cant
Who acts: you, I, speech, cant, table · What happens: leave out, talk, use, cant, come, not find · To what, where: misspelling, Special words, party, shoes, secret language, slight cant
«cant» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: cant in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Often a misspelling of "can't" (cannot) when the apostrophe is left out, as in texts and fast typing.
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Often | often | ADV | _ | 17 left | advmod |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 misspelling | det |
| 3 | misspelling | misspelling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 left | nsubj |
| 4 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 6 ca | mark |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 ca | punct |
| 6 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 misspelling | acl:relcl |
| 7 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 ca | advmod |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 ca | punct |
| 9 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 10 can | punct |
| 10 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 17 left | aux |
| 11 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 can | advmod |
| 12 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 10 can | punct |
| 13 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 17 left | mark |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 apostrophe | det |
| 15 | apostrophe | apostrophe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 left | nsubj:pass |
| 16 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 left | aux:pass |
| 17 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 18 | out | out | ADP | _ | 17 left | compound:prt |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 texts | punct |
| 20 | as | as | ADP | _ | 22 texts | case |
| 21 | in | in | ADP | _ | 22 texts | case |
| 22 | texts | text | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 left | obl |
| 23 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 25 typing | cc |
| 24 | fast | fast | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 typing | amod |
| 25 | typing | typing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 texts | conj |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 17 left | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave out | can · passive | a misspelling | as texts and fast typing; often property | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Insincere talk about morals or religion; hypocritical words.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insincere | insincere | ADV | _ | 2 talk | advmod |
| 2 | talk | talk | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | about | about | ADP | _ | 4 morals | case |
| 4 | morals | moral | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 talk | obl |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 6 religion | cc |
| 6 | religion | religion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 morals | conj |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 words | punct |
| 8 | hypocritical | hypocritical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 words | amod |
| 9 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 morals | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 talk | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | talk | imperative | you not said here | about morals or religion and hypocritical words; insincere property | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about moral=Topic |
Meaning 3
Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.
Special words used by a group, such as thieves; jargon.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Special | special | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 words | amod |
| 2 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 words | acl |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 group | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 group | det |
| 6 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 used | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 thieves | punct |
| 8 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 10 thieves | case |
| 9 | as | as | ADP | _ | 8 such | fixed |
| 10 | thieves | thief | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 group | appos |
| 11 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 12 jargon | punct |
| 12 | jargon | jargon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 words | appos |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 words | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | participle | Special words not said here | by a group | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Meaning 4
Usage: verb or noun — kept apart, not parsed.
A slope or tilt.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 slope | det |
| 2 | slope | slope | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 tilt | cc |
| 4 | tilt | tilt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 slope | conj |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 slope | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
(text) Sorry, I cant come to the party.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 text | punct |
| 2 | text | text | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 Sorry | nsubj |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 text | punct |
| 4 | Sorry | sorry | INTJ | _ | 7 cant | discourse |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 Sorry | punct |
| 6 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 cant | nsubj |
| 7 | cant | cant | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 cant | xcomp |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 party | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 party | det |
| 11 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 come | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 cant | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cant | present | I | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | come | infinitive | I not said here | the party | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to party=Initial_Location |
Example 2
(correct) I can't find my shoes.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 correct | punct |
| 2 | correct | correct | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 find | advcl |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 correct | punct |
| 4 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 find | nsubj |
| 5 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 find | aux |
| 6 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 find | advmod |
| 7 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 shoes | nmod:poss |
| 9 | shoes | shoe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 find | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 find | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not find | can | I | my shoes | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Topic |
Example 3
The speech was full of empty cant.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 speech | det |
| 2 | speech | speech | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 full | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 full | cop |
| 4 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 cant | case |
| 6 | empty | empty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 cant | amod |
| 7 | cant | cant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 full | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 full | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the speech | of empty cant; full property | tree rules |
Example 4
Thieves' cant was a secret language.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thieves | thief | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 cant | nmod:poss |
| 2 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 1 Thieves | case |
| 3 | cant | cant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 language | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 language | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 language | det |
| 6 | secret | secret | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 language | amod |
| 7 | language | language | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 language | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | Thieves's cant | a secret language | tree rules |
Example 5
The table has a slight cant to one side.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 table | det |
| 2 | table | table | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 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 cant | det |
| 5 | slight | slight | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 cant | amod |
| 6 | cant | cant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | obj |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 side | case |
| 8 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 side | nummod |
| 9 | side | side | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 cant | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | the table | a slight cant | to one side | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cant=Patient |
Example 6
(text) cant wait 4 the holidays!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 text | punct |
| 2 | text | text | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 wait | compound |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 text | punct |
| 4 | cant | cant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 wait | amod |
| 5 | wait | wait | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 wait | flat |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 holidays | det |
| 8 | holidays | holiday | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 wait | nmod |
| 9 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 5 wait | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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