deflation

Who acts: gas, slow deflation, party, Deflation, prices, Japan · What happens: let, get, deflate, sense, say, inflate · To what, where: air, something, deflation, tyre, cheating scandal, bouncy castle · Speech: someone speaks here

«deflation» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: deflation in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Letting the air or gas out of something, so it gets smaller and softer: «the deflation of a tyre».

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Letting	let	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 gets	csubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 air	det
3	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Letting	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 gas	cc
5	gas	gas	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 air	conj
6	out	out	ADP	_	8 something	case
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 something	case
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Letting	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 gets	punct
10	so	so	ADV	_	12 gets	advmod
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 gets	nsubj
12	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	smaller	small	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	12 gets	xcomp
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 softer	cc
15	softer	soft	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	13 smaller	conj
16	:	:	PUNCT	_	19 deflation	punct
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 deflation	punct
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 deflation	det
19	deflation	deflation	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 gets	obl
20	of	of	ADP	_	22 tyre	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 tyre	det
22	tyre	tyre	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 deflation	nmod
23	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 deflation	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 gets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	let	gerund		the air or gas	something		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme
2	get	present	gas	the deflation of a tyre		small property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
3	deflate in a quote			a tyre			nom deflation «process transitive»: of=patient

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: economics, money — kept apart, not parsed.

A general fall in prices in a country over time, the opposite of inflation.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 fall	det
2	general	general	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 fall	amod
3	fall	fall	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 prices	case
5	prices	price	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 fall	nmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 country	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 country	det
8	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fall	nmod
9	over	over	ADP	_	10 time	case
10	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 country	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 opposite	punct
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 opposite	det
13	opposite	opposite	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fall	conj
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 inflation	case
15	inflation	inflation	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 opposite	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fall	punct

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

Meaning 3

A sudden feeling of disappointment or loss of confidence: «a sense of deflation after the match».

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 feeling	det
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 feeling	amod
3	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 disappointment	case
5	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 feeling	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 loss	cc
7	loss	loss	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 disappointment	conj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 confidence	case
9	confidence	confidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 loss	nmod
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 sense	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 sense	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 sense	det
13	sense	sense	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 feeling	appos
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 deflation	case
15	deflation	deflation	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 sense	nmod
16	after	after	ADP	_	18 match	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 match	det
18	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 sense	nmod
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 sense	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 feeling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sense in a quote			deflation			after the match		nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient after=obl

Meaning 4

Usage: sport — kept apart, not parsed.

A cheating scandal in which footballs were said to be under-inflated («Deflategate», USA).

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 scandal	det
2	cheating	cheating	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 scandal	compound
3	scandal	scandal	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 said	nsubj:pass
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 footballs	case
5	which	which	DET	PronType=Int	6 footballs	det
6	footballs	football	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 scandal	nmod
7	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 said	aux:pass
8	said	say	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	to	to	PART	_	13 inflated	mark
10	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	13 inflated	aux:pass
11	under	under	ADP	_	13 inflated	mark
12	-	-	PUNCT	_	11 under	punct
13	inflated	inflate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 said	ccomp
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	16 Deflategate	punct
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 Deflategate	punct
16	Deflategate	Deflategate	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 inflated	appos
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 Deflategate	punct
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 USA	punct
19	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 Deflategate	flat
20	)	)	PUNCT	_	16 Deflategate	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past · passive		a cheating scandal in which footballs					tree rules
2	inflate	to-infinitive · passive							vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»

Example 1

The slow deflation of the bouncy castle meant the party was over.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 deflation	det
2	slow	slow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 deflation	amod
3	deflation	deflation	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 meant	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 castle	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 castle	det
6	bouncy	bouncy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 castle	amod
7	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 deflation	nmod
8	meant	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 party	det
10	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 over	nsubj
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 over	cop
12	over	over	ADV	_	8 meant	ccomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 meant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	past	the slow deflation of the bouncy castle			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	is	past	the party		over property	tree rules
3	deflate			the bouncy castle		nom deflation «process transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

Deflation means prices go down across a whole country.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Deflation	deflation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	prices	price	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 go	nsubj
4	go	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 means	ccomp
5	down	down	ADV	_	4 go	advmod
6	across	across	ADP	_	9 country	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 country	det
8	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 country	amod
9	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 go	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Deflation						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	go down	present	prices			a whole country		down property	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Example 3

Japan had years of deflation in the 1990s and 2000s.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Japan	Japan	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 had	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 deflation	case
5	deflation	deflation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 years	nmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 1990s	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 1990s	det
8	1990s	1990s	NOUN	Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card	2 had	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 2000s	cc
10	2000s	2000	NOUN	Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card	8 1990s	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	Japan			the 1990s and 2000s	year		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 4

After losing the final, the team felt a great deflation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	SCONJ	_	2 losing	mark
2	losing	lose	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 felt	advcl
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 final	det
4	final	final	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 losing	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 losing	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 team	det
7	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 felt	nsubj
8	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 deflation	det
10	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 deflation	amod
11	deflation	deflation	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 felt	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lose	gerund	the team not said here	the final					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent final=Eventuality
2	feel	past	the team	a great deflation					vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deflation=Theme

Example 5

The bike tyre's deflation was caused by a tiny nail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 tyre	det
2	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tyre	compound
3	tyre	tyre	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 deflation	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 tyre	case
5	deflation	deflation	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 caused	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 caused	aux:pass
7	caused	cause	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	by	by	ADP	_	11 nail	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 nail	det
10	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 nail	amod
11	nail	nail	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 caused	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 caused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	past · passive	a tiny nail	the bike tyre's deflation					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition subject=Patient
2	deflate		the bike tyre						nom deflation «process transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

Economists worry about deflation as much as about inflation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Economists	economist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 worry	nsubj
2	worry	worry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	about	about	ADP	_	4 deflation	case
4	deflation	deflation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 worry	obl
5	as	as	ADV	_	6 much	advmod
6	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 worry	obl
7	as	as	ADP	_	9 inflation	case
8	about	about	ADP	_	9 inflation	case
9	inflation	inflation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 much	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 worry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	worry	present	Economists	much as inflation				about deflation	vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about deflation=Stimulus

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