imprinting Who acts: Imprinting, baby animals, animals, act, Ducklings, Konrad · What happens: be, learn, follow, trust, move, see · To what, where: way, first moving thing, act, mark, something, mother
«imprinting» 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: imprinting in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: biology — kept apart, not parsed.
Imprinting is the way some baby animals, like ducklings and goslings, learn to follow and trust the first moving thing they see after hatching, usually their mother.
The tree, 27 words nsubj cop det det compound nsubj punct case nmod cc conj punct acl:relcl mark xcomp cc conj det amod amod obj nsubj acl:relcl mark advcl punct advmod nmod:poss obl punct root Imprinting NOUN is AUX the DET way NOUN some DET baby NOUN animals NOUN , PUNCT like ADP ducklings NOUN and CCONJ goslings NOUN , PUNCT learn VERB to PART follow VERB and CCONJ trust VERB the DET first ADJ moving VERB thing NOUN they PRON see VERB after SCONJ hatching VERB , PUNCT usually ADV their PRON mother NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Imprinting imprinting NOUN Number=Sing 4 way nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 way cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 way det 4 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 some some DET PronType=Ind 7 animals det 6 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 7 animals compound 7 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 14 learn nsubj 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 ducklings punct 9 like like ADP _ 10 ducklings case 10 ducklings duckling NOUN Number=Plur 7 animals nmod 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 goslings cc 12 goslings gosling NOUN Number=Plur 10 ducklings conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 learn punct 14 learn learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 way acl:relcl 15 to to PART _ 16 follow mark 16 follow follow VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 learn xcomp 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 trust cc 18 trust trust VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 follow conj 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 thing det 20 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 22 thing amod 21 moving move VERB VerbForm=Ger 22 thing amod 22 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 18 trust obj 23 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 24 see nsubj 24 see see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 thing acl:relcl 25 after after SCONJ _ 26 hatching mark 26 hatching hatch VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 24 see advcl 27 , , PUNCT _ 30 mother punct 28 usually usually ADV _ 30 mother advmod 29 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 30 mother nmod:poss 30 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 18 trust obl 31 . . PUNCT _ 4 way punct
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1 is a present Imprinting the way tree rules 2 learn present some baby animals like ducklings and goslings the way not said here tree rules 3 follow to-infinitive some baby animals like ducklings and goslings not said here vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 trust infinitive some baby animals like ducklings and goslings not said here the first moving thing animals's mother obl vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme 5 move gerund vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 6 see present animals = animal the first moving thing not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus 7 hatch gerund animals = animal not said here vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient
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 Imprinting is the act of pressing or printing a mark or design onto something.
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop det mark acl cc conj det obj cc conj case obl punct root Imprinting NOUN is AUX the DET act NOUN of SCONJ pressing VERB or CCONJ printing VERB a DET mark NOUN or CCONJ design NOUN onto ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Imprinting imprinting NOUN Number=Sing 4 act nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 act cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 act det 4 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 pressing mark 6 pressing press VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 act acl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 printing cc 8 printing print VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 pressing conj 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 mark det 10 mark mark NOUN Number=Sing 8 printing obj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 design cc 12 design design NOUN Number=Sing 10 mark conj 13 onto onto ADP _ 14 something case 14 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 printing obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 act punct
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1 is a present Imprinting the act tree rules 2 press gerund the act not said here vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent 3 print gerund the act not said here a mark or design something vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mark=Theme
Example 1 Ducklings follow their mother because of imprinting.
nsubj nmod:poss obj mark fixed advcl punct root Ducklings NOUN follow VERB their PRON mother NOUN because SCONJ of ADP imprinting VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ducklings duckling NOUN Number=Plur 2 follow nsubj 2 follow follow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 mother nmod:poss 4 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 2 follow obj 5 because because SCONJ _ 7 imprinting mark 6 of of ADP _ 5 because fixed 7 imprinting imprint VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 follow advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 follow punct
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1 follow present Ducklings Ducklings's mother vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mother=Theme 2 imprint gerund Ducklings not said here vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The goslings imprinted on the farmer and followed him everywhere.
