accent Who acts: accent, people, you, extra force, letter, small detail · What happens: be, pronounce, say, call, change, stand out · To what, where: way, language, extra force, one part, accent, stress · Speech: someone speaks here
«accent» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: accent in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An accent is the way people from a place or country pronounce a language: a Scottish accent, an American accent.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det nsubj case det nmod cc conj acl:relcl det obj punct det amod parataxis punct det amod conj punct root An DET accent NOUN is AUX the DET way NOUN people NOUN from ADP a DET place NOUN or CCONJ country NOUN pronounce VERB a DET language NOUN : PUNCT a DET Scottish ADJ accent NOUN , PUNCT an DET American ADJ accent NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 accent det 2 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 5 way nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 way cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 way det 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 12 pronounce nsubj 7 from from ADP _ 9 place case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 place det 9 place place NOUN Number=Sing 6 people nmod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 country cc 11 country country NOUN Number=Sing 9 place conj 12 pronounce pronounce VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 way acl:relcl 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 language det 14 language language NOUN Number=Sing 12 pronounce obj 15 : : PUNCT _ 18 accent punct 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 accent det 17 Scottish Scottish ADJ Degree=Pos 18 accent amod 18 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 5 way parataxis 19 , , PUNCT _ 22 accent punct 20 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 accent det 21 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 22 accent amod 22 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 18 accent conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 5 way punct
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1 is a present a accent the way tree rules 2 pronounce present people from a place or country a language vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent language=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 An accent is extra force on one part of a word when you say it, called stress.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop amod case nummod nmod case det nmod advmod nsubj acl:relcl obj punct acl xcomp punct root An DET accent NOUN is AUX extra ADJ force NOUN on ADP one NUM part NOUN of ADP a DET word NOUN when ADV you PRON say VERB it PRON , PUNCT called VERB stress NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 accent det 2 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 5 force nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 force cop 4 extra extra ADJ Degree=Pos 5 force amod 5 force force NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 on on ADP _ 8 part case 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 part nummod 8 part part NOUN Number=Sing 5 force nmod 9 of of ADP _ 11 word case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 word det 11 word word NOUN Number=Sing 8 part nmod 12 when when ADV PronType=Int 14 say advmod 13 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 14 say nsubj 14 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 word acl:relcl 15 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 say obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 called punct 17 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 force acl 18 stress stress NOUN Number=Sing 17 called xcomp 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 force punct
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1 is a present a accent extra force one part of a word tree rules 2 say speech: assert present you accent vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic 3 call participle extra force not said here stress vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 An accent is a small mark above or below a letter that changes its sound, as in café.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod advmod cc case det conj nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss obj punct case case conj punct root An DET accent NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ mark NOUN above ADV or CCONJ below ADP a DET letter NOUN that PRON changes VERB its PRON sound NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP café NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 accent det 2 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 6 mark nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 mark cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 mark det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 mark amod 6 mark mark NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 above above ADV _ 6 mark advmod 8 or or CCONJ _ 11 letter cc 9 below below ADP _ 11 letter case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 letter det 11 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 6 mark conj 12 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 changes nsubj 13 changes change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 letter acl:relcl 14 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 sound nmod:poss 15 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 13 changes obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 café punct 17 as as ADP _ 19 café case 18 in in ADP _ 19 café case 19 café café NOUN Number=Sing 6 mark conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 mark punct
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1 is a present a accent a small mark or a letter and café above property tree rules 2 change present a letter accent's sound vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Patient
Meaning 4 An accent is a small detail that stands out, like an accent colour.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt punct case det compound obl punct root An DET accent NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ detail NOUN that PRON stands VERB out ADP , PUNCT like ADP an DET accent NOUN colour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 accent det 2 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 6 detail nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 detail cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 detail det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 detail amod 6 detail detail NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 stands nsubj 8 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 detail acl:relcl 9 out out ADP _ 8 stands compound:prt 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 colour punct 11 like like ADP _ 14 colour case 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 colour det 13 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 14 colour compound 14 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 8 stands obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 detail punct
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1 is a present a accent a small detail tree rules 2 stand out present a small detail like a accent colour vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 She speaks with an Irish accent.
