 42 | oracles | oracle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 37 conciseness | nmod |
| 43 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 simple | punct |
| 44 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 simple | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | Its form | simple property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be in a quote | Its form not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | be in a quote | present | nothing | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 4 | consist in a quote | present | form | tree rules | |||||
| 5 | group in a quote | participle | aphorisms not said here | regularly property | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 6 | have in a quote | present | all conciseness of the ancient oracles | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conciseness=Patient | |||||
| 7 | form in a quote | Its = it | nom form «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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.
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