mam

Who acts: I, mam, Me mam, Liam, boy · What happens: speak, spell, go out, play, make, say · To what, where: ma'am, best soup, Cardiff, lady · Speech: someone speaks here

«mam» 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: mam in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal, UK – Wales, the north of England; Ireland — kept apart, not parsed.

Mother; another word for «mum» or «mam».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	;	;	PUNCT	_	4 word	punct
3	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	4 word	det
4	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Mother	appos
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 mum	case
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 mum	punct
7	mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 word	nmod
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 mum	punct
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 mam	cc
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 mam	punct
11	mam	mam	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 mum	conj
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 mam	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Mother	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 2

Sometimes a spelling of «ma'am» (madam), a polite way to speak to a woman, especially in the USA.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sometimes	sometimes	ADV	PronType=Ind	3 spelling	advmod
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 spelling	det
3	spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 ma'am	case
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 ma'am	punct
6	ma'am	ma'am	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spelling	nmod
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 ma'am	punct
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 madam	punct
9	madam	madam	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ma'am	appos
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 madam	punct
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 way	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 way	det
13	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 way	amod
14	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spelling	appos
15	to	to	PART	_	16 speak	mark
16	speak	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 way	acl
17	to	to	ADP	_	19 woman	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 woman	det
19	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 speak	obl
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 USA	punct
21	especially	especially	ADV	_	24 USA	advmod
22	in	in	ADP	_	24 USA	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 USA	det
24	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 woman	nmod
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spelling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	to-infinitive						to a woman in the USA	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to woman=Co-Agent
2	spell			ma'am					nom spelling «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

«Mam, can I go out to play?»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 go	punct
2	Mam	mam	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 go	vocative
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Mam	punct
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 go	aux
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 go	nsubj
6	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	out	out	ADV	_	6 go	advmod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 play	mark
9	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 go	xcomp
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 go	punct
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 go	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go out in a quote	can	I					Mam vocative; out property	tree rules
2	play in a quote	to-infinitive	I not said here						vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

My mam makes the best soup in Cardiff.

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 mam	nmod:poss
2	mam	mam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 makes	nsubj
3	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 soup	det
5	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 soup	amod
6	soup	soup	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 makes	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 Cardiff	case
8	Cardiff	Cardiff	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 soup	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	My mam	the best soup		Cardiff			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset soup=Product

Example 3

«Me mam says I have to be home by six,» said Liam.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 says	punct
2	Me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 mam	compound
3	mam	mam	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 says	nsubj
4	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 have	nsubj
6	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 says	ccomp
7	to	to	PART	_	9 home	mark
8	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 home	cop
9	home	home	ADV	_	6 have	xcomp
10	by	by	ADP	_	11 six	case
11	six	six	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 home	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 have	punct
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 said	punct
14	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 says	parataxis
15	Liam	Liam	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 said	nsubj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert in a quote	present	Me mam		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	have in a quote	present	Me mam = mam		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	is in a quote	to-infinitive	Me mam = mam not said here	by six; home property	tree rules
4	say speech: assert	past	Liam		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Our mam works at the hospital.

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 mam	nmod:poss
2	mam	mam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 works	nsubj
3	works	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 hospital	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 hospital	det
6	hospital	hospital	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 works	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 works	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	present	Our mam					at the hospital	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at hospital=Theme

Example 5

«Thank you, ma'am,» said the boy to the lady at the shop.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Thank	punct
2	Thank	thank	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 said	ccomp
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	2 Thank	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 ma'am	punct
5	ma'am	ma'am	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Thank	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Thank	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Thank	punct
8	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 boy	det
10	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 said	nsubj
11	to	to	ADP	_	13 lady	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 lady	det
13	lady	lady	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 said	obl
14	at	at	ADP	_	16 shop	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 shop	det
16	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 lady	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	thank speech: thank in a quote	present		ma'am	the lady at the shop = lady				vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
2	say speech: assert	past	the boy		the lady at the shop				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to lady=Recipient clause=Topic

Example 6

When I fell over, I shouted for my mam.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	ADV	PronType=Int	3 fell	advmod
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 fell	nsubj
3	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 shouted	advcl
4	over	over	ADV	_	3 fell	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 fell	punct
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 shouted	nsubj
7	shouted	shout	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 mam	case
9	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 mam	nmod:poss
10	mam	mam	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shouted	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 shouted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall over	past	I					over property	vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	shout speech: express	past	I					for my mam	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for mam=Recipient

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