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american

Who acts: cousin, she, American football, you, bald eagle, Native Americans · What happens: be, live, write, come, watch, have · To what, where: Texas, soccer, color, American English, national bird, America

«american» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: american in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

From or about the United States of America.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	From	from	ADP	_	6 States	case
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 States	cc
3	about	about	ADP	_	6 States	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 States	det
5	United	United	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 States	amod
6	States	State	PROPN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 America	case
8	America	America	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 States	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 States	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

American food, an American city.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 food	amod
2	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 city	punct
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 city	det
5	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 city	amod
6	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 food	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 food	punct

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

Meaning 2

A person from the United States.

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	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	6 States	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 States	det
5	United	United	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 States	amod
6	States	State	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 person	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

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

Meaning 3

From or about the Americas as a whole (North, Central and South America), as in the American continents or Native American peoples.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	From	from	ADP	_	5 Americas	case
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 Americas	cc
3	about	about	ADP	_	5 Americas	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Americas	det
5	Americas	AMERICAS	PROPN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	as	as	ADP	_	15 America	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 America	det
8	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 America	amod
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 North	punct
10	North	North	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 America	compound
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 Central	punct
12	Central	Central	PROPN	_	10 North	conj
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 South	cc
14	South	South	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 North	conj
15	America	America	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 Americas	nmod
16	)	)	PUNCT	_	15 America	punct
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 continents	punct
18	as	as	ADP	_	22 continents	case
19	in	in	ADP	_	22 continents	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 continents	det
21	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 continents	amod
22	continents	continent	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 Americas	appos
23	or	or	CCONJ	_	26 peoples	cc
24	Native	native	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 peoples	amod
25	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 peoples	amod
26	peoples	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 continents	conj
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	22 continents	punct

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

Example 1

My cousin is American; she lives in Texas.

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	4 American	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 American	cop
4	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 lives	punct
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 lives	nsubj
7	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 American	parataxis
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 Texas	case
9	Texas	Texas	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 lives	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 American	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My cousin					american property	tree rules
2	live	present	she			Texas			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in texas=Location

Example 2

American football is different from soccer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 football	amod
2	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 different	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 different	cop
4	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 soccer	case
6	soccer	soccer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 different	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 different	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	American football			soccer		different property	tree rules

Example 3

In American English you write "color"; in British English, "colour".

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 English	case
2	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 English	amod
3	English	English	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 write	obl
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 write	nsubj
5	write	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 color	punct
7	color	color	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 write	obj
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 color	punct
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 English	punct
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 English	case
11	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 English	amod
12	English	English	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 write	parataxis
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 colour	punct
14	"	"	PUNCT	_	15 colour	punct
15	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 English	appos
16	"	"	PUNCT	_	15 colour	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	present	you	color		American English			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent color=Theme in english=Destination

Example 4

The bald eagle is the national bird of the USA, an American symbol.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 eagle	det
2	bald	bald	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 eagle	amod
3	eagle	eagle	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bird	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 bird	cop
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 bird	det
6	national	national	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 bird	amod
7	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 USA	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 USA	det
10	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 bird	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 symbol	punct
12	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 symbol	det
13	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 symbol	amod
14	symbol	symbol	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bird	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 bird	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the bald eagle	the national bird and a American symbol				of the USA	tree rules

Example 5

Native Americans lived in America long before Europeans came.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Native	native	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 Americans	amod
2	Americans	American	PROPN	Number=Plur	3 lived	nsubj
3	lived	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 America	case
5	America	America	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 lived	obl
6	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 lived	advmod
7	before	before	SCONJ	_	9 came	mark
8	Europeans	European	PROPN	Number=Plur	9 came	nsubj
9	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 lived	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	past	Native Americans			America		long property	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in america=Location
2	come	past	Europeans						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

We watched an American film about a dog.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 watched	nsubj
2	watched	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 film	det
4	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 film	amod
5	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 watched	obj
6	about	about	ADP	_	8 dog	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 dog	det
8	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 film	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	past	We	a American film				about a dog	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme

Example 7

Canada is also in North America.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Canada	Canada	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 America	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 America	cop
3	also	also	ADV	_	6 America	advmod
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 America	case
5	North	North	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 America	compound
6	America	America	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 America	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Canada			North America			tree rules

Example 8

The American flag has 50 stars, one for each state.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 flag	det
2	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 flag	amod
3	flag	flag	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	50	50	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 stars	nummod
6	stars	star	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 has	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 one	punct
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 stars	appos
9	for	for	ADP	_	11 state	case
10	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	11 state	det
11	state	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 one	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the American flag	50 stars					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent star=Patient

Example 9

(18) A North American Indian story.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 18	punct
2	18	18	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 18	punct
4	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 story	det
5	North	North	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 story	compound
6	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 story	amod
7	Indian	Indian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 story	amod
8	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 18	nmod:unmarked
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 18	punct

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

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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