academic Who acts: Academic, person, question, academic year, She, uncle · What happens: mean, do, read, be, teach, not matter · To what, where: person, research, university, real life, anything, books · Speech: someone speaks here
«academic» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: academic in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Academic means to do with school, study and learning, especially reading, writing and maths rather than practical skills.
The tree, 18 words nsubj mark ccomp case obl punct conj cc conj punct advmod conj punct conj cc conj cc fixed amod conj punct root Academic ADJ means VERB to PART do VERB with ADP school NOUN , PUNCT study NOUN and CCONJ learning NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV reading VERB , PUNCT writing NOUN and CCONJ maths NOUN rather ADV than ADP practical ADJ skills NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Academic academic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 do mark 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 means ccomp 5 with with ADP _ 6 school case 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 4 do obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 study punct 8 study study NOUN Number=Sing 6 school conj 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 learning cc 10 learning learning NOUN Number=Sing 6 school conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 reading punct 12 especially especially ADV _ 13 reading advmod 13 reading read VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 means conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 writing punct 15 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 13 reading conj 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 maths cc 17 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 15 writing conj 18 rather rather ADV ExtPos=CCONJ 21 skills cc 19 than than ADP _ 18 rather fixed 20 practical practical ADJ Degree=Pos 21 skills amod 21 skills skill NOUN Number=Plur 13 reading conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Academic vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 do not said to happen to-infinitive with school and study and learning vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 read gerund Academic not said here especially property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 An academic is a person who teaches or does research at a university.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl cc conj obj case det obl punct root An DET academic NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON teaches VERB or CCONJ does VERB research NOUN at ADP a DET university NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 academic det 2 academic academic NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 teaches nsubj 7 teaches teach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 does cc 9 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 teaches conj 10 research research NOUN Number=Sing 9 does obj 11 at at ADP _ 13 university case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 university det 13 university university NOUN Number=Sing 9 does obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a academic a person tree rules 2 teach speech: other present a person vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 do present a person not said here research a university vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent research=Eventuality
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
A question that is academic does not matter in real life because it will not change anything.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj nsubj cop acl:relcl aux advmod case amod obl mark nsubj aux advmod advcl obj punct root A DET question NOUN that PRON is AUX academic ADJ does AUX not PART matter VERB in ADP real ADJ life NOUN because SCONJ it PRON will AUX not PART change VERB anything PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 question det 2 question question NOUN Number=Sing 8 matter nsubj 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 academic nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 academic cop 5 academic academic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 question acl:relcl 6 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 matter aux 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 matter advmod 8 matter matter VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 in in ADP _ 11 life case 10 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 11 life amod 11 life life NOUN Number=Sing 8 matter obl 12 because because SCONJ _ 16 change mark 13 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 change nsubj 14 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 16 change aux 15 not not PART Polarity=Neg 16 change advmod 16 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 matter advcl 17 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 16 change obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 8 matter punct
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1 is present a question academic property tree rules 2 not matter present · do-support a question real life vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus 3 not change future question anything vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Patient
Example 1 The academic year starts after the summer holidays in the UK.
det amod nsubj case det compound obl case det nmod punct root The DET academic ADJ year NOUN starts VERB after ADP the DET summer NOUN holidays NOUN in ADP the DET UK PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 year det 2 academic academic ADJ Degree=Pos 3 year amod 3 year year NOUN Number=Sing 4 starts nsubj 4 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 after after ADP _ 8 holidays case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 holidays det 7 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 8 holidays compound 8 holidays holiday NOUN Number=Plur 4 starts obl 9 in in ADP _ 11 UK case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 UK det 11 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 8 holidays nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 starts punct
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1 start present the academic year after the summer holidays in the UK vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 2 She is very academic and loves books.
nsubj cop advmod cc conj obj punct root She PRON is AUX very ADV academic ADJ and CCONJ loves VERB books NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 academic nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 academic cop 3 very very ADV _ 4 academic advmod 4 academic academic ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 loves cc 6 loves love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 academic conj 7 books book NOUN Number=Plur 6 loves obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 academic punct
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1 is present She academic property tree rules 2 love present She not said here books vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer book=Stimulus
Example 3 His uncle is an academic at a university.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det case det obl punct root His PRON uncle NOUN is AUX an DET academic ADJ at ADP a DET university NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 uncle nmod:poss 2 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 5 academic nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 academic cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 academic det 5 academic academic ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 at at ADP _ 8 university case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 university det 8 university university NOUN Number=Sing 5 academic obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 academic punct
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1 is present His uncle a university academic property tree rules
Example 4 Sport and academic subjects are both important.
nsubj cc amod conj cop advmod punct root Sport NOUN and CCONJ academic ADJ subjects NOUN are AUX both ADV important ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sport sport NOUN Number=Sing 7 important nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 4 subjects cc 3 academic academic ADJ Degree=Pos 4 subjects amod 4 subjects subject NOUN Number=Plur 1 Sport conj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 important cop 6 both both ADV _ 7 important advmod 7 important important ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 important punct
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1 is present Sport and academic subjects both, important property tree rules
Example 5 Whether we would have won is academic now; the game is over.
mark nsubj aux aux advcl cop advmod punct det nsubj cop conj punct root Whether SCONJ we PRON would AUX have AUX won VERB is AUX academic ADJ now ADV ; PUNCT the DET game NOUN is AUX over ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Whether whether SCONJ _ 5 won mark 2 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 won nsubj 3 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 won aux 4 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 won aux 5 won win VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 7 academic advcl 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 academic cop 7 academic academic ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 now now ADV PronType=Dem 7 academic advmod 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 over punct 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 game det 11 game game NOUN Number=Sing 13 over nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 over cop 13 over over ADV _ 7 academic conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 academic punct
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1 win would · perfect we vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present now academic property tree rules 3 is present the game over property tree rules
Example 6 Academic writing uses formal words.
amod nsubj amod obj punct root Academic ADJ writing NOUN uses VERB formal ADJ words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Academic academic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 writing amod 2 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 3 uses nsubj 3 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 words amod 5 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 uses obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 uses punct
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1 use present Academic writing formal words vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient
Example 7 Our school is proud of its academic results.
nmod:poss nsubj cop case nmod:poss amod obl punct root Our PRON school NOUN is AUX proud ADJ of ADP its PRON academic ADJ results NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 school nmod:poss 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 4 proud nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 proud cop 4 proud proud ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 of of ADP _ 8 results case 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 results nmod:poss 7 academic academic ADJ Degree=Pos 8 results amod 8 results result NOUN Number=Plur 4 proud obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 proud punct
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1 is present Our school of school's academic results; proud property tree rules 2 result school nom result «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 He is good at practical things as well as academic ones.
nsubj cop case amod obl cc fixed fixed amod conj punct root He PRON is AUX good ADJ at ADP practical ADJ things NOUN as ADV well ADV as ADP academic ADJ ones NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 good nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 good cop 3 good good ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 at at ADP _ 6 things case 5 practical practical ADJ Degree=Pos 6 things amod 6 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 3 good obl 7 as as ADV ExtPos=CCONJ 11 ones cc 8 well well ADV Degree=Pos 7 as fixed 9 as as ADP _ 7 as fixed 10 academic academic ADJ Degree=Pos 11 ones amod 11 ones one NOUN Number=Plur 3 good conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 good punct
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1 is present He practical things good property tree rules
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