cochin

Who acts: feathers, neighbour, Cochin chickens, Cochin, little ones, Ships · What happens: grow down, bring, name, keep, have, be · To what, where: legs, Britain, Asia, Kochi, fluffy Cochin hen, garden · Speech: someone speaks here

«cochin» 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: cochin in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A large, fluffy breed of chicken with feathers growing down over its legs and feet, first brought to Britain from Asia in the 1800s.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 breed	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 breed	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 large	punct
4	fluffy	fluffy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 breed	amod
5	breed	breed	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 chicken	case
7	chicken	chicken	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 breed	nmod
8	with	with	ADP	_	9 feathers	case
9	feathers	feather	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 chicken	nmod
10	growing	grow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 feathers	acl
11	down	down	ADV	_	10 growing	advmod
12	over	over	ADP	_	14 legs	case
13	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 legs	nmod:poss
14	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 growing	obl
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 feet	cc
16	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 legs	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 brought	punct
18	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	19 brought	advmod
19	brought	bring	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 legs	acl
20	to	to	ADP	_	21 Britain	case
21	Britain	Britain	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 brought	obl
22	from	from	ADP	_	23 Asia	case
23	Asia	Asia	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 brought	obl
24	in	in	ADP	_	26 1800s	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 1800s	det
26	1800s	1800	NOUN	Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card	19 brought	obl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 breed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow down	gerund	feathers not said here			chicken's legs and feet		down property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over leg=Location
2	bring	participle		chicken's legs and feet not said here	Britain	Asia		in the 1800s; first property	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent to britain=Destination from asia=Initial_Location

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: a place name — kept apart, not parsed.

Cochin, the old English name of Kochi, a port city in the state of Kerala in south-west India, famous for spices and fishing nets.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cochin	cochin	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 name	punct
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 name	det
4	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 name	amod
5	English	English	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 name	amod
6	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cochin	appos
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 Kochi	case
8	Kochi	Kochi	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 name	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 city	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 city	det
11	port	port	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 city	compound
12	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cochin	conj
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 state	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 state	det
15	state	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 city	nmod
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 Kerala	case
17	Kerala	Kerala	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 state	nmod
18	in	in	ADP	_	22 India	case
19	south	south	ADV	_	21 west	advmod
20	-	-	PUNCT	_	19 south	punct
21	west	west	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 India	amod
22	India	India	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 Kerala	nmod
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 famous	punct
24	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Cochin	amod
25	for	for	ADP	_	26 spices	case
26	spices	spice	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 famous	obl
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 nets	cc
28	fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 nets	compound
29	nets	net	NOUN	Number=Plur	26 spices	conj
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Cochin	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	name			Kochi					nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 3

Usage: a place name — kept apart, not parsed.

Cochin China, an old French name for the southern part of Vietnam.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cochin	Cochin	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	China	China	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Cochin	flat
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 name	punct
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 name	det
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 name	amod
6	French	French	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 name	amod
7	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cochin	appos
8	for	for	ADP	_	11 part	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 part	det
10	southern	southern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 part	amod
11	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 name	nmod
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 Vietnam	case
13	Vietnam	Vietnam	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 part	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Cochin	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

Our neighbour keeps a fluffy Cochin hen in her garden.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 neighbour	nmod:poss
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 keeps	nsubj
3	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 hen	det
5	fluffy	fluffy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 hen	amod
6	Cochin	cochin	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hen	compound
7	hen	hen	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 keeps	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 garden	case
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 garden	nmod:poss
10	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hen	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 keeps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present	Our neighbour	a fluffy Cochin hen		neighbour's garden			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent hen=Theme in garden=Location

Example 2

Cochin chickens have feathers right down to their toes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cochin	cochin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 chickens	compound
2	chickens	chicken	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 have	nsubj
3	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	feathers	feather	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 have	obj
5	right	right	ADV	_	6 down	advmod
6	down	down	ADV	_	3 have	advmod
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 toes	case
8	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 toes	nmod:poss
9	toes	toe	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 down	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Cochin chickens	feathers				down property	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Patient

Example 3

The Cochin was so calm that the little ones could stroke it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Cochin	det
2	Cochin	Cochin	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 calm	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 calm	cop
4	so	so	ADV	_	5 calm	advmod
5	calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	11 stroke	mark
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 ones	det
8	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 ones	amod
9	ones	one	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 stroke	nsubj
10	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 stroke	aux
11	stroke	stroke	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 calm	advcl
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 stroke	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 calm	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the Cochin					calm property	tree rules
2	stroke	could	the little ones	Cochin					vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Example 4

Ships sailed to Cochin to buy pepper and spices.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ships	ship	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 sailed	nsubj
2	sailed	sail	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	4 Cochin	case
4	Cochin	Cochin	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 sailed	obl
5	to	to	PART	_	6 buy	mark
6	buy	buy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 sailed	advcl
7	pepper	pepper	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 buy	obj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 spices	cc
9	spices	spice	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 pepper	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sailed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sail	past	Ships			Cochin			vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to cochin=Trajectory
2	buy	to-infinitive	Ships not said here	pepper and spices					vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pepper=Theme

Example 5

Cochin is now called Kochi.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cochin	cochin	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 called	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 called	aux:pass
3	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 called	advmod
4	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	Kochi	Kochi	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 called	xcomp
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present · passive		Cochin			now		vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 6

We saw the big Chinese fishing nets of Kochi in a geography video.

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 saw	nsubj
2	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 nets	det
4	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 nets	amod
5	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 nets	amod
6	fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 nets	compound
7	nets	net	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 saw	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 Kochi	case
9	Kochi	Kochi	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 nets	nmod
10	in	in	ADP	_	13 video	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 video	det
12	geography	geography	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 video	compound
13	video	video	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 saw	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past	We	the big Chinese fishing nets of Kochi		a geography video			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer net=Stimulus

Example 7

There are two Cochin Chinese amongst them; they wear feathers on their legs, and are well educated.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 are	expl
2	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 Chinese	nummod
4	Cochin	Cochin	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 Chinese	compound
5	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 are	nsubj
6	amongst	amongst	ADP	_	7 them	case
7	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 are	obl
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 wear	punct
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 wear	nsubj
10	wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 are	conj
11	feathers	feather	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 wear	obj
12	on	on	ADP	_	14 legs	case
13	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 legs	nmod:poss
14	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 feathers	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 educated	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 educated	cc
17	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 educated	aux:pass
18	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	19 educated	advmod
19	educated	educate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 wear	advcl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 are	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	be	present	two Cochin Chinese		there	amongst them = they	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme amongst they=Location
2	wear	present	they	feathers	feathers's legs		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent feather=Source
3	educate speech: other	present · passive	they not said here			well property	vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP.recipient»

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