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hammy

Who acts: acting, His, villain, you, film, soup · What happens: act, exaggerate, taste, smell, be, give · To what, where: over-the-top, natural way, school play, hammy laugh, line, hammy taste · Speech: someone speaks here

«hammy» 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: hammy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Acting in an over-the-top, exaggerated, not natural way.

advclcasedetoblpunctpunctadvmodamodoblpunctrootActingVERBinADPanDETover-the-topNOUN,PUNCTexaggeratedVERB,PUNCTnotPARTnaturalADJwayNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ActingactVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part6 exaggeratedadvcl
2ininADP_4 over-the-topcase
3anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 over-the-topdet
4over-the-topover-the-topNOUNNumber=Sing1 Actingobl
5,,PUNCT_1 Actingpunct
6exaggeratedexaggerateVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
7,,PUNCT_10 waypunct
8notnotPARTPolarity=Neg10 wayadvmod
9naturalnaturalADJDegree=Pos10 wayamod
10waywayNOUNNumber=Sing6 exaggeratedobl
11..PUNCT_6 exaggeratedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1actgerunda over-the-topvn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2exaggerateparticiplenatural waytree 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

Tasting or smelling of ham.

ccconjcaseoblpunctrootTastingVERBorCCONJsmellingVERBofADPhamNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TastingtasteVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
2ororCCONJ_3 smellingcc
3smellingsmellVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part1 Tastingconj
4ofofADP_5 hamcase
5hamhamNOUNNumber=Sing3 smellingobl
6..PUNCT_1 Tastingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1tastegerundvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2smellgerundof hamvn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of ham=Theme

Example 1

His acting in the school play was very hammy.

nmod:possnsubjcasedetcompoundnmodcopadvmodpunctrootHisPRONactingNOUNinADPtheDETschoolNOUNplayNOUNwasAUXveryADVhammyADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 actingnmod:poss
2actingactingNOUNNumber=Sing9 hammynsubj
3ininADP_6 playcase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 playdet
5schoolschoolNOUNNumber=Sing6 playcompound
6playplayNOUNNumber=Sing2 actingnmod
7wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin9 hammycop
8veryveryADV_9 hammyadvmod
9hammyhammyADJDegree=Posrootroot
10..PUNCT_9 hammypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastHis acting in the school playhammy propertytree rules
2actHis = hethe school playnom acting «act intransitive»: poss=agent in=place

Example 2

The villain gave a hammy laugh.

detnsubjdetamodobjpunctrootTheDETvillainNOUNgaveVERBaDEThammyADJlaughNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 villaindet
2villainvillainNOUNNumber=Sing3 gavensubj
3gavegiveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 laughdet
5hammyhammyADJDegree=Pos6 laughamod
6laughlaughNOUNNumber=Sing3 gaveobj
7..PUNCT_3 gavepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1givepastthe villaina hammy laughvn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laugh=Theme

Example 3

Don't be so hammy — just say the line.

auxadvmodcopadvmodpunctadvmodparataxisdetobjpunctrootDoAUXn'tPARTbeAUXsoADVhammyADJ—PUNCTjustADVsayVERBtheDETlineNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DodoAUXMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin5 hammyaux
2n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg5 hammyadvmod
3bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf5 hammycop
4sosoADV_5 hammyadvmod
5hammyhammyADJDegree=Posrootroot
6—-PUNCT_8 saypunct
7justjustADV_8 sayadvmod
8saysayVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin5 hammyparataxis
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 linedet
10linelineNOUNNumber=Sing8 sayobj
11..PUNCT_5 hammypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not isimperative · do-supportyou not said herehammy propertytree rules
2say speech: assertinfinitivethe linevn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent line=Topic

Example 4

The film was fun but hammy.

detnsubjcopccconjpunctrootTheDETfilmNOUNwasAUXfunADJbutCCONJhammyADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 filmdet
2filmfilmNOUNNumber=Sing4 funnsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 funcop
4funfunADJDegree=Posrootroot
5butbutCCONJ_6 hammycc
6hammyhammyADJDegree=Pos4 funconj
7..PUNCT_4 funpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe filmfun propertytree rules
2bethe film not said heretree rules

Example 5

The soup had a hammy taste.

detnsubjdetamodobjpunctrootTheDETsoupNOUNhadVERBaDEThammyADJtasteNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 soupdet
2soupsoupNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadnsubj
3hadhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 tastedet
5hammyhammyADJDegree=Pos6 tasteamod
6tastetasteNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadobj
7..PUNCT_3 hadpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepastthe soupa hammy tastevn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taste=Patient

Example 6

She did a hammy faint on the sofa.

nsubjdetamodobjcasedetoblpunctrootShePRONdidVERBaDEThammyADJfaintNOUNonADPtheDETsofaNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 didnsubj
2diddoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 faintdet
4hammyhammyADJDegree=Pos5 faintamod
5faintfaintNOUNNumber=Sing2 didobj
6ononADP_8 sofacase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 sofadet
8sofasofaNOUNNumber=Sing2 didobl
9..PUNCT_2 didpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1dopastShea hammy faintthe sofavn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent faint=Eventuality

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