Mova0.5 pre-release⌕
☰
home / corpora / dictionaries / school dictionary / C / culture

culture

Who acts: culture, children, We, Bowing, Music, school · What happens: share, grow, have, be, learn, help · To what, where: ideas, group, Tiny living things, purpose, own festivals, class · Speech: someone speaks here

«culture» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: culture in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The way of life of a group of people: their language, food, clothes, beliefs, customs, festivals, music and art.

The tree, 19 words
detcasenmodcasedetnmodcasenmodpunctnmod:possappospunctconjpunctconjpunctconjpunctconjpunctconjpunctconjccconjpunctrootTheDETwayNOUNofADPlifeNOUNofADPaDETgroupNOUNofADPpeopleNOUN:PUNCTtheirPRONlanguageNOUN,PUNCTfoodNOUN,PUNCTclothesNOUN,PUNCTbeliefsNOUN,PUNCTcustomsNOUN,PUNCTfestivalsNOUN,PUNCTmusicNOUNandCCONJartNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 waydet
2waywayNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3ofofADP_4 lifecase
4lifelifeNOUNNumber=Sing2 waynmod
5ofofADP_7 groupcase
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 groupdet
7groupgroupNOUNNumber=Sing2 waynmod
8ofofADP_9 peoplecase
9peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur7 groupnmod
10::PUNCT_12 languagepunct
11theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs12 languagenmod:poss
12languagelanguageNOUNNumber=Sing9 peopleappos
13,,PUNCT_14 foodpunct
14foodfoodNOUNNumber=Sing12 languageconj
15,,PUNCT_16 clothespunct
16clothesclothesNOUNNumber=Ptan12 languageconj
17,,PUNCT_18 beliefspunct
18beliefsbeliefNOUNNumber=Plur12 languageconj
19,,PUNCT_20 customspunct
20customscustomNOUNNumber=Plur12 languageconj
21,,PUNCT_22 festivalspunct
22festivalsfestivalNOUNNumber=Plur12 languageconj
23,,PUNCT_24 musicpunct
24musicmusicNOUNNumber=Sing12 languageconj
25andandCCONJ_26 artcc
26artartNOUNNumber=Sing12 languageconj
27..PUNCT_2 waypunct

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

Meaning 2

Art, music, books, theatre and other creative activities, all together.

The tree, 10 words
compoundpunctpunctconjpunctconjccamodamodconjpunctadvmodadvmodpunctrootArtPROPN,PUNCTmusicNOUN,PUNCTbooksNOUN,PUNCTtheatreNOUNandCCONJotherADJcreativeADJactivitiesNOUN,PUNCTallADVtogetherADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ArtArtPROPNNumber=Sing3 musiccompound
2,,PUNCT_3 musicpunct
3musicmusicNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
4,,PUNCT_5 bookspunct
5booksbookNOUNNumber=Plur3 musicconj
6,,PUNCT_7 theatrepunct
7theatretheatreNOUNNumber=Sing3 musicconj
8andandCCONJ_11 activitiescc
9otherotherADJDegree=Pos11 activitiesamod
10creativecreativeADJDegree=Pos11 activitiesamod
11activitiesactivityNOUNNumber=Plur3 musicconj
12,,PUNCT_14 togetherpunct
13allallADV_14 togetheradvmod
14togethertogetherADV_3 musicadvmod
15..PUNCT_3 musicpunct

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

Meaning 3

The ideas and habits shared by people in a group, like a school or team (a culture of kindness).

The tree, 19 words
detccconjaclcaseoblcasedetoblpunctcasedetconjccconjpunctdetapposcasenmodpunctpunctrootTheDETideasNOUNandCCONJhabitsNOUNsharedVERBbyADPpeopleNOUNinADPaDETgroupNOUN,PUNCTlikeADPaDETschoolNOUNorCCONJteamNOUN(PUNCTaDETcultureNOUNofADPkindnessNOUN)PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 ideasdet
2ideasideaNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
3andandCCONJ_4 habitscc
4habitshabitNOUNNumber=Plur2 ideasconj
5sharedshareVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 ideasacl
6bybyADP_7 peoplecase
7peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur5 sharedobl
8ininADP_10 groupcase
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 groupdet
10groupgroupNOUNNumber=Sing5 sharedobl
11,,PUNCT_14 schoolpunct
12likelikeADP_14 schoolcase
13aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art14 schooldet
14schoolschoolNOUNNumber=Sing10 groupconj
15ororCCONJ_16 teamcc
16teamteamNOUNNumber=Sing10 groupconj
17((PUNCT_19 culturepunct
18aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art19 culturedet
19culturecultureNOUNNumber=Sing16 teamappos
20ofofADP_21 kindnesscase
21kindnesskindnessNOUNNumber=Sing19 culturenmod
22))PUNCT_19 culturepunct
23..PUNCT_2 ideaspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1shareparticiplethe ideas and habits not said herea group and a school or teamby peopletree rules

Meaning 4

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

Tiny living things, like bacteria, grown on purpose in a dish for study.

