autograph

Who acts: famous person, your, I, footballer, author, we · What happens: write, keep, sign, name, get, autograph · To what, where: signature, name, something, autograph, shirt, copies

«autograph» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: autograph in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A famous person's signature, written for a fan to keep.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 person	det
2	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 person	amod
3	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 signature	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 person	case
5	signature	signature	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 written	punct
7	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 signature	acl
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 fan	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 fan	det
10	fan	fan	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 written	obl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 keep	mark
12	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 written	advcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 signature	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	write	participle		a famous person's signature not said here	for a fan	vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for fan=Beneficiary
2	keep	to-infinitive				vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	sign		a famous person			nom signature «communication transitive»: poss=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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To sign your name on something, such as a book, photo or shirt, for someone.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 sign	mark
2	sign	sign	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 name	nmod:poss
4	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sign	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 sign	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 book	punct
8	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	11 book	case
9	as	as	ADP	_	8 such	fixed
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 book	det
11	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 something	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 photo	punct
13	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 book	conj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 shirt	cc
15	shirt	shirt	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 book	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 someone	punct
17	for	for	ADP	_	18 someone	case
18	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 sign	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sign	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sign	to-infinitive		your name		something		for someone	vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent name=Theme on something=Destination
2	name		your						nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Meaning 3

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

A piece of writing in the author's own hand.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 piece	det
2	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 writing	case
4	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 piece	nmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	10 hand	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 author	det
7	author	author	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hand	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 author	case
9	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 hand	amod
10	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 piece	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 piece	punct

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

Example 1

I got the footballer's autograph on my shirt!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 got	nsubj
2	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 footballer	det
4	footballer	footballer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 autograph	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 footballer	case
6	autograph	autograph	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 got	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 shirt	case
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 shirt	nmod:poss
9	shirt	shirt	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 got	obl
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	I	the footballer's autograph		my shirt			vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent autograph=Theme on shirt=Source
2	autograph		the footballer						nom autograph «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

The author autographed copies of her new book.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 author	det
2	author	author	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 autographed	nsubj
3	autographed	autograph	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	copies	copy	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 autographed	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 book	case
6	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 book	nmod:poss
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 book	amod
8	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 copies	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 autographed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	autograph	past	the author	copies of author's new book					vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent copy=Destination
2	copy			author's new book					nom copy «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 3

At the end of term we all signed each other's autograph books.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	3 end	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 end	det
3	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 signed	obl
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 term	case
5	term	term	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 end	nmod
6	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 signed	nsubj
7	all	all	ADV	_	8 signed	advmod
8	signed	sign	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	10 other	det
10	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 books	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 other	case
12	autograph	autograph	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 books	compound
13	books	book	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 signed	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 signed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sign	past	we	each other's autograph books			at the end of term	all property	vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent book=Theme at end=Destination

Example 4

He queued for an hour to get an autograph.

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 queued	nsubj
2	queued	queue	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 hour	case
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 hour	det
5	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 queued	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 get	mark
7	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 queued	advcl
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 autograph	det
9	autograph	autograph	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 get	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 queued	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	queue	past	He				hour		tree rules
2	get	to-infinitive	He not said here	a autograph					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer autograph=Stimulus

Example 5

This autographed photo is very special.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 photo	det
2	autographed	autograph	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 photo	amod
3	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 special	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 special	cop
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 special	advmod
6	special	special	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 special	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	autograph	participle							vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	this autographed photo					special property	tree rules

Example 6

Can I have your autograph, please?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 have	aux
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 have	nsubj
3	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 autograph	nmod:poss
5	autograph	autograph	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct
7	please	please	INTJ	_	3 have	discourse
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	can	I	your autograph					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent autograph=Patient
2	autograph		your						nom autograph «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

The singer autographed my ticket.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 singer	det
2	singer	singer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 autographed	nsubj
3	autographed	autograph	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 ticket	nmod:poss
5	ticket	ticket	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 autographed	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 autographed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	autograph	past	the singer	my ticket					vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ticket=Destination
2	ticket		my						nom ticket «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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