nsubj case det amod obl punct root She PRON speaks VERB with ADP an DET Irish ADJ accent 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 2 speaks nsubj 2 speaks speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 6 accent case 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 accent det 5 Irish Irish ADJ Degree=Pos 6 accent amod 6 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 2 speaks obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 speaks punct
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1 speak speech: other present She with a Irish accent vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with accent=Co-Agent
Example 2 My cousin from Texas has a different accent.
nmod:poss nsubj case nmod det amod obj punct root My PRON cousin NOUN from ADP Texas PROPN has VERB a DET different ADJ accent NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 cousin nmod:poss 2 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 5 has nsubj 3 from from ADP _ 4 Texas case 4 Texas Texas PROPN Number=Sing 2 cousin nmod 5 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 accent det 7 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 8 accent amod 8 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 5 has obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 has punct
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1 have present My cousin from Texas a different accent vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accent=Patient
Example 3 Café has an accent on the e.
nsubj det obj case det nmod root Café PROPN has VERB an DET accent NOUN on ADP the DET e. PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Café Café PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 accent det 4 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 e. case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 e. det 7 e. E. PROPN Number=Sing 4 accent nmod
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1 have present Café a accent the e. vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accent=Patient
Example 4 Everybody has an accent.
nsubj det obj punct root Everybody PRON has VERB an DET accent NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Everybody everybody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 accent det 4 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Everybody a accent vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accent=Patient
Example 5 The accent is on the first part of «table».
det nsubj cop case det amod case punct nmod punct punct root The DET accent NOUN is AUX on ADP the DET first ADJ part NOUN of ADP « PUNCT table NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 accent det 2 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 7 part nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 part cop 4 on on ADP _ 7 part case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 part det 6 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 7 part amod 7 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 10 table case 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 table punct 10 table table NOUN Number=Sing 7 part nmod 11 » » PUNCT _ 7 part punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 part punct
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1 is present the accent the first part of table tree rules
Example 6 He copied the teacher's accent and everyone laughed.
nsubj det nmod:poss case obj cc nsubj conj punct root He PRON copied VERB the DET teacher NOUN 's PART accent NOUN and CCONJ everyone PRON laughed VERB . 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 2 copied nsubj 2 copied copy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 teacher det 4 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 6 accent nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 teacher case 6 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 2 copied obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 laughed cc 8 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 9 laughed nsubj 9 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 copied conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 copied punct
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1 copy past He the teacher's accent vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accent=Theme 2 laugh past everyone vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 accent the teacher nom accent «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 The room is white with red accents.
det nsubj cop case amod obl punct root The DET room NOUN is AUX white ADJ with ADP red ADJ accents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 room det 2 room room NOUN Number=Sing 4 white nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 white cop 4 white white ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 with with ADP _ 7 accents case 6 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 7 accents amod 7 accents accent NOUN Number=Plur 4 white obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 white punct
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1 is present the room with red accents; white property tree rules
Example 8 Learning a new language, you might keep your own accent.
csubj det amod obj punct nsubj aux nmod:poss amod obj punct root Learning VERB a DET new ADJ language NOUN , PUNCT you PRON might AUX keep VERB your PRON own ADJ accent NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Learning learn VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 keep csubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 language det 3 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 4 language amod 4 language language NOUN Number=Sing 1 Learning obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 1 Learning punct 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 keep nsubj 7 might might AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 keep aux 8 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 accent nmod:poss 10 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 11 accent amod 11 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 8 keep obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 keep punct
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1 learn gerund a new language vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent language=Topic 2 keep might you your own accent vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accent=Theme 3 accent your nom accent «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 9 The accent falls on the second syllable of Ivan, on the first of Popyalof.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj case det amod obl case nmod punct case det obl case nmod punct root The DET accent NOUN falls VERB on ADP the DET second ADJ syllable NOUN of ADP Ivan PROPN , PUNCT on ADP the DET first NOUN of ADP Popyalof PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 accent det 2 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 3 falls nsubj 3 falls fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 7 syllable case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 syllable det 6 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 7 syllable amod 7 syllable syllable NOUN Number=Sing 3 falls obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 Ivan case 9 Ivan Ivan PROPN Number=Sing 7 syllable nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 first punct 11 on on ADP _ 13 first case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 first det 13 first first NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 falls obl 14 of of ADP _ 15 Popyalof case 15 Popyalof Popyalof PROPN Number=Sing 13 first nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 falls punct
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1 fall present the accent the second syllable of Ivan on the first of Popyalof vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on syllable=Location
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