asl Who acts: ASL, old chat question, strangers, She, you, British Sign Language · What happens: stand, use, be, mean, find out, learn · To what, where: body movements, old chat question, age, asl, own grammar, names · Speech: someone speaks here
«asl» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: asl in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 ASL stands for American Sign Language, the language of hand signs, faces and body movements used by many Deaf people in the USA and parts of Canada.
The tree, 27 words nsubj case amod compound obl punct det appos case compound nmod punct conj cc compound conj acl case amod amod obl:agent case det nmod cc conj case nmod punct root ASL NOUN stands VERB for ADP American ADJ Sign PROPN Language PROPN , PUNCT the DET language NOUN of ADP hand NOUN signs NOUN , PUNCT faces NOUN and CCONJ body NOUN movements NOUN used VERB by ADP many ADJ Deaf ADJ people NOUN in ADP the DET USA PROPN and CCONJ parts NOUN of ADP Canada PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ASL asl NOUN Number=Sing 2 stands nsubj 2 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 6 Language case 4 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 6 Language amod 5 Sign Sign PROPN Number=Sing 6 Language compound 6 Language Language PROPN Number=Sing 2 stands obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 language punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 language det 9 language language NOUN Number=Sing 6 Language appos 10 of of ADP _ 12 signs case 11 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 12 signs compound 12 signs sign NOUN Number=Plur 9 language nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 faces punct 14 faces face NOUN Number=Plur 12 signs conj 15 and and CCONJ _ 17 movements cc 16 body body NOUN Number=Sing 17 movements compound 17 movements movement NOUN Number=Plur 12 signs conj 18 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 17 movements acl 19 by by ADP _ 22 people case 20 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 22 people amod 21 Deaf deaf ADJ Degree=Pos 22 people amod 22 people people NOUN Number=Plur 18 used obl:agent 23 in in ADP _ 25 USA case 24 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 25 USA det 25 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 22 people nmod 26 and and CCONJ _ 27 parts cc 27 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 25 USA conj 28 of of ADP _ 29 Canada case 29 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 27 parts nmod 30 . . PUNCT _ 2 stands punct
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1 stand present ASL for American Sign Language vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for language=Attribute 2 use participle body movements not said here vn eat-39.1 «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 Usage: internet slang — kept apart, not parsed.
«asl» is an old chat question meaning «age, sex, location?» — strangers online use it to find out about you.
The tree, 19 words punct nsubj punct cop det amod compound acl punct obj punct conj punct conj punct punct punct nsubj advmod parataxis obj mark advcl compound:prt case obl punct root « PUNCT asl NOUN » PUNCT is AUX an DET old ADJ chat NOUN question NOUN meaning VERB « PUNCT age NOUN , PUNCT sex NOUN , PUNCT location NOUN ? PUNCT » PUNCT — PUNCT strangers NOUN online ADV use VERB it PRON to PART find VERB out ADP about ADP you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 asl punct 2 asl asl NOUN Number=Sing 8 question nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 asl punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 question cop 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 question det 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 8 question amod 7 chat chat NOUN Number=Sing 8 question compound 8 question question NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 meaning mean VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 question acl 10 « « PUNCT _ 11 age punct 11 age age NOUN Number=Sing 9 meaning obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 sex punct 13 sex sex NOUN Number=Sing 11 age conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 location punct 15 location location NOUN Number=Sing 11 age conj 16 ? ? PUNCT _ 11 age punct 17 » » PUNCT _ 11 age punct 18 — - PUNCT _ 19 strangers punct 19 strangers stranger NOUN Number=Plur 21 use nsubj 20 online online ADV _ 21 use advmod 21 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 question parataxis 22 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 21 use obj 23 to to PART _ 24 find mark 24 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 21 use advcl 25 out out ADP _ 24 find compound:prt 26 about about ADP _ 27 you case 27 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 24 find obl 28 . . PUNCT _ 8 question punct
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1 is a present asl a old chat question tree rules 2 mean gerund a old chat question not said here age and sex and location vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent age=Topic 3 use present strangers asl online property vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient 4 find out to-infinitive strangers not said here about you vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about you=Topic
Example 1 She is learning ASL to talk with her deaf cousin.
