linguistics Who acts: Linguistics, sounds, people, She, sheep, Language puzzles · What happens: be, change, learn, want, study, explain · To what, where: scientific study, sounds, study, linguistics, university, -s plural · Speech: someone speaks here
«linguistics» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: linguistics in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Linguistics is the scientific study of language: how sounds, words, grammar and meaning work, how languages change, and how people learn them.
The tree, 22 words nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct advmod nsubj punct conj punct conj cc compound conj punct advmod nsubj parataxis punct cc advmod nsubj conj obj punct root Linguistics NOUN is AUX the DET scientific ADJ study NOUN of ADP language NOUN : PUNCT how ADV sounds NOUN , PUNCT words NOUN , PUNCT grammar NOUN and CCONJ meaning NOUN work NOUN , PUNCT how ADV languages NOUN change VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ how ADV people NOUN learn VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Linguistics linguistic NOUN Number=Plur 5 study nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 study cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 study det 4 scientific scientific ADJ Degree=Pos 5 study amod 5 study study NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 language case 7 language language NOUN Number=Sing 5 study nmod 8 : : PUNCT _ 10 sounds punct 9 how how ADV PronType=Int 10 sounds advmod 10 sounds sound NOUN Number=Plur 21 change nsubj 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 words punct 12 words word NOUN Number=Plur 10 sounds conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 grammar punct 14 grammar grammar NOUN Number=Sing 10 sounds conj 15 and and CCONJ _ 17 work cc 16 meaning meaning NOUN Number=Sing 17 work compound 17 work work NOUN Number=Sing 10 sounds conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 21 change punct 19 how how ADV PronType=Int 21 change advmod 20 languages language NOUN Number=Plur 21 change nsubj 21 change change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 study parataxis 22 , , PUNCT _ 26 learn punct 23 and and CCONJ _ 26 learn cc 24 how how ADV PronType=Int 26 learn advmod 25 people people NOUN Number=Plur 26 learn nsubj 26 learn learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 change conj 27 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 26 learn obj 28 . . PUNCT _ 5 study punct
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1 is a present Linguistics the scientific study of language tree rules 2 change present sounds and words and grammar and meaning work vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 learn present people sounds = sound vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic
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.
Example 1 Linguistics is the study of language.
nsubj cop det case nmod punct root Linguistics NOUN is AUX the DET study NOUN of ADP language NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Linguistics linguistic NOUN Number=Plur 4 study nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 study cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 study det 4 study study NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 language case 6 language language NOUN Number=Sing 4 study nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 study punct
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1 is a present Linguistics the study of language tree rules
Example 2 She wants to study linguistics at university.
nsubj mark xcomp obj case obl punct root She PRON wants VERB to PART study VERB linguistics NOUN at ADP university NOUN . PUNCT 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 wants nsubj 2 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 study mark 4 study study VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 wants xcomp 5 linguistics linguistic NOUN Number=Plur 4 study obj 6 at at ADP _ 7 university case 7 university university NOUN Number=Sing 4 study obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 wants punct
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1 want present She vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 study not said to happen to-infinitive She not said here linguistics university vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent linguistic=Topic
Example 3 Linguistics explains why «sheep» has no «-s» plural.
nsubj advmod punct nsubj punct ccomp det punct compound punct obj punct root Linguistics NOUN explains VERB why ADV « PUNCT sheep NOUN » PUNCT has VERB no DET « PUNCT -s NOUN » PUNCT plural NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Linguistics linguistic NOUN Number=Plur 2 explains nsubj 2 explains explain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 why why ADV PronType=Int 7 has advmod 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 sheep punct 5 sheep sheep NOUN Number=Plur 7 has nsubj 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 sheep punct 7 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 explains ccomp 8 no no DET PronType=Neg 12 plural det 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 -s punct 10 -s - NOUN Number=Plur 12 plural compound 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 -s punct 12 plural plural NOUN Number=Sing 7 has obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 explains punct
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1 explain speech: assert present Linguistics vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have present sheep no -s plural vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plural=Patient
Example 4 Language puzzles in the olympiad use linguistics.
compound nsubj case det nmod obj punct root Language NOUN puzzles NOUN in ADP the DET olympiad NOUN use VERB linguistics NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Language language NOUN Number=Sing 2 puzzles compound 2 puzzles puzzle NOUN Number=Plur 6 use nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 olympiad case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 olympiad det 5 olympiad olympiad NOUN Number=Sing 2 puzzles nmod 6 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 linguistics linguistic NOUN Number=Plur 6 use obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 use punct
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1 use present Language puzzles in the olympiad linguistics vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent linguistic=Patient
Example 5 Linguistics looks at sounds, words and grammar.
nsubj case obl punct conj cc conj punct root Linguistics NOUN looks VERB at ADP sounds NOUN , PUNCT words NOUN and CCONJ grammar NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Linguistics linguistics NOUN Number=Sing 2 looks nsubj 2 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 4 sounds case 4 sounds sound NOUN Number=Plur 2 looks obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 words punct 6 words word NOUN Number=Plur 4 sounds conj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 grammar cc 8 grammar grammar NOUN Number=Sing 4 sounds conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 looks punct
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1 look present Linguistics at sounds and words and grammar vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at sound=Theme
Example 6 My aunt teaches linguistics.
nmod:poss nsubj obj punct root My PRON aunt NOUN teaches VERB linguistics NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 aunt nmod:poss 2 aunt aunt NOUN Number=Sing 3 teaches nsubj 3 teaches teach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 linguistics linguistic NOUN Number=Plur 3 teaches obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 teaches punct
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1 teach speech: other present My aunt linguistics vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent linguistic=Recipient
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