bairn Who acts: bairn, bairns, wee bairn, She, you, me · What happens: be, mean, sleep, keep down, get, come · To what, where: child, children, voice, three bairns, bairn, me · Speech: someone speaks here
«bairn» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: bairn in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: Scotland, northern England — kept apart, not parsed.
A bairn is a child or a baby.
det nsubj cop det cc det conj punct root A DET bairn NOUN is AUX a DET child NOUN or CCONJ a DET baby NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 bairn det 2 bairn bairn NOUN Number=Sing 5 child nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 child cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 child det 5 child child NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 baby cc 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 baby det 8 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 5 child conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 child punct
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1 is a present a bairn a child or a baby 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 Usage: Scotland — kept apart, not parsed.
«Your bairns» means your children, your own family's kids.
punct nmod:poss nsubj punct nmod:poss obj punct nmod:poss amod nmod:poss case conj punct root « PUNCT Your PRON bairns NOUN » PUNCT means VERB your PRON children NOUN , PUNCT your PRON own ADJ family NOUN 's PART kids NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 bairns punct 2 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 bairns nmod:poss 3 bairns bairn NOUN Number=Plur 5 means nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 bairns punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 children nmod:poss 7 children child NOUN Number=Plur 5 means obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 kids punct 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 family nmod:poss 10 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 11 family amod 11 family family NOUN Number=Sing 13 kids nmod:poss 12 's 's PART _ 11 family case 13 kids kid NOUN Number=Plur 7 children conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present Your bairns your children and your own family's kids vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Topic
Example 1 The wee bairn is sleeping, so keep your voice down.
det amod nsubj aux punct advmod conj nmod:poss obj advmod punct root The DET wee ADJ bairn NOUN is AUX sleeping VERB , PUNCT so ADV keep VERB your PRON voice NOUN down ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bairn det 2 wee wee ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bairn amod 3 bairn bairn NOUN Number=Sing 5 sleeping nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sleeping aux 5 sleeping sleep VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 keep punct 7 so so ADV _ 8 keep advmod 8 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 sleeping conj 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 voice nmod:poss 10 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 8 keep obj 11 down down ADV _ 8 keep advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 sleeping punct
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1 sleep present · progressive the wee bairn vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 keep down infinitive the wee bairn not said here your voice down property vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Patient
Example 2 She's got three bairns and a dog.
nsubj aux nummod obj cc det conj punct root She PRON 's AUX got VERB three NUM bairns NOUN and CCONJ a DET dog 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 got nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 got aux 3 got get VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 bairns nummod 5 bairns bairn NOUN Number=Plur 3 got obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 dog cc 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 dog det 8 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 5 bairns conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 got punct
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1 get present · passive She three bairns and a dog vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bairn=Stimulus
Example 3 Come here, bairn, and let me tie your lace.
advmod punct obl punct cc parataxis obj xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root Come VERB here ADV , PUNCT bairn NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ let VERB me PRON tie VERB your PRON lace NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Come come VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 here here ADV PronType=Dem 1 Come advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 bairn punct 4 bairn bairn NOUN Number=Sing 1 Come obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 let punct 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 let cc 7 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Come parataxis 8 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 let obj 9 tie tie VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 let xcomp 10 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 lace nmod:poss 11 lace lace NOUN Number=Sing 9 tie obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Come punct
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1 come imperative you not said here bairn here vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 let infinitive me tree rules 3 tie infinitive me not said here your lace vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lace=Patient
Example 4 Gran says all her bairns are grown up now.
nsubj advmod nmod:poss nsubj aux:pass ccomp compound:prt advmod punct root Gran PROPN says VERB all ADV her PRON bairns NOUN are AUX grown VERB up ADP now ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 says nsubj 2 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 all all ADV _ 7 grown advmod 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 bairns nmod:poss 5 bairns bairn NOUN Number=Plur 7 grown nsubj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 grown aux:pass 7 grown grow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 says ccomp 8 up up ADP _ 7 grown compound:prt 9 now now ADV PronType=Dem 7 grown advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present Gran vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 grow up present · passive Gran's bairns now all property vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 5 The bairns are playing out in the garden.
