babbling Who acts: Babbling, babies, babbling brook, water, baby, He · What happens: talk, be, understand, not be, say, make · To what, where: silly way, real words, soft continuous sound, stones, cot, babbling brook · Speech: someone speaks here
«babbling» 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: babbling in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Babbling is talking quickly in a silly, excited or confusing way, so it is hard to understand or not very sensible.
The tree, 21 words nsubj aux advmod case det amod punct conj cc conj obl punct advmod expl cop parataxis mark xcomp cc advmod advmod conj punct root Babbling NOUN is AUX talking VERB quickly ADV in ADP a DET silly ADJ , PUNCT excited ADJ or CCONJ confusing ADJ way NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON is AUX hard ADJ to PART understand VERB or CCONJ not PART very ADV sensible ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Babbling babbling NOUN Number=Sing 3 talking nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 talking aux 3 talking talk VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 quickly quickly ADV _ 3 talking advmod 5 in in ADP _ 12 way case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 way det 7 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 12 way amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 excited punct 9 excited excited ADJ Degree=Pos 7 silly conj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 confusing cc 11 confusing confusing ADJ Degree=Pos 7 silly conj 12 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 talking obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 17 hard punct 14 so so ADV _ 17 hard advmod 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 hard expl 16 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 hard cop 17 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 3 talking parataxis 18 to to PART _ 19 understand mark 19 understand understand VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 hard xcomp 20 or or CCONJ _ 23 sensible cc 21 not not PART Polarity=Neg 23 sensible advmod 22 very very ADV _ 23 sensible advmod 23 sensible sensible ADJ Degree=Pos 17 hard conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 3 talking punct
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1 talk present · progressive Babbling a silly way quickly property vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present hard property tree rules 3 understand to-infinitive vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 4 not be tree rules
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 Babbling is the sound babies make — «ba-ba-ba, da-da» — before they can say real words.
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop det compound nsubj punct punct compound punct compound punct obj punct compound punct conj punct punct mark nsubj aux parataxis amod obj punct root Babbling NOUN is AUX the DET sound NOUN babies NOUN make VERB — PUNCT « PUNCT ba NOUN - PUNCT ba NOUN - PUNCT ba NOUN , PUNCT da NOUN - PUNCT da NOUN » PUNCT — PUNCT before SCONJ they PRON can AUX say VERB real ADJ words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Babbling babbling NOUN Number=Sing 6 make nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 make cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 babies det 4 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 5 babies compound 5 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur 6 make nsubj 6 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 — - PUNCT _ 13 ba punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 13 ba punct 9 ba ba NOUN Number=Sing 13 ba compound 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 ba punct 11 ba ba NOUN Number=Sing 13 ba compound 12 - - PUNCT _ 13 ba punct 13 ba ba NOUN Number=Sing 6 make obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 da punct 15 da da NOUN Number=Sing 17 da compound 16 - - PUNCT _ 17 da punct 17 da da NOUN Number=Sing 13 ba conj 18 » » PUNCT _ 13 ba punct 19 — - PUNCT _ 23 say punct 20 before before SCONJ _ 23 say mark 21 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 23 say nsubj 22 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 23 say aux 23 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 make parataxis 24 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 25 words amod 25 words word NOUN Number=Plur 23 say obj 26 . . PUNCT _ 6 make punct
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1 is present Babbling make property tree rules 2 say speech: assert can babies = baby real words vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent word=Topic
Meaning 3 A babbling brook or stream makes a soft, bubbling, continuous sound as water runs over stones.
