dialect Who acts: dialect, grandad, characters, region, children, American English · What happens: be, speak, word, mean, have, use · To what, where: form, language, particular area, strong Yorkshire dialect, dialect, own dialect words · Speech: someone speaks here
«dialect» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: dialect in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A dialect is a form of a language spoken in a particular area or by a particular group, with its own words, grammar and pronunciation.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cop det case det nmod acl case det amod obl cc case det amod conj punct case nmod:poss amod obl punct appos cc conj punct root A DET dialect NOUN is AUX a DET form NOUN of ADP a DET language NOUN spoken VERB in ADP a DET particular ADJ area NOUN or CCONJ by ADP a DET particular ADJ group NOUN , PUNCT with ADP its PRON own ADJ words NOUN , PUNCT grammar NOUN and CCONJ pronunciation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dialect det 2 dialect dialect NOUN Number=Sing 5 form nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 form cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 form det 5 form form NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 language case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 language det 8 language language NOUN Number=Sing 5 form nmod 9 spoken speak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 language acl 10 in in ADP _ 13 area case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 area det 12 particular particular ADJ Degree=Pos 13 area amod 13 area area NOUN Number=Sing 9 spoken obl 14 or or CCONJ _ 18 group cc 15 by by ADP _ 18 group case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 group det 17 particular particular ADJ Degree=Pos 18 group amod 18 group group NOUN Number=Sing 13 area conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 23 words punct 20 with with ADP _ 23 words case 21 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 23 words nmod:poss 22 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 23 words amod 23 words word NOUN Number=Plur 9 spoken obl 24 , , PUNCT _ 25 grammar punct 25 grammar grammar NOUN Number=Sing 23 words appos 26 and and CCONJ _ 27 pronunciation cc 27 pronunciation pronunciation NOUN Number=Sing 25 grammar conj 28 . . PUNCT _ 5 form punct
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1 is a present a dialect a form of a language tree rules 2 speak speech: other participle a language not said here a particular area or a particular group with dialect's own words vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with word=Co-Agent 3 word dialect nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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 My grandad speaks a strong Yorkshire dialect.
nmod:poss nsubj det amod compound obj punct root My PRON grandad NOUN speaks VERB a DET strong ADJ Yorkshire PROPN dialect NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 grandad nmod:poss 2 grandad grandad NOUN Number=Sing 3 speaks nsubj 3 speaks speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 dialect det 5 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 7 dialect amod 6 Yorkshire Yorkshire PROPN Number=Sing 7 dialect compound 7 dialect dialect NOUN Number=Sing 3 speaks obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 speaks punct
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1 speak speech: other present My grandad a strong Yorkshire dialect tree rules
Example 2 In some dialects, «wee» means small.
case det obl punct punct conj punct xcomp punct root In ADP some DET dialects NOUN , PUNCT « PUNCT wee NOUN » PUNCT means VERB small ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 dialects case 2 some some DET PronType=Ind 3 dialects det 3 dialects dialect NOUN Number=Plur 8 means obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 wee punct 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 wee punct 6 wee wee NOUN Number=Sing 3 dialects conj 7 » » PUNCT _ 3 dialects punct 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 8 means xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 means punct
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1 mean present in some dialects and wee; small property vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in dialect=Attribute
Example 3 The book's characters speak in dialect.
det nmod:poss case nsubj case obl punct root The DET book NOUN 's PART characters NOUN speak VERB in ADP dialect NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 book det 2 book book NOUN Number=Sing 4 characters nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 book case 4 characters character NOUN Number=Plur 5 speak nsubj 5 speak speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 dialect case 7 dialect dialect NOUN Number=Sing 5 speak obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 speak punct
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1 speak speech: other present the book's characters dialect vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Every region has its own dialect words.
det nsubj nmod:poss amod compound obj punct root Every DET region NOUN has VERB its PRON own ADJ dialect NOUN words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Every every DET PronType=Tot 2 region det 2 region region NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 words nmod:poss 5 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 7 words amod 6 dialect dialect NOUN Number=Sing 7 words compound 7 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present every region region's own dialect words vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient 2 word region nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 Standard English is used in most school writing.
compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod compound obl punct root Standard PROPN English PROPN is AUX used VERB in ADP most ADJ school NOUN writing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Standard Standard PROPN Number=Sing 2 English compound 2 English English PROPN Number=Sing 4 used nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 used aux:pass 4 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 8 writing case 6 most most ADJ Degree=Sup 8 writing amod 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 8 writing compound 8 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 4 used obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 used punct
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1 use present · passive Standard English most school writing vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 6 The children laughed at the funny dialect word for «bread roll».
det nsubj case det amod compound obl case punct compound nmod punct punct root The DET children NOUN laughed VERB at ADP the DET funny ADJ dialect NOUN word NOUN for ADP « PUNCT bread NOUN roll 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 children det 2 children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 laughed nsubj 3 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 8 word case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 word det 6 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 8 word amod 7 dialect dialect NOUN Number=Sing 8 word compound 8 word word NOUN Number=Sing 3 laughed obl 9 for for ADP _ 12 roll case 10 « « PUNCT _ 12 roll punct 11 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 12 roll compound 12 roll roll NOUN Number=Sing 8 word nmod 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 roll punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 laughed punct
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1 laugh past the children the funny dialect word for bread roll vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 American English and British English differ like dialects.
amod nsubj cc amod conj case obl punct root American ADJ English PROPN and CCONJ British ADJ English PROPN differ VERB like ADP dialects NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 2 English amod 2 English English PROPN Number=Sing 6 differ nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 5 English cc 4 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 5 English amod 5 English English PROPN Number=Sing 2 English conj 6 differ differ VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 like like ADP _ 8 dialects case 8 dialects dialect NOUN Number=Plur 6 differ obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 differ punct
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1 differ present American English and British English like dialects vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 8 I have modified the dialect and changed “Mally” into “Molly.”
The tree, 10 words nsubj aux det obj cc conj punct advmod punct case punct obl punct punct root I PRON have AUX modified VERB the DET dialect NOUN and CCONJ changed VERB “ PUNCT Mally ADV ” PUNCT into ADP “ PUNCT Molly PROPN . PUNCT ” PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 modified nsubj 2 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 modified aux 3 modified modify VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 dialect det 5 dialect dialect NOUN Number=Sing 3 modified obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 changed cc 7 changed change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 modified conj 8 “ " PUNCT _ 9 Mally punct 9 Mally mally ADV _ 7 changed advmod 10 ” " PUNCT _ 9 Mally punct 11 into into ADP _ 13 Molly case 12 “ " PUNCT _ 13 Molly punct 13 Molly Molly PROPN Number=Sing 7 changed obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 modified punct 15 ” " PUNCT _ 3 modified punct
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1 modify present · perfect I the dialect vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent dialect=Patient 2 change past I not said here into Molly result ; mally property vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.result»: agent=Patient into molly=Result
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