cockney

Who acts: accent, Apples, She, Cockneys, Bert · What happens: bear, drop, use, rhyme, accent, mean · To what, where: h sounds, rhyming slang, East End, He, stairs, h · Speech: someone speaks here

«cockney» 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: cockney in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A person from the East End of London, traditionally someone born within the sound of the Bow Bells church.

The tree, 19 words

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	_	6 End	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 End	det
5	East	East	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 End	compound
6	End	End	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 person	nmod
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 London	case
8	London	London	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 End	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 someone	punct
10	traditionally	traditionally	ADV	_	11 someone	advmod
11	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 person	appos
12	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 someone	acl
13	within	within	ADP	_	15 sound	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 sound	det
15	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 born	obl
16	of	of	ADP	_	20 church	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 church	det
18	Bow	Bow	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 Bells	compound
19	Bells	Bell	PROPN	Number=Plur	20 church	compound
20	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 sound	nmod
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bear	participle						within the sound of the Bells church	vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer

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

The accent and dialect of London's East End, which drops some h sounds and uses «rhyming slang».

The tree, 18 words

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	12 drops	nsubj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 dialect	cc
4	dialect	dialect	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 accent	conj
5	of	of	ADP	_	9 End	case
6	London	London	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 End	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 London	case
8	East	East	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 End	compound
9	End	End	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 accent	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 drops	punct
11	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 drops	nsubj
12	drops	drop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	15 sounds	det
14	h	H	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 sounds	compound
15	sounds	sound	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 drops	obj
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 uses	cc
17	uses	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 drops	conj
18	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 slang	punct
19	rhyming	rhyme	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	20 slang	amod
20	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 uses	obj
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 slang	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 drops	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	drop	present	the accent of London's East End and dialect	some h sounds	vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Theme
2	use	present	the accent of London's East End and dialect not said here	rhyming slang	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slang=Patient
3	rhyme in a quote	gerund			vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
4	accent			London's East End	nom accent «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

He was born in the East End, a true Cockney.

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	3 born	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 born	aux:pass
3	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 End	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 End	det
6	East	East	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 End	compound
7	End	End	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 born	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 Cockney	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 Cockney	det
10	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 Cockney	amod
11	Cockney	cockney	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 End	appos
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 born	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bear	past · passive		He			in the East End		vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 2

«Apples and pears» means stairs in Cockney rhyming slang.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Apples	punct
2	Apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 means	nsubj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 pears	cc
4	pears	pear	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 Apples	conj
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Apples	punct
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	stairs	stair	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 means	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 slang	case
9	Cockney	Cockney	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 slang	compound
10	rhyming	rhyme	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 slang	amod
11	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 means	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Apples and pears	stairs				in Cockney rhyming slang	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot stair=Theme in slang=Attribute
2	rhyme	gerund							vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 3

She speaks with a Cockney accent.

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 speaks	nsubj
2	speaks	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	6 accent	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 accent	det
5	Cockney	cockney	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 accent	amod
6	accent	accent	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 speaks	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 speaks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	present	She					with a Cockney accent	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with accent=Co-Agent

Example 4

Cockneys often drop the h: «'ello».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cockneys	cockney	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 drop	nsubj
2	often	often	ADV	_	3 drop	advmod
3	drop	drop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 h	det
5	h	H	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drop	obj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 drop	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 ello	punct
8	'	'	PUNCT	_	9 ello	punct
9	ello	ello	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drop	obl
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 ello	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drop	present	Cockneys	the h				ello obl; often property	vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent h=Theme

Example 5

«Use your loaf» is Cockney for «use your head».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Use	punct
2	Use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 Cockney	csubj
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 loaf	nmod:poss
4	loaf	loaf	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Use	obj
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Use	punct
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 Cockney	cop
7	Cockney	cockney	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	for	for	SCONJ	_	10 use	mark
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 use	punct
10	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 Cockney	advcl
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 head	nmod:poss
12	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 use	obj
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 Cockney	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 Cockney	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	use in a quote	infinitive	your loaf		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent loaf=Patient
2	is	present		cockney property	tree rules
3	use in a quote	infinitive	your head		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient

Example 6

Bert in «Mary Poppins» has a Cockney accent.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bert	Bert	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 has	nsubj
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 Mary	case
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 Mary	punct
4	Mary	Mary	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Bert	nmod
5	Poppins	Poppins	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Bert	flat
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 Poppins	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	10 accent	det
9	Cockney	cockney	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 accent	amod
10	accent	accent	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 has	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Bert in Mary	a Cockney accent					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accent=Patient

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.

This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cockney/