evidential Who acts: Evidential, facts, something, Evidential value, fact, footprint · What happens: mean, do, serve, show, be, help · To what, where: something, court, real evidential value, evidential basis, evidential sources, evidential details · Speech: someone speaks here
«evidential» 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: evidential in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Evidential means to do with evidence or serving as evidence, the facts that show whether something is true.
The tree, 18 words nsubj mark ccomp case obl cc conj case obl punct det appos nsubj acl:relcl mark nsubj cop ccomp punct root Evidential PROPN means VERB to PART do VERB with ADP evidence NOUN or CCONJ serving VERB as ADP evidence NOUN , PUNCT the DET facts NOUN that PRON show VERB whether SCONJ something PRON is AUX true ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Evidential Evidential PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 do mark 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 means ccomp 5 with with ADP _ 6 evidence case 6 evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing 4 do obl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 serving cc 8 serving serve VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 evidence conj 9 as as ADP _ 10 evidence case 10 evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing 8 serving obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 facts punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 facts det 13 facts fact NOUN Number=Plur 10 evidence appos 14 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 show nsubj 15 show show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 facts acl:relcl 16 whether whether SCONJ _ 19 true mark 17 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 19 true nsubj 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 true cop 19 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 15 show ccomp 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Evidential vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 do not said to happen to-infinitive with evidence vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 serve gerund as evidence vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as evidence=Attribute 4 show present the facts vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 is present something true property tree rules
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: law — kept apart, not parsed.
Evidential value is how much a fact or object helps prove something in court.
The tree, 14 words amod nsubj cop advmod det nsubj cc conj parataxis xcomp obj case obl punct root Evidential ADJ value NOUN is AUX how ADV much ADJ a DET fact NOUN or CCONJ object NOUN helps VERB prove VERB something PRON in ADP court NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Evidential evidential ADJ Degree=Pos 2 value amod 2 value value NOUN Number=Sing 5 much nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 much cop 4 how how ADV PronType=Int 5 much advmod 5 much much ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fact det 7 fact fact NOUN Number=Sing 10 helps nsubj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 object cc 9 object object NOUN Number=Sing 7 fact conj 10 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 much parataxis 11 prove prove VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 helps xcomp 12 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 prove obj 13 in in ADP _ 14 court case 14 court court NOUN Number=Sing 11 prove obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 much punct
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1 is present Evidential value much property tree rules 2 help present a fact or object vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 prove infinitive a fact or object not said here something court vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme
Example 1 The footprint had real evidential value.
det nsubj amod amod obj punct root The DET footprint NOUN had VERB real ADJ evidential ADJ value NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 footprint det 2 footprint footprint NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 6 value amod 5 evidential evidential ADJ Degree=Pos 6 value amod 6 value value NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the footprint real evidential value vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent value=Patient
Example 2 The judge asked about the evidential weight of the photo.
det nsubj case det amod obl case det nmod punct root The DET judge NOUN asked VERB about ADP the DET evidential ADJ weight NOUN of ADP the DET photo NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 judge det 2 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked nsubj 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 about about ADP _ 7 weight case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 weight det 6 evidential evidential ADJ Degree=Pos 7 weight amod 7 weight weight NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 photo case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 photo det 10 photo photo NOUN Number=Sing 7 weight nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the judge about the evidential weight of the photo vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about weight=Topic
Example 3 Scientists need an evidential basis for a claim.
nsubj det amod obj case det nmod punct root Scientists NOUN need VERB an DET evidential ADJ basis NOUN for ADP a DET claim NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 need nsubj 2 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 basis det 4 evidential evidential ADJ Degree=Pos 5 basis amod 5 basis basis NOUN Number=Sing 2 need obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 claim case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 claim det 8 claim claim NOUN Number=Sing 5 basis nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 need punct
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1 need present Scientists a evidential basis for a claim vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot basis=Theme
Example 4 Diaries are evidential sources for historians.
nsubj cop amod case nmod punct root Diaries NOUN are AUX evidential ADJ sources NOUN for ADP historians NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Diaries diary NOUN Number=Plur 4 sources nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 sources cop 3 evidential evidential ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sources amod 4 sources source NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 for for ADP _ 6 historians case 6 historians historian NOUN Number=Plur 4 sources nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 sources punct
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1 is a present Diaries evidential sources for historians tree rules
Example 5 Without the video, there was little evidential support.
case det obl punct expl amod amod nsubj punct root Without ADP the DET video NOUN , PUNCT there PRON was VERB little ADJ evidential ADJ support NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Without without ADP _ 3 video case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 video det 3 video video NOUN Number=Sing 6 was obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 video punct 5 there there PRON PronType=Dem 6 was expl 6 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 9 support amod 8 evidential evidential ADJ Degree=Pos 9 support amod 9 support support NOUN Number=Sing 6 was nsubj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 was punct
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1 be past little evidential support there without the video vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 The museum records the evidential details of each find.
det nsubj det amod obj case det nmod punct root The DET museum NOUN records VERB the DET evidential ADJ details NOUN of ADP each DET find NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 museum det 2 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 3 records nsubj 3 records record VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 details det 5 evidential evidential ADJ Degree=Pos 6 details amod 6 details detail NOUN Number=Plur 3 records obj 7 of of ADP _ 9 find case 8 each each DET PronType=Tot 9 find det 9 find find NOUN Number=Sing 6 details nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 records punct
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1 record present the museum the evidential details of each find vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detail=Theme 2 detail each find nom detail «cognition transitive»: of=patient
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