The tree, 13 words
amodamodpunctcaseconjpunctaclcaseoblcasedetoblcasenmodpunctrootTinyADJlivingADJthingsNOUN,PUNCTlikeADPbacteriaNOUN,PUNCTgrownVERBonADPpurposeNOUNinADPaDETdishNOUNforADPstudyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TinytinyADJDegree=Pos3 thingsamod
2livinglivingADJDegree=Pos3 thingsamod
3thingsthingNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
4,,PUNCT_6 bacteriapunct
5likelikeADP_6 bacteriacase
6bacteriabacteriumNOUNNumber=Plur3 thingsconj
7,,PUNCT_8 grownpunct
8growngrowVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass3 thingsacl
9ononADP_10 purposecase
10purposepurposeNOUNNumber=Sing8 grownobl
11ininADP_13 dishcase
12aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art13 dishdet
13dishdishNOUNNumber=Sing8 grownobl
14forforADP_15 studycase
15studystudyNOUNNumber=Sing13 dishnmod
16..PUNCT_3 thingspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1growparticipleTiny living things and bacteria not said herepurposein a dish for studyvn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on purpose=Location

Example 1

Every culture has its own festivals and foods.

detnsubjnmod:possamodobjccconjpunctrootEveryDETcultureNOUNhasVERBitsPRONownADJfestivalsNOUNandCCONJfoodsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1EveryeveryDETPronType=Tot2 culturedet
2culturecultureNOUNNumber=Sing3 hasnsubj
3hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4itsitsPRONCase=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs6 festivalsnmod:poss
5ownownADJDegree=Pos6 festivalsamod
6festivalsfestivalNOUNNumber=Plur3 hasobj
7andandCCONJ_8 foodscc
8foodsfoodNOUNNumber=Plur6 festivalsconj
9..PUNCT_3 haspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentevery cultureculture's own festivals and foodsvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent festival=Patient

Example 2

In our class there are children from many different cultures.

casenmod:possoblexplnsubjcaseamodamodnmodpunctrootInADPourPRONclassNOUNtherePRONareVERBchildrenNOUNfromADPmanyADJdifferentADJculturesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_3 classcase
2ourourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs3 classnmod:poss
3classclassNOUNNumber=Sing5 areobl
4theretherePRONPronType=Dem5 areexpl
5arebeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6childrenchildNOUNNumber=Plur5 arensubj
7fromfromADP_10 culturescase
8manymanyADJDegree=Pos10 culturesamod
9differentdifferentADJDegree=Pos10 culturesamod
10culturescultureNOUNNumber=Plur6 childrennmod
11..PUNCT_5 arepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1doespresentchildren from many different culturesour class; therevn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in class=Location

Example 3

We learned about Māori culture and the haka.

nsubjcasecompoundoblccdetconjpunctrootWePRONlearnedVERBaboutADPMāoriPROPNcultureNOUNandCCONJtheDEThakaNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 learnednsubj
2learnedlearnVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aboutaboutADP_5 culturecase
4MāoriMāoriPROPNNumber=Sing5 culturecompound
5culturecultureNOUNNumber=Sing2 learnedobl
6andandCCONJ_8 hakacc
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 hakadet
8hakahakaNOUNNumber=Sing5 cultureconj
9..PUNCT_2 learnedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1learnpastWeabout Māori culture and the hakavn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about culture=Topic

Example 4

Bowing is part of Japanese culture.

nsubjcopcaseamodnmodpunctrootBowingNOUNisAUXpartNOUNofADPJapaneseADJcultureNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BowingbowingNOUNNumber=Sing3 partnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 partcop
3partpartNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
4ofofADP_6 culturecase
5JapaneseJapaneseADJDegree=Pos6 cultureamod
6culturecultureNOUNNumber=Sing3 partnmod
7..PUNCT_3 partpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentBowingpartof Japanese culturetree rules

Example 5

Music, dance and stories are part of a culture.

nsubjpunctconjccconjcopcasedetnmodpunctrootMusicNOUN,PUNCTdanceNOUNandCCONJstoriesNOUNareAUXpartNOUNofADPaDETcultureNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MusicmusicNOUNNumber=Sing7 partnsubj
2,,PUNCT_3 dancepunct
3dancedanceNOUNNumber=Sing1 Musicconj
4andandCCONJ_5 storiescc
5storiesstoryNOUNNumber=Plur1 Musicconj
6arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 partcop
7partpartNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
8ofofADP_10 culturecase
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 culturedet
10culturecultureNOUNNumber=Sing7 partnmod
11..PUNCT_7 partpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentMusic and dance and storiespartof a culturetree rules

