ideographic
Who acts: Describing, purpose, author · What happens: describe, stand, be, use, purpose, accord · To what, where: writing, picture, superiority
«ideographic» 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: ideographic in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
Describing writing in which a picture or sign stands for a whole idea rather than a sound.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Describing | describe | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 stands | csubj |
| 2 | writing | writing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Describing | obj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 picture | case |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 picture | nsubj |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 picture | det |
| 6 | picture | picture | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Describing | obl |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 sign | cc |
| 8 | sign | sign | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 picture | conj |
| 9 | stands | stand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 idea | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 idea | det |
| 12 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 idea | amod |
| 13 | idea | idea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 stands | obl |
| 14 | rather | rather | ADV | ExtPos=CCONJ | 17 sound | cc |
| 15 | than | than | ADP | _ | 14 rather | fixed |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 sound | det |
| 17 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 idea | conj |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 stands | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | gerund | writing | a picture or sign | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent writing=Theme | ||||
| 2 | stand | present | Describing | for a whole idea rather a sound | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for idea=Attribute |
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
The purpose of the author was to e ..pliiisizc the superiority of alphabetic writing over the non-alphabetic writing (ideographic and syllabic) used by all the nations of antiquity, and even now by a great portion of mankind. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
Sentence 1: The purpose of the author was to e ..pliiisizc the superiority of alphabetic writing over the non-alphabetic writing (ideographic and syllabic) used by all the nations of antiquity, and even now by a great portion of mankind.
The tree, 37 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 purpose | det |
| 2 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 e | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 author | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 author | det |
| 5 | author | author | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 purpose | nmod |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 e | cop |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 e | mark |
| 8 | e | e | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 9 | .. | .. | PUNCT | _ | 12 superiority | punct |
| 10 | pliiisizc | pliiisizc | ADP | _ | 12 superiority | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 superiority | det |
| 12 | superiority | superiority | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 e | obj |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 writing | case |
| 14 | alphabetic | alphabetic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 writing | amod |
| 15 | writing | writing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 superiority | nmod |
| 16 | over | over | ADP | _ | 19 writing | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 writing | det |
| 18 | non-alphabetic | non-alphabetic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 writing | amod |
| 19 | writing | writing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 superiority | nmod |
| 20 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 21 ideographic | punct |
| 21 | ideographic | ideographic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 writing | appos |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 syllabic | cc |
| 23 | syllabic | syllabic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 ideographic | conj |
| 24 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 21 ideographic | punct |
| 25 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 superiority | acl |
| 26 | by | by | ADP | _ | 29 nations | case |
| 27 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 29 nations | det:predet |
| 28 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 29 nations | det |
| 29 | nations | nation | NOUN | Number=Plur | 25 used | obl |
| 30 | of | of | ADP | _ | 31 antiquity | case |
| 31 | antiquity | antiquity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 nations | nmod |
| 32 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 39 portion | punct |
| 33 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 39 portion | cc |
| 34 | even | even | ADV | _ | 35 now | advmod |
| 35 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 39 portion | advmod |
| 36 | by | by | ADP | _ | 39 portion | case |
| 37 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 39 portion | det |
| 38 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 39 portion | amod |
| 39 | portion | portion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 e | conj |
| 40 | of | of | ADP | _ | 41 mankind | case |
| 41 | mankind | mankind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 39 portion | nmod |
| 42 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 e | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the purpose of the author | e property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | use | participle | the superiority of alphabetic writing not said here | by all nations of antiquity | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | purpose | the author | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |
Sentence 2: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
The tree, 12 words
The 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 |
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