enunciate

Who acts: you, everyone, actor, head teacher, She · What happens: say, sound, state, enunciate, hear, word · To what, where: words, part, idea, principle, word, poem · Speech: someone speaks here

«enunciate» 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: enunciate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To say words clearly and carefully, sounding each part.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 say	mark
2	say	say	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 say	obj
4	clearly	clearly	ADV	_	2 say	advmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 carefully	cc
6	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	4 clearly	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 sounding	punct
8	sounding	sound	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 say	advcl
9	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	10 part	det
10	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sounding	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	to-infinitive		words				clearly property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent word=Topic
2	sound	gerund		each part					vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location part=Theme

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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To state an idea, plan or belief clearly: «enunciate a principle».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 state	mark
2	state	state	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 idea	det
4	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 state	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 plan	punct
6	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 idea	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 belief	cc
8	belief	belief	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 idea	conj
9	clearly	clearly	ADV	_	2 state	advmod
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 enunciate	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 enunciate	punct
12	enunciate	enunciate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 state	conj
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 principle	det
14	principle	principle	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 enunciate	obj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 enunciate	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 state	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	state speech: other	to-infinitive		a idea and plan or belief				clearly property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent idea=Topic
2	enunciate in a quote	infinitive		a principle					vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent principle=Patient

Example 1

Please enunciate so everyone at the back can hear.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	2 enunciate	discourse
2	enunciate	enunciate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	so	so	ADV	_	9 hear	advmod
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	9 hear	nsubj
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 back	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 back	det
7	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 everyone	nmod
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 hear	aux
9	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 enunciate	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 enunciate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	enunciate	imperative	you not said here						vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent
2	hear	can	everyone						vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer

Example 2

The actor enunciated every word of the poem.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 actor	det
2	actor	actor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 enunciated	nsubj
3	enunciated	enunciate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	5 word	det
5	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 enunciated	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 poem	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 poem	det
8	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 word	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 enunciated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	enunciate	participle	the actor	every word of the poem					vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent word=Patient
2	word			the poem					nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 3

When you read in church, enunciate clearly and slowly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	SCONJ	_	3 read	mark
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 read	nsubj
3	read	read	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 enunciate	advcl
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 church	case
5	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 read	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 read	punct
7	enunciate	enunciate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	clearly	clearly	ADV	_	7 enunciate	advmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 slowly	cc
10	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	8 clearly	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 enunciate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	read	present	you			church			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	enunciate	imperative	you not said here					clearly property	vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The head teacher enunciated the new rules at assembly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 teacher	det
2	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 teacher	compound
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 enunciated	nsubj
4	enunciated	enunciate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 rules	det
6	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 rules	amod
7	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 enunciated	obj
8	at	at	ADP	_	9 assembly	case
9	assembly	assembly	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rules	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 enunciated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	enunciate	past	the head teacher	the new rules		assembly			vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent rule=Patient

Example 5

Practise tongue twisters to help you enunciate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Practise	practise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 twisters	compound
3	twisters	twister	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Practise	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 help	mark
5	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Practise	advcl
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 help	obj
7	enunciate	enunciate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 help	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Practise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	practise	imperative	you not said here	tongue twisters	tree rules
2	help	to-infinitive	you not said here	you	vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme
3	enunciate	infinitive	you not said here		vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent

Example 6

She enunciated "thank you" very carefully in Irish.

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 enunciated	nsubj
2	enunciated	enunciate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 thank	punct
4	thank	thank	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 enunciated	ccomp
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 thank	obj
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 thank	punct
7	very	very	ADV	_	8 carefully	advmod
8	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	4 thank	advmod
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 Irish	case
10	Irish	Irish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 thank	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 enunciated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	enunciate	past	She						tree rules
2	thank speech: thank in a quote	present	She not said here		you	Irish		carefully property	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme

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