nsubj aux obj mark advcl case nmod:poss amod obl punct root She PRON is AUX learning VERB ASL PROPN to PART talk VERB with ADP her PRON deaf ADJ cousin 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 3 learning nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 learning aux 3 learning learn VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 ASL ASL PROPN Number=Sing 3 learning obj 5 to to PART _ 6 talk mark 6 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 learning advcl 7 with with ADP _ 10 cousin case 8 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 cousin nmod:poss 9 deaf deaf ADJ Degree=Pos 10 cousin amod 10 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 6 talk obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 learning punct
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1 learn present · progressive She ASL vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent asl=Topic 2 talk to-infinitive She not said here with ASL's deaf cousin vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with cousin=Co-Agent
Example 2 ASL has its own grammar, not the same as English.
nsubj nmod:poss amod obj punct advmod det conj case obl punct root ASL NOUN has VERB its PRON own ADJ grammar NOUN , PUNCT not PART the DET same ADJ as ADP English PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ASL asl NOUN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 grammar nmod:poss 4 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 5 grammar amod 5 grammar grammar NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 same punct 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 same advmod 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 same det 9 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 5 grammar conj 10 as as ADP _ 11 English case 11 English English PROPN Number=Sing 9 same obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present ASL ASL's own grammar vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grammar=Patient
Example 3 In ASL, you can spell names with finger signs.
case obl punct nsubj aux obj case compound nmod punct root In ADP ASL PROPN , PUNCT you PRON can AUX spell VERB names NOUN with ADP finger NOUN signs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 ASL case 2 ASL ASL PROPN Number=Sing 6 spell obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 ASL punct 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 spell nsubj 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 spell aux 6 spell spell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 names name NOUN Number=Plur 6 spell obj 8 with with ADP _ 10 signs case 9 finger finger NOUN Number=Sing 10 signs compound 10 signs sign NOUN Number=Plur 7 names nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 spell punct
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1 spell can you names ASL with finger signs vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent name=Theme in asl=Manner
Example 4 British Sign Language is different from ASL.
amod compound nsubj cop case obl punct root British ADJ Sign PROPN Language PROPN is AUX different ADJ from ADP ASL PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Language amod 2 Sign Sign PROPN Number=Sing 3 Language compound 3 Language Language PROPN Number=Sing 5 different nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 different cop 5 different different ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 from from ADP _ 7 ASL case 7 ASL ASL PROPN Number=Sing 5 different obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 different punct
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1 is present British Sign Language ASL different property tree rules
Example 5 A stranger typed «asl?» in the game chat, so I told my mum.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj punct obj punct punct case det compound obl punct advmod nsubj conj nmod:poss iobj punct root A DET stranger NOUN typed VERB « PUNCT asl NOUN ? PUNCT » PUNCT in ADP the DET game NOUN chat NOUN , PUNCT so ADV I PRON told VERB my PRON mum NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 stranger det 2 stranger stranger NOUN Number=Sing 3 typed nsubj 3 typed type VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 asl punct 5 asl asl NOUN Number=Sing 3 typed obj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 asl punct 7 » » PUNCT _ 5 asl punct 8 in in ADP _ 11 chat case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 chat det 10 game game NOUN Number=Sing 11 chat compound 11 chat chat NOUN Number=Sing 3 typed obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 told punct 13 so so ADV _ 15 told advmod 14 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 15 told nsubj 15 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 typed conj 16 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 mum nmod:poss 17 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 15 told iobj 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 typed punct
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1 type past a stranger asl the game chat vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent asl=Theme in chat=Destination 2 tell speech: assert past I my mum vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient
Example 6 Never tell strangers online your age or where you live.
advmod iobj advmod nmod:poss obj cc advmod nsubj acl:relcl punct root Never ADV tell VERB strangers NOUN online ADV your PRON age NOUN or CCONJ where ADV you PRON live VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 tell advmod 2 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 strangers stranger NOUN Number=Plur 2 tell iobj 4 online online ADV _ 6 age advmod 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 age nmod:poss 6 age age NOUN Number=Sing 2 tell obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 10 live cc 8 where where ADV PronType=Rel 10 live advmod 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 live nsubj 10 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 age acl:relcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 tell punct
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1 not tell speech: assert imperative you not said here your age strangers vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent stranger=Recipient age=Topic 2 live present you vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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