The tree, 16 words det compound nsubj cc conj det amod punct advcl punct amod obj mark nsubj advcl case obl punct root A DET babbling NOUN brook NOUN or CCONJ stream NOUN makes VERB a DET soft ADJ , PUNCT bubbling VERB , PUNCT continuous ADJ sound NOUN as SCONJ water NOUN runs VERB over ADP stones NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 brook det 2 babbling babbling NOUN Number=Sing 3 brook compound 3 brook brook NOUN Number=Sing 6 makes nsubj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 stream cc 5 stream stream NOUN Number=Sing 3 brook conj 6 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 sound det 8 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 13 sound amod 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 bubbling punct 10 bubbling bubble VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 soft advcl 11 , , PUNCT _ 8 soft punct 12 continuous continuous ADJ Degree=Pos 13 sound amod 13 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 6 makes obj 14 as as SCONJ _ 16 runs mark 15 water water NOUN Number=Sing 16 runs nsubj 16 runs run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 makes advcl 17 over over ADP _ 18 stones case 18 stones stone NOUN Number=Plur 16 runs obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 makes punct
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1 make present a babbling brook or stream a soft continuous sound vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product 2 bubble gerund a babbling brook or stream not said here vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 3 run present water stones vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over stone=Trajectory
Example 1 The baby was babbling happily in her cot.
det nsubj aux advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET baby NOUN was AUX babbling VERB happily ADV in ADP her PRON cot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 4 babbling nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 babbling aux 4 babbling babble VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 happily happily ADV _ 4 babbling advmod 6 in in ADP _ 8 cot case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 cot nmod:poss 8 cot cot NOUN Number=Sing 4 babbling obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 babbling punct
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1 babble past · progressive the baby baby's cot happily property vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cot=Location
Example 2 He was so nervous he started babbling.
nsubj cop advmod nsubj advcl xcomp punct root He PRON was AUX so ADV nervous ADJ he PRON started VERB babbling 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 4 nervous nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 nervous cop 3 so so ADV _ 4 nervous advmod 4 nervous nervous ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 started nsubj 6 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 nervous advcl 7 babbling babble VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 started xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 nervous punct
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1 is past He nervous property tree rules 2 start past he vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 babble gerund he not said here vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 We sat beside a babbling brook.
nsubj case det compound obl punct root We PRON sat VERB beside ADP a DET babbling NOUN brook NOUN . PUNCT 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 sat nsubj 2 sat sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 beside beside ADP _ 6 brook case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 brook det 5 babbling babbling NOUN Number=Sing 6 brook compound 6 brook brook NOUN Number=Sing 2 sat obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 sat punct
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1 sit past We a babbling brook vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent beside brook=Location
Example 4 Stop babbling and tell me slowly.
obj cc conj iobj advmod punct root Stop VERB babbling NOUN and CCONJ tell VERB me PRON slowly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 babbling babbling NOUN Number=Sing 1 Stop obj 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 tell cc 4 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Stop conj 5 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 tell iobj 6 slowly slowly ADV _ 4 tell advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stop punct
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1 stop imperative you not said here babbling vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality babbling=Eventuality 2 tell speech: assert infinitive you not said here me slowly property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient
Example 5 Babbling is how babies practise sounds.
nsubj advmod nsubj ccomp obj punct root Babbling NOUN is VERB how ADV babies NOUN practise VERB sounds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Babbling babbling NOUN Number=Sing 2 is nsubj 2 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 how how ADV PronType=Int 5 practise advmod 4 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur 5 practise nsubj 5 practise practise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 is ccomp 6 sounds sound NOUN Number=Plur 5 practise obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 is punct
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1 be present Babbling tree rules 2 practise present babies sounds tree rules
Example 6 The excited children were babbling about the trip.
det amod nsubj aux case det obl punct root The DET excited ADJ children NOUN were AUX babbling VERB about ADP the DET trip NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 children det 2 excited excited ADJ Degree=Pos 3 children amod 3 children child NOUN Number=Plur 5 babbling nsubj 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 babbling aux 5 babbling babble VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 about about ADP _ 8 trip case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 trip det 8 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 5 babbling obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 babbling punct
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1 babble past · progressive the excited children about the trip vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about trip=Topic
Example 7 I could hear the stream babbling under the bridge.
nsubj aux det obj acl case det obl punct root I PRON could AUX hear VERB the DET stream NOUN babbling VERB under ADP the DET bridge NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 hear nsubj 2 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 hear aux 3 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 stream det 5 stream stream NOUN Number=Sing 3 hear obj 6 babbling babble VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 stream acl 7 under under ADP _ 9 bridge case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 bridge det 9 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing 6 babbling obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 hear punct
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1 hear could I the stream vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer stream=Stimulus 2 babble gerund the stream not said here the bridge vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under bridge=Location
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