chameleon

Who acts: chameleon, lizard, eyes, person, their, tongue · What happens: be, change, have, move, catch, fit in · To what, where: kind, colour, eyes, insects, opinions, whoever · Speech: someone speaks here

«chameleon» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: chameleon in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

A chameleon is a kind of lizard that can change the colour of its skin, has eyes that move separately, and catches insects with a very long, sticky tongue.

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 chameleon	det
2	chameleon	chameleon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 kind	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 kind	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 kind	det
5	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 lizard	case
7	lizard	lizard	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 kind	nmod
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 change	nsubj
9	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 change	aux
10	change	change	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 lizard	acl:relcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 colour	det
12	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 change	obj
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 skin	case
14	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 skin	nmod:poss
15	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 colour	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 has	punct
17	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 kind	parataxis
18	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 has	obj
19	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	20 move	nsubj
20	move	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 eyes	acl:relcl
21	separately	separately	ADV	_	20 move	advmod
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 catches	punct
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 catches	cc
24	catches	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 has	conj
25	insects	insect	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 catches	obj
26	with	with	ADP	_	32 tongue	case
27	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	32 tongue	det
28	very	very	ADV	_	29 long	advmod
29	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	32 tongue	amod
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 long	punct
31	sticky	sticky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	32 tongue	amod
32	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 catches	obl
33	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 kind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a chameleon	a kind	of lizard	tree rules
2	change	can	lizard	the colour of chameleon's skin		vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colour=Patient
3	have	present		eyes		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient
4	move	present	eyes		separately property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
5	catch	present		insects	with a long sticky tongue	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=Theme

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.

Meaning 2

Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

A person who changes their opinions or behaviour to fit in with whoever they are with is called a chameleon.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 called	nsubj:pass
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 changes	nsubj
4	changes	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 person	acl:relcl
5	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 opinions	nmod:poss
6	opinions	opinion	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 changes	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 behaviour	cc
8	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 opinions	conj
9	to	to	PART	_	10 fit	mark
10	fit	fit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 changes	advcl
11	in	in	ADP	_	10 fit	compound:prt
12	with	with	ADP	_	13 whoever	case
13	whoever	whoever	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 fit	obj
14	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 whoever	nsubj
15	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 person	acl:relcl
16	with	with	ADP	_	15 are	obl
17	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 called	aux:pass
18	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 chameleon	det
20	chameleon	chameleon	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 called	xcomp
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	18 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	change	present	a person	their opinions or behaviour	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opinion=Patient
2	fit in	to-infinitive	a person not said here	whoever	vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whoever=Patient
3	call	present · passive		a person	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
4	opine		their = they		nom opinion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon. (Torah LEV.11.30, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 gecko	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 gecko	det
3	gecko	gecko	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 crocodile	punct
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 crocodile	cc
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 crocodile	det
7	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 crocodile	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 land	punct
9	crocodile	crocodile	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gecko	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 lizard	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 lizard	cc
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 lizard	det
13	lizard	lizard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gecko	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 lizard	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 lizard	cc
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 lizard	det
17	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 lizard	compound
18	-	-	PUNCT	_	17 sand	punct
19	lizard	lizard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gecko	conj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 chameleon	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 chameleon	cc
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 chameleon	det
23	chameleon	chameleon	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 lizard	conj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gecko	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: (Torah LEV.11.30, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.11.30	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.11.30	compound
3	LEV.11.30	LEV.11.30	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.11.30	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.11.30	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

The chameleon's tongue shot out and caught a cricket.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 chameleon	det
2	chameleon	chameleon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tongue	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 chameleon	case
4	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shot	nsubj
5	shot	shoot	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	out	out	ADP	_	5 shot	compound:prt
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 caught	cc
8	caught	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 shot	conj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 cricket	det
10	cricket	cricket	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 caught	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 shot	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shoot out	past	the chameleon's tongue						vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	catch	past	the chameleon's tongue not said here	a cricket					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cricket=Theme

Example 3

A chameleon can look forward and backward at the same time.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 chameleon	det
2	chameleon	chameleon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 look	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 look	aux
4	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	forward	forward	ADV	_	4 look	advmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 backward	cc
7	backward	backward	ADV	_	5 forward	conj
8	at	at	ADP	_	11 time	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 time	det
10	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 time	amod
11	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 look	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	can	a chameleon				time	forward property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Example 4

The chameleon turned bright when it was angry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 chameleon	det
2	chameleon	chameleon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turned	nsubj
3	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 turned	xcomp
5	when	when	SCONJ	_	8 angry	mark
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 angry	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 angry	cop
8	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 bright	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 turned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	past	the chameleon					bright property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
2	is	past	chameleon					angry property	tree rules

Example 5

Chameleons grip branches with their feet and curly tail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chameleons	chameleon	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 grip	nsubj
2	grip	grip	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	branches	branch	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 grip	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 feet	case
5	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 feet	nmod:poss
6	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 grip	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 tail	cc
8	curly	curly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 tail	amod
9	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 feet	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 grip	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grip	present	Chameleons	branches				with Chameleons's feet and curly tail	vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent branch=Experiencer with foot=Instrument

Example 6

Many chameleons live in Madagascar.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 chameleons	amod
2	chameleons	chameleon	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 live	nsubj
3	live	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 Madagascar	case
5	Madagascar	Madagascar	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 live	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 live	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	Many chameleons			Madagascar			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in madagascar=Location

Example 7

He's a real chameleon — he agrees with whoever he's talking to.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 chameleon	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 chameleon	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 chameleon	det
4	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 chameleon	amod
5	chameleon	chameleon	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	—	-	PUNCT	_	8 agrees	punct
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 agrees	nsubj
8	agrees	agree	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 chameleon	acl:relcl
9	with	with	ADP	_	10 whoever	case
10	whoever	whoever	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 agrees	obl
11	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 talking	nsubj
12	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 talking	aux
13	talking	talk	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 whoever	acl:relcl
14	to	to	PART	_	13 talking	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 chameleon	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	He	a real chameleon		tree rules
2	agree speech: agree	present	he	a real chameleon not said here	with whoever	vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent chameleon=Topic
3	talk	present · progressive	he			vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 8

The chameleon moved slowly along the branch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 chameleon	det
2	chameleon	chameleon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 moved	nsubj
3	moved	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	3 moved	advmod
5	along	along	ADP	_	7 branch	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 branch	det
7	branch	branch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 moved	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 moved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	past	the chameleon			the branch		slowly property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme along branch=Trajectory

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