boyish

Who acts: boy, man, Grandad, boyish face, teacher, Toad · What happens: look, behave, say, grow, have, make · To what, where: boyish face, boyish grin, teacher, hands, short boyish haircut · Speech: someone speaks here

«boyish» 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: boyish in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Like a boy, or looking or behaving like a boy: «a boyish grin».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Like	like	ADP	_	3 boy	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 boy	det
3	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 looking	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 looking	cc
6	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 boy	acl:relcl
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 behaving	cc
8	behaving	behave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 looking	conj
9	like	like	ADP	_	11 boy	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 boy	det
11	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 behaving	obl
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 grin	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 grin	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 grin	det
15	boyish	boyish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 grin	amod
16	grin	grin	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 boy	appos
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 grin	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 boy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	gerund	a boy not said here						vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	behave	gerund	a boy not said here					like a boy	vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent like boy=Attribute

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

Young-looking and full of fun, said about a grown man: «He has a boyish face.».

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 looking	compound
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	1 Young	punct
3	looking	look	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 said	ccomp
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 full	cc
5	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 looking	conj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 fun	case
7	fun	fun	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 full	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 looking	punct
9	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	about	about	ADP	_	13 man	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 man	det
12	grown	grow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 man	amod
13	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 said	obl
14	:	:	PUNCT	_	17 has	punct
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 has	punct
16	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 has	nsubj
17	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 said	ccomp
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 face	det
19	boyish	boyish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 face	amod
20	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 has	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	17 has	punct
22	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 has	punct
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	look	gerund				vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	say speech: assert	past			about a grown man	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	grow	participle				vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	have in a quote	present	man	a boyish face		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Patient

Example 1

Grandad still has a boyish grin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
2	still	still	ADV	_	3 has	advmod
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 grin	det
5	boyish	boyish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 grin	amod
6	grin	grin	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Grandad	a boyish grin			still		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grin=Patient

Example 2

The teacher's boyish face made him look very young.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 face	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 teacher	case
4	boyish	boyish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 face	amod
5	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	nsubj
6	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 made	obj
8	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 made	xcomp
9	very	very	ADV	_	10 young	advmod
10	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 look	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the teacher's boyish face	teacher					tree rules
2	look	infinitive	teacher not said here					young property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 3

Toad clapped his hands with boyish excitement.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 clapped	nsubj
2	clapped	clap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 hands	nmod:poss
4	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 clapped	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 excitement	case
6	boyish	boyish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 excitement	amod
7	excitement	excitement	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 clapped	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 clapped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	clap	past	Toad	Toad's hands				with boyish excitement	vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hand=Theme

Example 4

She had a short, boyish haircut.

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	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 haircut	det
4	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 haircut	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 short	punct
6	boyish	boyish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 haircut	amod
7	haircut	haircut	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	She	a short boyish haircut					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent haircut=Patient

Example 5

His boyish enthusiasm for trains never faded.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 enthusiasm	nmod:poss
2	boyish	boyish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 enthusiasm	amod
3	enthusiasm	enthusiasm	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 faded	nsubj
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 trains	case
5	trains	train	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 enthusiasm	nmod
6	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	7 faded	advmod
7	faded	fade	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 faded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not fade	past	His boyish enthusiasm for trains						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 6

The coach laughed with boyish delight when they won.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 coach	det
2	coach	coach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 laughed	nsubj
3	laughed	laugh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 delight	case
5	boyish	boyish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 delight	amod
6	delight	delight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 laughed	obl
7	when	when	SCONJ	_	9 won	mark
8	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 won	nsubj
9	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 laughed	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 laughed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	laugh	past	the coach					with boyish delight	vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	win	past	they						vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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