det acl case det obl cc conj obj advmod punct root The DET goslings NOUN imprinted VERB on ADP the DET farmer NOUN and CCONJ followed VERB him PRON everywhere ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 goslings det 2 goslings gosling NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 imprinted imprint VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 goslings acl 4 on on ADP _ 6 farmer case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 farmer det 6 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 3 imprinted obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 followed cc 8 followed follow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 imprinted conj 9 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 followed obj 10 everywhere everywhere ADV PronType=Tot 8 followed advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 goslings punct
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1 imprint participle the goslings not said here on the farmer vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 follow past farmer everywhere property vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme
Example 3 Konrad Lorenz studied imprinting in geese.
nsubj flat xcomp case obl punct root Konrad PROPN Lorenz PROPN studied VERB imprinting VERB in ADP geese NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Konrad Konrad PROPN Number=Sing 3 studied nsubj 2 Lorenz Lorenz PROPN Number=Sing 1 Konrad flat 3 studied study VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 imprinting imprint VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 studied xcomp 5 in in ADP _ 6 geese case 6 geese goose NOUN Number=Plur 4 imprinting obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 studied punct
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1 study past Konrad vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 imprint gerund Konrad not said here in geese vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Imprinting happens in the first hours after a chick hatches.
nsubj case det amod obl mark det nsubj advcl punct root Imprinting VERB happens VERB in ADP the DET first ADJ hours NOUN after SCONJ a DET chick NOUN hatches VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Imprinting imprint VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 happens nsubj 2 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 6 hours case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 hours det 5 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 6 hours amod 6 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 2 happens obl 7 after after SCONJ _ 10 hatches mark 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 chick det 9 chick chick NOUN Number=Sing 10 hatches nsubj 10 hatches hatch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 happens advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 happens punct
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1 imprint gerund vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 happen present hour vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 hatch present a chick vn grow-26.2.1 «NP V NP.product PP.patient»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The factory is imprinting the school logo on our new sweatshirts.
det nsubj aux det compound obj case nmod:poss amod nmod punct root The DET factory NOUN is AUX imprinting VERB the DET school NOUN logo NOUN on ADP our PRON new ADJ sweatshirts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 factory det 2 factory factory NOUN Number=Sing 4 imprinting nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 imprinting aux 4 imprinting imprint VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 logo det 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 7 logo compound 7 logo logo NOUN Number=Sing 4 imprinting obj 8 on on ADP _ 11 sweatshirts case 9 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 sweatshirts nmod:poss 10 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 11 sweatshirts amod 11 sweatshirts sweatshirt NOUN Number=Plur 7 logo nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 imprinting punct
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1 imprint present · progressive the factory the school logo our new sweatshirts vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent logo=Theme on sweatshirt=Destination
Example 6 Zookeepers wear puppets so the chicks do not start imprinting on people.
nsubj obj mark det nsubj aux advmod advcl xcomp case obl punct root Zookeepers NOUN wear VERB puppets NOUN so SCONJ the DET chicks NOUN do AUX not PART start VERB imprinting VERB on ADP people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Zookeepers zookeeper NOUN Number=Plur 2 wear nsubj 2 wear wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 puppets puppet NOUN Number=Plur 2 wear obj 4 so so SCONJ _ 9 start mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 chicks det 6 chicks chick NOUN Number=Plur 9 start nsubj 7 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 start aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 start advmod 9 start start VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 wear advcl 10 imprinting imprint VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 start xcomp 11 on on ADP _ 12 people case 12 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 imprinting obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 wear punct
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1 wear present Zookeepers puppets vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent puppet=Theme 2 not start present · do-support the chicks vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 not imprint gerund the chicks not said here on people vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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