brummie
Who acts: way, nan, He, Brummie comedian, everyone, Ta · What happens: speak, do, be, make, laugh, say · To what, where: proud Brummie, everyone, Brummie way, Peaky Blinders, Brummies, London · Speech: someone speaks here
«brummie» 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: brummie in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A person from Birmingham, the big city in the middle of England.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 person | det |
| 2 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | from | from | ADP | _ | 4 Birmingham | case |
| 4 | Birmingham | Birmingham | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 person | nmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 city | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 city | det |
| 7 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 city | amod |
| 8 | city | city | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 person | conj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 middle | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 middle | det |
| 11 | middle | middle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 city | nmod |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 England | case |
| 13 | England | England | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 middle | nmod |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 person | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
The accent and way of speaking of people from Birmingham.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 accent | det |
| 2 | accent | accent | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 way | cc |
| 4 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 accent | conj |
| 5 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 6 speaking | mark |
| 6 | speaking | speak | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 way | acl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 people | case |
| 8 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 speaking | obl |
| 9 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 Birmingham | case |
| 10 | Birmingham | Birmingham | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 people | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 accent | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | speak speech: other | gerund | way not said here | of people from Birmingham | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Meaning 3
Usage: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
From or to do with Birmingham.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | From | from | SCONJ | _ | 4 do | mark |
| 2 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 do | cc |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 do | mark |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 Birmingham | case |
| 6 | Birmingham | Birmingham | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 do | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | to-infinitive | with Birmingham | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 1
My nan is a proud Brummie. (UK)
Sentence 1: My nan is a proud Brummie.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 nan | nmod:poss |
| 2 | nan | nan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 Brummie | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 Brummie | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 Brummie | det |
| 5 | proud | proud | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 Brummie | amod |
| 6 | Brummie | Brummie | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 Brummie | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | My nan | a proud Brummie | tree rules |
Sentence 2: (UK)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 UK | punct |
| 2 | UK | UK | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 UK | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
He speaks with a strong Brummie accent.
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 speaks | nsubj |
| 2 | speaks | speak | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 accent | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 accent | det |
| 5 | strong | strong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 accent | amod |
| 6 | Brummie | brummie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 accent | compound |
| 7 | accent | accent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 speaks | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 speaks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | speak speech: other | present | He | with a strong Brummie accent | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with accent=Co-Agent |
Example 3
The Brummie comedian made everyone laugh.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 comedian | det |
| 2 | Brummie | Brummie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 comedian | compound |
| 3 | comedian | comedian | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 made | nsubj |
| 4 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 4 made | obj |
| 6 | laugh | laugh | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 made | xcomp |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | the Brummie comedian | everyone | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | laugh | infinitive | everyone not said here | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 4
«Ta-ra-a-bit, bab» is a Brummie way to say goodbye.
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Ta | punct |
| 2 | Ta | Ta | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 way | nsubj |
| 3 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 4 ra | punct |
| 4 | ra | ra | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Ta | conj |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 8 bit | punct |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 bit | det |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 6 a | punct |
| 8 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 ra | appos |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 bab | punct |
| 10 | bab | bab | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bit | conj |
| 11 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 8 bit | punct |
| 12 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 way | cop |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 way | det |
| 14 | Brummie | Brummie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 way | compound |
| 15 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 say | mark |
| 17 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 way | acl |
| 18 | goodbye | goodbye | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 say | obj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 15 way | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Ta and ra | a Brummie way | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | to-infinitive | goodbye | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Example 5
Peaky Blinders is set among Brummies a hundred years ago.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peaky | peaky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 Blinders | amod |
| 2 | Blinders | blinder | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 set | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 set | aux:pass |
| 4 | set | set | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | among | among | ADP | _ | 6 Brummies | case |
| 6 | Brummies | brummy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 set | obl |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 hundred | det |
| 8 | hundred | hundred | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 years | nummod |
| 9 | years | year | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 ago | obl:unmarked |
| 10 | ago | ago | ADV | _ | 4 set | advmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 set | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | set | present · passive | Peaky Blinders | Brummies | ago property | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme among brummy=Destination |
Example 6
No accent is better than another, Brummie included.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 2 accent | det |
| 2 | accent | accent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 better | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 better | cop |
| 4 | better | good | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 5 | than | than | ADP | _ | 6 another | case |
| 6 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 4 better | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 included | punct |
| 8 | Brummie | Brummie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 included | nsubj |
| 9 | included | include | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 better | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 better | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | no accent | than another; good property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | include | past | Brummie | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Example 7
She moved to London but kept her Brummie voice.
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 moved | nsubj |
| 2 | moved | move | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 London | case |
| 4 | London | London | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 moved | obl |
| 5 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 6 kept | cc |
| 6 | kept | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 moved | conj |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 voice | nmod:poss |
| 8 | Brummie | Brummie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 voice | compound |
| 9 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 kept | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 moved | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move | past | She | London | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to london=Result | ||||
| 2 | keep | past | She not said here | London's Brummie voice | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Theme |
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