emoticon

Who acts: small face, little picture, She, you, wink emoticon, emoticon · What happens: make, use, show, end, invent, turn · To what, where: keyboard symbols, messages, feeling, face, message, Emoticons · Speech: someone speaks here

«emoticon» 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: emoticon in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A small face made from keyboard symbols, like :-) or :(, used in messages to show a feeling.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 face	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 face	amod
3	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 symbols	case
6	keyboard	keyboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 symbols	compound
7	symbols	symbol	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 made	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 used	punct
9	like	like	SCONJ	_	16 used	mark
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 like	punct
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 like	punct
12	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 like	punct
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 used	cc
14	:(	:(	SYM	_	16 used	punct
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 used	punct
16	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 made	conj
17	in	in	ADP	_	18 messages	case
18	messages	message	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 used	obl
19	to	to	PART	_	20 show	mark
20	show	show	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 used	advcl
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 feeling	det
22	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 show	obj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	make	participle	a small face		keyboard symbols	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from symbol=Material
2	use	participle	a small face not said here		messages	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	show	to-infinitive	a small face not said here	a feeling		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent feeling=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.

Meaning 2

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

An emoji: a little picture showing a face or thing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 emoji	det
2	emoji	emoji	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 picture	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 picture	det
5	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 picture	amod
6	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 emoji	appos
7	showing	show	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 picture	acl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 face	det
9	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 showing	obj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 thing	cc
11	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 face	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 emoji	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	gerund	a little picture not said here	a face or thing					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent face=Recipient

Example 1

She ended her message with a smiley emoticon :-).

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 ended	nsubj
2	ended	end	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 message	nmod:poss
4	message	message	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ended	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 emoticon	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 emoticon	det
7	smiley	smiley	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 emoticon	amod
8	emoticon	emoticon	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ended	obl
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 -	punct
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 emoticon	punct
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 -	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ended	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	end	past	She	her message				with a smiley emoticon	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector message=Eventuality with emoticon=Subeventuality

Example 2

Emoticons were invented before emojis.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Emoticons	emoticon	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 invented	nsubj:pass
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 invented	aux:pass
3	invented	invent	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	before	before	ADP	_	5 emojis	case
5	emojis	emoji	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 invented	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 invented	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	invent	past · passive		Emoticons			before emojis		vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result

Example 3

Turn your head sideways to see the emoticon's face.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 head	nmod:poss
3	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Turn	obj
4	sideways	sideways	ADV	_	1 Turn	advmod
5	to	to	PART	_	6 see	mark
6	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Turn	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 emoticon	det
8	emoticon	emoticon	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 face	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 emoticon	case
10	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 see	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	imperative	you not said here	your head				sideways property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent head=Theme
2	see	to-infinitive	you not said here	the emoticon's face					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer face=Stimulus

Example 4

A wink emoticon ;-) shows that you are joking.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 emoticon	det
2	wink	wink	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 emoticon	compound
3	emoticon	emoticon	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shows	nsubj
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 shows	punct
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 shows	punct
6	)	)	PUNCT	_	5 -	punct
7	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	that	that	SCONJ	_	11 joking	mark
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 joking	nsubj
10	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 joking	aux
11	joking	joke	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 shows	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 shows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	a wink emoticon						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	joke speech: other	present · progressive	you						vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Don't use too many emoticons in a formal email.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 use	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 use	advmod
3	use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	too	too	ADV	_	5 many	advmod
5	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 emoticons	amod
6	emoticons	emoticon	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 use	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 email	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 email	det
9	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 email	amod
10	email	email	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 use	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not use	imperative · do-support	you not said here	many emoticons		a formal email			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent emoticon=Patient

Example 6

The emoticon :( shows that you are sad.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 emoticon	det
2	emoticon	emoticon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shows	nsubj
3	:(	:(	SYM	_	2 emoticon	discourse
4	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 sad	mark
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 sad	nsubj
7	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 sad	cop
8	sad	sad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 shows	ccomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	the emoticon						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	you					sad property	tree rules

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.

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