Example 6

Our school has a culture of helping each other.

nmod:possnsubjdetobjmarkaclobjfixedpunctrootOurPRONschoolNOUNhasVERBaDETcultureNOUNofSCONJhelpingVERBeachDETotherADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OurourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 schoolnmod:poss
2schoolschoolNOUNNumber=Sing3 hasnsubj
3hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 culturedet
5culturecultureNOUNNumber=Sing3 hasobj
6ofofSCONJ_7 helpingmark
7helpinghelpVERBVerbForm=Ger5 cultureacl
8eacheachDETExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp7 helpingobj
9otherotherADJDegree=Pos8 eachfixed
10..PUNCT_3 haspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentOur schoola culturevn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent culture=Patient
2helpgerunda culture not said hereeachvn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Beneficiary

Example 7

The scientist grew a culture of bacteria in a petri dish.

detnsubjdetobjcasenmodcasedetcompoundnmodpunctrootTheDETscientistNOUNgrewVERBaDETcultureNOUNofADPbacteriaNOUNinADPaDETpetriNOUNdishNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 scientistdet
2scientistscientistNOUNNumber=Sing3 grewnsubj
3grewgrowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 culturedet
5culturecultureNOUNNumber=Sing3 grewobj
6ofofADP_7 bacteriacase
7bacteriabacteriumNOUNNumber=Plur5 culturenmod
8ininADP_11 dishcase
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 dishdet
10petripetriNOUNNumber=Sing11 dishcompound
11dishdishNOUNNumber=Sing7 bacterianmod
12..PUNCT_3 grewpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1growpastthe scientista culture of bacteria in a petri dishvn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location culture=Theme

Example 8

Moving to a new country can give you culture shock.

csubjcasedetamodoblauxiobjcompoundobjpunctrootMovingVERBtoADPaDETnewADJcountryNOUNcanAUXgiveVERByouPRONcultureNOUNshockNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MovingmoveVERBVerbForm=Ger7 givecsubj
2totoADP_5 countrycase
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 countrydet
4newnewADJDegree=Pos5 countryamod
5countrycountryNOUNNumber=Sing1 Movingobl
6cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin7 giveaux
7givegiveVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
8youyouPRONCase=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs7 giveiobj
9culturecultureNOUNNumber=Sing10 shockcompound
10shockshockNOUNNumber=Sing7 giveobj
11..PUNCT_7 givepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1movegerunda new countryvn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to country=Trajectory
2givecanMovingculture shockyouvn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient shock=Theme

Example 9

The continuity of language and culture between these two divisions of Gaeldom has clearly brought about this identity of their folk-tales.

The tree, 22 words
detnsubj:passcasenmodccconjcasedetnummodnmodcasenmodauxadvmodcasedetoblcasenmod:posscompoundpunctnmodpunctrootTheDETcontinuityNOUNofADPlanguageNOUNandCCONJcultureNOUNbetweenADPtheseDETtwoNUMdivisionsNOUNofADPGaeldomPROPNhasAUXclearlyADVbroughtVERBaboutADPthisDETidentityNOUNofADPtheirPRONfolkNOUN-PUNCTtalesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 continuitydet
2continuitycontinuityNOUNNumber=Sing15 broughtnsubj:pass
3ofofADP_4 languagecase
4languagelanguageNOUNNumber=Sing2 continuitynmod
5andandCCONJ_6 culturecc
6culturecultureNOUNNumber=Sing4 languageconj
7betweenbetweenADP_10 divisionscase
8thesethisDETNumber=Plur PronType=Dem10 divisionsdet
9twotwoNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card10 divisionsnummod
10divisionsdivisionNOUNNumber=Plur6 culturenmod
11ofofADP_12 Gaeldomcase
12GaeldomGaeldomPROPNNumber=Sing10 divisionsnmod
13hashaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin15 broughtaux
14clearlyclearlyADV_15 broughtadvmod
15broughtbringVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
16aboutaboutADP_18 identitycase
17thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem18 identitydet
18identityidentityNOUNNumber=Sing15 broughtobl
19ofofADP_23 talescase
20theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs23 talesnmod:poss
21folkfolkNOUNNumber=Sing23 talescompound
22--PUNCT_21 folkpunct
23talestaleNOUNNumber=Plur18 identitynmod
24..PUNCT_15 broughtpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1bringpresent · perfect · passivethe continuity of language and culture between this two divisions of Gaeldomabout this identity of divisions's folk tales; clearly propertyvn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: subject=Theme
2telldivisions = divisionnom tale «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

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/culture/