circumflex

Who acts: forêt, circumflex, Hôpital, English, We, you · What happens: write, bend, use, have, look, learn · To what, where: little roof, vowel, something, circumflex, French, s

«circumflex» 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: circumflex in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: language — kept apart, not parsed.

A small mark like a little roof (^) written over a vowel in some languages, for example French «â, ê, î, ô, û» as in «forêt» or «hôpital».

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 mark	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mark	amod
3	mark	mark	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	like	like	ADP	_	7 roof	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 roof	det
6	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 roof	amod
7	roof	roof	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mark	nmod
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	11 written	punct
9	^	^	PUNCT	_	11 written	nsubj:pass
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 ^	punct
11	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 roof	acl:relcl
12	over	over	ADP	_	14 vowel	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 vowel	det
14	vowel	vowel	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 written	obl
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 languages	case
16	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	17 languages	det
17	languages	language	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 written	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 example	punct
19	for	for	ADP	_	20 example	case
20	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 written	obl
21	French	French	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 â	compound
22	«	«	PUNCT	_	23 â	punct
23	â	â	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 example	appos
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 ê	punct
25	ê	ê	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 â	conj
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 î	punct
27	î	î	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 â	conj
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 ô	punct
29	ô	ô	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 â	conj
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 û	punct
31	û	û	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 â	conj
32	»	»	PUNCT	_	31 û	punct
33	as	as	ADP	_	36 forêt	case
34	in	in	ADP	_	36 forêt	case
35	«	«	PUNCT	_	36 forêt	punct
36	forêt	forêt	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 written	obl
37	»	»	PUNCT	_	36 forêt	punct
38	or	or	CCONJ	_	40 hôpital	cc
39	«	«	PUNCT	_	40 hôpital	punct
40	hôpital	hôpital	NOUN	Number=Sing	36 forêt	conj
41	»	»	PUNCT	_	40 hôpital	punct
42	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mark	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	participle · passive		a little roof not said here		a vowel		in some languages; for example; as forêt or hôpital	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in language=Destination

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: science, rare — kept apart, not parsed.

Bending around something, used for some nerves and blood vessels.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bending	bend	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	around	around	ADP	_	3 something	case
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Bending	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 used	punct
5	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 something	acl
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 nerves	case
7	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	8 nerves	det
8	nerves	nerve	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 used	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 vessels	cc
10	blood	blood	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 vessels	compound
11	vessels	vessel	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 nerves	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Bending	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bend	gerund				something			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent around something=Location
2	use	participle						for some nerves and blood vessels	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

In French, "forêt" has a circumflex on the e.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 French	case
2	French	French	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 has	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 French	punct
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 forêt	punct
5	forêt	forêt	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 has	nsubj
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 forêt	punct
7	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 circumflex	det
9	circumflex	circumflex	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 has	obj
10	on	on	ADP	_	12 e.	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 e.	det
12	e.	E.	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 circumflex	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	forêt	a circumflex		French		on the e.	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent circumflex=Patient

Example 2

The circumflex looks like a tiny roof over the letter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 circumflex	det
2	circumflex	circumflex	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looks	nsubj
3	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	like	like	ADP	_	7 roof	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 roof	det
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 roof	amod
7	roof	roof	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looks	obl
8	over	over	ADP	_	10 letter	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 letter	det
10	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looks	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	the circumflex					like a tiny roof; over the letter	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent over letter=Theme

Example 3

"Hôpital" has a circumflex where English has an s in "hospital".

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Hôpital	punct
2	Hôpital	Hôpital	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Hôpital	punct
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 circumflex	det
6	circumflex	circumflex	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	obj
7	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	9 has	advmod
8	English	English	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 has	nsubj
9	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 circumflex	acl:relcl
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 s	det
11	s	s	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 has	obj
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 hospital	case
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 hospital	punct
14	hospital	hospital	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 has	obl
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 hospital	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Hôpital	a circumflex					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent circumflex=Patient
2	have	present	English	a s		hospital			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent s=Patient

Example 4

We learned three French accents: acute, grave and circumflex.

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 learned	nsubj
2	learned	learn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 accents	nummod
4	French	French	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 accents	amod
5	accents	accent	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 learned	obj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 acute	punct
7	acute	acute	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 accents	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 grave	punct
9	grave	grave	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 acute	conj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 circumflex	cc
11	circumflex	circumflex	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 acute	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 learned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	learn	past	We	three French accents and acute and grave and circumflex					vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accent=Topic

Example 5

On a keyboard you can type a circumflex with the ^ key.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	3 keyboard	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 keyboard	det
3	keyboard	keyboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 type	obl
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 type	nsubj
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 type	aux
6	type	type	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 circumflex	det
8	circumflex	circumflex	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 type	obj
9	with	with	ADP	_	12 key	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 key	det
11	^	^	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 key	compound
12	key	key	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 type	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 type	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	type	can	you	a circumflex		a keyboard		with the ^ key	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent circumflex=Theme on keyboard=Destination

Example 6

The circumflex in "crème brûlée" sits on the u.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 circumflex	det
2	circumflex	circumflex	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sits	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 brûlée	case
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 brûlée	punct
5	crème	crème	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 brûlée	compound
6	brûlée	brûlée	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 circumflex	nmod
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 brûlée	punct
8	sits	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 u.	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 u.	det
11	u.	U.	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 sits	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	present	the circumflex in crème brûlée			the u.			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on u.=Location

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