colloquially Who acts: everyday informal speech, afternoon · What happens: call, know, be, speak, go, become · To what, where: television, policeman, plant, arvo, Australia, tower · Speech: someone speaks here
«colloquially» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: colloquially in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In everyday, informal speech, not in formal writing: «A television is colloquially called a telly».
The tree, 15 words case amod punct amod punct advmod case amod conj punct punct det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod acl det xcomp punct punct root In ADP everyday ADJ , PUNCT informal ADJ speech NOUN , PUNCT not PART in ADP formal ADJ writing NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT A DET television NOUN is AUX colloquially ADV called VERB a DET telly NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 5 speech case 2 everyday everyday ADJ Degree=Pos 5 speech amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 everyday punct 4 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 speech amod 5 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 writing punct 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 writing advmod 8 in in ADP _ 10 writing case 9 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 10 writing amod 10 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 5 speech conj 11 : : PUNCT _ 17 called punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 17 called punct 13 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 television det 14 television television NOUN Number=Sing 17 called nsubj:pass 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 called aux:pass 16 colloquially colloquially ADV _ 17 called advmod 17 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 speech acl 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 telly det 19 telly telly NOUN Number=Sing 17 called xcomp 20 » » PUNCT _ 17 called punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 speech punct
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1 call in a quote present · passive everyday informal speech and formal writing not said here a television colloquially property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
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.
Example 1 A policeman is colloquially called a cop.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod det xcomp punct root A DET policeman NOUN is AUX colloquially ADV called VERB a DET cop NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 policeman det 2 policeman policeman NOUN Number=Sing 5 called nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 called aux:pass 4 colloquially colloquially ADV _ 5 called advmod 5 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 cop det 7 cop cop NOUN Number=Sing 5 called xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 called punct
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1 call present · passive a policeman colloquially property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 2 The plant is colloquially known as «the sticky weed».
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case punct det amod obl punct punct root The DET plant NOUN is AUX colloquially ADV known VERB as ADP « PUNCT the DET sticky ADJ weed NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 plant det 2 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 5 known nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 known aux:pass 4 colloquially colloquially ADV _ 5 known advmod 5 known know VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 as as ADP _ 10 weed case 7 « « PUNCT _ 10 weed punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 weed det 9 sticky sticky ADJ Degree=Pos 10 weed amod 10 weed weed NOUN Number=Sing 5 known obl 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 weed punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 known punct
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1 know present · passive the plant as the sticky weed; colloquially property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus as weed=Attribute
Example 3 In Australia, afternoon is colloquially «arvo».
case obl punct nsubj cop advmod punct punct punct root In ADP Australia PROPN , PUNCT afternoon NOUN is AUX colloquially ADV « PUNCT arvo NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Australia case 2 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 8 arvo obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Australia punct 4 afternoon afternoon NOUN Number=Sing 8 arvo nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 arvo cop 6 colloquially colloquially ADV _ 8 arvo advmod 7 « « PUNCT _ 8 arvo punct 8 arvo arvo NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 arvo punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 arvo punct
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1 is a in a quote present afternoon arvo Australia colloquially property tree rules
Example 4 Spoken colloquially, «going to» becomes «gonna».
nsubj advmod punct punct advcl fixed punct punct xcomp punct punct root Spoken VERB colloquially ADV , PUNCT « PUNCT going VERB to PART » PUNCT becomes VERB « PUNCT gonna X » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spoken speak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 becomes nsubj 2 colloquially colloquially ADV _ 1 Spoken advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 going punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 going punct 5 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Spoken advcl 6 to to PART _ 5 going fixed 7 » » PUNCT _ 5 going punct 8 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 gonna punct 10 gonna gonna X Foreign=Yes 8 becomes xcomp 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 gonna punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 becomes punct
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1 speak speech: other participle colloquially property vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 go in a quote gerund vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 become present vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 5 The tower is colloquially called «the Gherkin».
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod punct det xcomp punct punct root The DET tower NOUN is AUX colloquially ADV called VERB « PUNCT the DET Gherkin PROPN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tower det 2 tower tower NOUN Number=Sing 5 called nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 called aux:pass 4 colloquially colloquially ADV _ 5 called advmod 5 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 « « PUNCT _ 8 Gherkin punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Gherkin det 8 Gherkin Gherkin PROPN Number=Sing 5 called xcomp 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 Gherkin punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 called punct
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1 call present · passive the tower colloquially property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 6 Money is colloquially called «dosh» in the UK.
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod punct xcomp punct case det obl punct root Money NOUN is AUX colloquially ADV called VERB « PUNCT dosh NOUN » PUNCT in ADP the DET UK PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Money money 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 colloquially colloquially ADV _ 4 called advmod 4 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 dosh punct 6 dosh dosh NOUN Number=Sing 4 called xcomp 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 dosh punct 8 in in ADP _ 10 UK case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 UK det 10 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 4 called obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 called punct
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1 call present · passive Money the UK colloquially property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
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