det nsubj aux compound:prt case det obl punct root The DET bairns NOUN are AUX playing VERB out ADP in ADP the DET garden NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bairns det 2 bairns bairn NOUN Number=Plur 4 playing nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 playing aux 4 playing play VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 out out ADP _ 4 playing compound:prt 6 in in ADP _ 8 garden case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 garden det 8 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 4 playing obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 playing punct
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1 play out present · progressive the bairns the garden vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 «Haud yer wheesht, the bairn's sleeping,» said Granny.
punct nsubj nmod:poss appos punct det nmod:poss case appos punct punct nsubj punct root « PUNCT Haud PROPN yer PRON wheesht NOUN , PUNCT the DET bairn NOUN 's PART sleeping NOUN , PUNCT » PUNCT said VERB Granny PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Haud punct 2 Haud Haud PROPN Number=Sing 12 said nsubj 3 yer yer PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 wheesht nmod:poss 4 wheesht wheesht NOUN Number=Sing 2 Haud appos 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 sleeping punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bairn det 7 bairn bairn NOUN Number=Sing 9 sleeping nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 bairn case 9 sleeping sleeping NOUN Number=Sing 2 Haud appos 10 , , PUNCT _ 2 Haud punct 11 » » PUNCT _ 2 Haud punct 12 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 13 Granny Granny PROPN Number=Sing 12 said nsubj 14 . . PUNCT _ 12 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past Haud vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 sleep in a quote the bairn nom sleeping «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 And he began to sing, dancing round Tom, like a bairn with his yellow hair, but looking older than ever with his grinning wrinkled bit of a face:
The tree, 28 words cc nsubj mark xcomp punct conj case obl punct case det obl case nmod:poss amod nmod punct cc advcl xcomp case obl mark nmod:poss nsubj advcl obl:unmarked case det nmod punct root And CCONJ he PRON began VERB to PART sing VERB , PUNCT dancing VERB round ADP Tom PROPN , PUNCT like ADP a DET bairn NOUN with ADP his PRON yellow ADJ hair NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ looking VERB older ADJ than ADP ever ADV with SCONJ his PRON grinning NOUN wrinkled VERB bit NOUN of ADP a DET face NOUN : PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 3 began cc 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 began nsubj 3 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 sing mark 5 sing sing VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 began xcomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 dancing punct 7 dancing dance VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 sing conj 8 round round ADP _ 9 Tom case 9 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 7 dancing obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 bairn punct 11 like like ADP _ 13 bairn case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 bairn det 13 bairn bairn NOUN Number=Sing 7 dancing obl 14 with with ADP _ 17 hair case 15 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 hair nmod:poss 16 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 17 hair amod 17 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 13 bairn nmod 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 looking punct 19 but but CCONJ _ 20 looking cc 20 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 began advcl 21 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 20 looking xcomp 22 than than ADP _ 23 ever case 23 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 21 older obl 24 with with SCONJ _ 27 wrinkled mark 25 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 26 grinning nmod:poss 26 grinning grinning NOUN Number=Sing 27 wrinkled nsubj 27 wrinkled wrinkle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 20 looking advcl 28 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 27 wrinkled obl:unmarked 29 of of ADP _ 31 face case 30 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 31 face det 31 face face NOUN Number=Sing 28 bit nmod 32 : : PUNCT _ 3 began punct
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1 begin past he vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 sing speech: express to-infinitive he not said here vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 dance gerund he not said here round Tom; like a bairn with Tom's yellow hair vn waltz-51.5 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 4 look gerund he not said here old property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 5 wrinkle past Tom's grinning bit of a face vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 6 grin Tom nom grinning «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
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