malapropism Who acts: funny mistake, word, He, Saying, malapropisms, us · What happens: use, sound, mean, be, say, make · To what, where: word, something, pineapple, intensive purposes, malapropism, us · Speech: someone speaks here
«malapropism» 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: malapropism in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The funny mistake of using a word that sounds like the right word but means something quite different: «He's the pineapple of politeness» instead of «pinnacle».
The tree, 27 words det amod mark acl det obj nsubj acl:relcl case det amod obl cc conj obj advmod amod punct punct nsubj cop det appos case nmod punct case case punct nmod punct punct root The DET funny ADJ mistake NOUN of SCONJ using VERB a DET word NOUN that PRON sounds VERB like ADP the DET right ADJ word NOUN but CCONJ means VERB something PRON quite ADV different ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT He PRON 's AUX the DET pineapple NOUN of ADP politeness NOUN » PUNCT instead ADV of ADP « PUNCT pinnacle NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 mistake det 2 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mistake amod 3 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of SCONJ _ 5 using mark 5 using use VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 mistake acl 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 word det 7 word word NOUN Number=Sing 5 using obj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 sounds nsubj 9 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 word acl:relcl 10 like like ADP _ 13 word case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 word det 12 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 13 word amod 13 word word NOUN Number=Sing 9 sounds obl 14 but but CCONJ _ 15 means cc 15 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 sounds conj 16 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 15 means obj 17 quite quite ADV _ 18 different advmod 18 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 16 something amod 19 : : PUNCT _ 24 pineapple punct 20 « « PUNCT _ 24 pineapple punct 21 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 24 pineapple nsubj 22 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 24 pineapple cop 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 pineapple det 24 pineapple pineapple NOUN Number=Sing 3 mistake appos 25 of of ADP _ 26 politeness case 26 politeness politeness NOUN Number=Sing 24 pineapple nmod 27 » » PUNCT _ 24 pineapple punct 28 instead instead ADV _ 31 pinnacle case 29 of of ADP _ 31 pinnacle case 30 « « PUNCT _ 31 pinnacle punct 31 pinnacle pinnacle NOUN Number=Sing 24 pineapple nmod 32 » » PUNCT _ 31 pinnacle punct 33 . . PUNCT _ 3 mistake punct
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1 use gerund the funny mistake not said here a word vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient 2 sound present a word like the right word vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 3 mean present a word not said here something vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic 4 is a in a quote present He the pineapple of politeness; instead pinnacle 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.
Example 1 Saying «for all intensive purposes» instead of «for all intents and purposes» is a malapropism.
The tree, 15 words csubj punct case det amod obj punct case fixed punct case det obl cc conj punct cop det punct root Saying VERB « PUNCT for ADP all DET intensive ADJ purposes NOUN » PUNCT instead ADV of ADP « PUNCT for ADP all DET intents NOUN and CCONJ purposes NOUN » PUNCT is AUX a DET malapropism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 19 malapropism csubj 2 « « PUNCT _ 6 purposes punct 3 for for ADP _ 6 purposes case 4 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 purposes det 5 intensive intensive ADJ Degree=Pos 6 purposes amod 6 purposes purpose NOUN Number=Plur 1 Saying obj 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 purposes punct 8 instead instead ADV ExtPos=ADP 13 intents case 9 of of ADP _ 8 instead fixed 10 « « PUNCT _ 13 intents punct 11 for for ADP _ 13 intents case 12 all all DET PronType=Tot 13 intents det 13 intents intent NOUN Number=Plur 1 Saying obl 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 purposes cc 15 purposes purpose NOUN Number=Plur 13 intents conj 16 » » PUNCT _ 13 intents punct 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 malapropism cop 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 malapropism det 19 malapropism malapropism NOUN Number=Sing root root 20 . . PUNCT _ 19 malapropism punct
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1 say speech: assert gerund all intensive purposes instead all intents and purposes vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent purpose=Topic 2 is a present Saying a malapropism tree rules
Example 2 Grandad's malapropisms make us laugh.
nmod:poss case nsubj obj xcomp punct root Grandad PROPN 's PART malapropisms NOUN make VERB us PRON laugh VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 3 malapropisms nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Grandad case 3 malapropisms malapropism NOUN Number=Plur 4 make nsubj 4 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 make obj 6 laugh laugh VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 make xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 make punct
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1 make present Grandad's malapropisms us tree rules 2 laugh infinitive us not said here vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 «He's the pineapple of politeness» is a famous malapropism.
punct nsubj cop det nsubj case nmod punct cop det amod punct root « PUNCT He PRON 's AUX the DET pineapple NOUN of ADP politeness NOUN » PUNCT is AUX a DET famous ADJ malapropism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 pineapple punct 2 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 pineapple nsubj 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 pineapple cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 pineapple det 5 pineapple pineapple NOUN Number=Sing 12 malapropism nsubj 6 of of ADP _ 7 politeness case 7 politeness politeness NOUN Number=Sing 5 pineapple nmod 8 » » PUNCT _ 5 pineapple punct 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 malapropism cop 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 malapropism det 11 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 12 malapropism amod 12 malapropism malapropism NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 malapropism punct
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1 is a in a quote present He the pineapple of politeness tree rules 2 is a present the pineapple a famous malapropism tree rules
Example 4 The comedian used lots of malapropisms.
det nsubj obj case nmod punct root The DET comedian NOUN used VERB lots NOUN of ADP malapropisms NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 comedian det 2 comedian comedian NOUN Number=Sing 3 used nsubj 3 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 lots lot NOUN Number=Plur 3 used obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 malapropisms case 6 malapropisms malapropism NOUN Number=Plur 4 lots nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 used punct
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1 use past the comedian lots of malapropisms vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient
Example 5 Our teacher asked us to spot the malapropism in the sentence.
nmod:poss nsubj iobj mark xcomp det obj case det obl punct root Our PRON teacher NOUN asked VERB us PRON to PART spot VERB the DET malapropism NOUN in ADP the DET sentence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 teacher nmod:poss 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked nsubj 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 asked iobj 5 to to PART _ 6 spot mark 6 spot spot VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 asked xcomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 malapropism det 8 malapropism malapropism NOUN Number=Sing 6 spot obj 9 in in ADP _ 11 sentence case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 sentence det 11 sentence sentence NOUN Number=Sing 6 spot obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past Our teacher us vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic 2 spot not said to happen to-infinitive Our teacher not said here the malapropism in the sentence vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent malapropism=Destination in sentence=Theme
Example 6 «Dance a flamingo» instead of «flamenco» is a malapropism.
punct csubj det obj punct case case punct obl punct cop det punct root « PUNCT Dance VERB a DET flamingo NOUN » PUNCT instead ADV of ADP « PUNCT flamenco NOUN » PUNCT is AUX a DET malapropism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Dance punct 2 Dance dance VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 malapropism csubj 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 flamingo det 4 flamingo flamingo NOUN Number=Sing 2 Dance obj 5 » » PUNCT _ 2 Dance punct 6 instead instead ADV _ 9 flamenco case 7 of of ADP _ 9 flamenco case 8 « « PUNCT _ 9 flamenco punct 9 flamenco flamenco NOUN Number=Sing 2 Dance obl 10 » » PUNCT _ 2 Dance punct 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 malapropism cop 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 malapropism det 13 malapropism malapropism NOUN Number=Sing root root 14 . . PUNCT _ 13 malapropism punct
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1 dance in a quote infinitive a flamingo instead flamenco vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location flamingo=Theme 2 is a present a malapropism tree rules
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