informally

Who acts: relaxed friendly everyday way, they, You, We, teachers, Gonna · What happens: not follow, agree, use, write, dress, know · To what, where: strict rules, casual words, friend, text, Houses, staff room · Speech: someone speaks here

«informally» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: informally in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

In a relaxed, friendly, everyday way, not following strict rules or formal manners.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	8 way	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 way	det
3	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 way	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 relaxed	punct
5	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 way	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 friendly	punct
7	everyday	everyday	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 way	amod
8	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 following	punct
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 following	advmod
11	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 way	acl
12	strict	strict	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 rules	amod
13	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 following	obj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 manners	cc
15	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 manners	amod
16	manners	manners	NOUN	Number=Ptan	13 rules	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not follow	gerund	a relaxed friendly everyday way not said here	strict rules or formal manners					vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=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

Unofficially; not as part of an official process: they agreed informally.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unofficially	unofficially	ADV	_	5 part	advmod
2	;	;	PUNCT	_	5 part	punct
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 part	advmod
4	as	as	ADP	_	5 part	case
5	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 process	case
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 process	det
8	official	official	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 process	amod
9	process	process	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 part	nmod
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 agreed	punct
11	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 agreed	nsubj
12	agreed	agree	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 part	parataxis
13	informally	informally	ADV	_	12 agreed	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 part	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	agree speech: agree	past	they					informally property	vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: language — kept apart, not parsed.

Using casual words, slang or chatty style rather than formal language.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	root	root
2	casual	casual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 words	amod
3	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Using	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 slang	punct
5	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 words	appos
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 style	cc
7	chatty	chatty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 style	amod
8	style	style	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 slang	conj
9	rather	rather	ADV	ExtPos=CCONJ	12 language	cc
10	than	than	ADP	_	9 rather	fixed
11	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 language	amod
12	language	language	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 slang	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Using	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	gerund		casual words					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient

Example 1

You can write informally in a text to your friend.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 write	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 write	aux
3	write	write	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	informally	informally	ADV	_	3 write	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 text	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 text	det
7	text	text	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 write	obl
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 friend	case
9	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 friend	nmod:poss
10	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 write	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	can	You		your friend	a text		informally property	vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.recipient PP.topic»: agent=Agent to friend=Recipient

Example 2

We dressed informally for the class picnic.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 dressed	nsubj
2	dressed	dress	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	informally	informally	ADV	_	2 dressed	advmod
4	for	for	ADP	_	7 picnic	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 picnic	det
6	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 picnic	compound
7	picnic	picnic	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 dressed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dressed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dress	past	We					for the class picnic; informally property	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The Houses of Parliament clock is informally known as Big Ben.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Houses	det
2	Houses	house	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 known	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 clock	case
4	Parliament	Parliament	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 clock	compound
5	clock	clock	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Houses	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 known	aux:pass
7	informally	informally	ADV	_	8 known	advmod
8	known	know	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	as	as	ADP	_	11 Ben	case
10	Big	Big	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Ben	flat
11	Ben	Ben	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 known	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 known	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	know	present · passive		the Houses of Parliament clock				as Big Ben; informally property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus as ben=Attribute

Example 4

The teachers met informally in the staff room.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teachers	det
2	teachers	teacher	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 met	nsubj
3	met	meet	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	informally	informally	ADV	_	3 met	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 room	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 room	det
7	staff	staff	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 room	compound
8	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 met	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 met	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	meet	past	the teachers			the staff room		informally property	vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

«Gonna» is how people say «going to» informally.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Gonna	punct
2	Gonna	Gonna	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 say	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Gonna	punct
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 say	cop
5	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	7 say	advmod
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 say	nsubj
7	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 going	punct
9	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 say	ccomp
10	to	to	PART	_	9 going	fixed
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 going	punct
12	informally	informally	ADV	_	9 going	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be speech: assert	present	Gonna					say property	tree rules
2	go in a quote	gerund						informally property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

They informally agreed to swap stickers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 agreed	nsubj
2	informally	informally	ADV	_	3 agreed	advmod
3	agreed	agree	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 swap	mark
5	swap	swap	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 agreed	xcomp
6	stickers	sticker	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 swap	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 agreed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	agree speech: agree	past	They					informally property	vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	swap not said to happen	to-infinitive	They not said here	stickers					vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sticker=Theme

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