butty

Who acts: butty, Grandad, you, We, He, I · What happens: be, mean, make, butter, want, have · To what, where: sandwich, friend, bacon butty, me, butty chips, buttered roll

«butty» 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: butty in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: UK informal, especially northern England — kept apart, not parsed.

A butty is a sandwich, often with a hot filling: «a chip butty», «a bacon butty».

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 butty	det
2	butty	butty	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sandwich	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 sandwich	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sandwich	det
5	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 filling	punct
7	often	often	ADV	_	11 filling	advmod
8	with	with	ADP	_	11 filling	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 filling	det
10	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 filling	amod
11	filling	filling	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sandwich	conj
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 butty	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 butty	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 butty	det
15	chip	chip	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 butty	compound
16	butty	butty	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sandwich	appos
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 butty	punct
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 butty	punct
19	«	«	PUNCT	_	22 butty	punct
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 butty	det
21	bacon	bacon	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 butty	compound
22	butty	butty	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sandwich	conj
23	»	»	PUNCT	_	22 butty	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sandwich	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a butty	a sandwich and a hot filling and a bacon butty					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: UK dialect, Wales — kept apart, not parsed.

A butty can mean a friend or workmate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 butty	det
2	butty	butty	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 friend	det
6	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 workmate	cc
8	workmate	workmate	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 friend	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	a butty	a friend or workmate					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Topic

Example 1

Grandad made me a bacon butty for breakfast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 made	obj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 butty	det
5	bacon	bacon	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 butty	compound
6	butty	butty	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 breakfast	case
8	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 butty	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	Grandad	a bacon butty	me				vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset i=Beneficiary butty=Product

Example 2

A chip butty is chips in a buttered roll.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 butty	det
2	chip	chip	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 butty	compound
3	butty	butty	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 chips	compound
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 chips	cop
5	chips	chip	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 roll	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 roll	det
8	buttered	butter	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 roll	amod
9	roll	roll	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 chips	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 chips	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		butty chips		a buttered roll			tree rules
2	butter	participle							vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Do you want a jam butty for your lunch?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 want	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 want	nsubj
3	want	want	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 butty	det
5	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 butty	compound
6	butty	butty	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 want	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 lunch	case
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 lunch	nmod:poss
9	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 want	obl
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 want	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	present · do-support	you	a jam butty				for your lunch	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot butty=Theme

Example 4

We had butties on the beach in Blackpool.

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 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	butties	butty	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 had	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 beach	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 beach	det
6	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 Blackpool	case
8	Blackpool	Blackpool	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 beach	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	We	butties		the beach in Blackpool			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent butty=Patient

Example 5

He's my old butty from the mine.

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	5 butty	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 butty	cop
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 butty	nmod:poss
4	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 butty	amod
5	butty	butty	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 mine	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 mine	det
8	mine	mine	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 butty	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 butty	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	He	my old butty		the mine			tree rules

Example 6

Pass us a butty, I'm starving.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pass	pass	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Pass	obj
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 butty	det
4	butty	butty	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Pass	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 starving	punct
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 starving	nsubj
7	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 starving	aux
8	starving	starve	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Pass	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Pass	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pass	imperative	you not said here	a butty	us				vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient butty=Theme
2	starve	present · progressive	I						tree rules

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