mayan Who acts: people, millions, Mayan pyramid, We, Mayan people, Mayan calendar · What happens: do, build, speak, have, write, use · To what, where: stone cities, Mayan languages, steep steps, ages, Mayan numbers, dots · Speech: someone speaks here
«mayan» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: mayan in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To do with the Maya, the people of Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras) whose ancient civilisation built stone cities and pyramids.
The tree, 22 words mark advcl case det obl punct det nsubj case flat nmod punct nmod punct conj punct conj punct appos punct nmod:poss amod nsubj compound obj cc conj punct root To PART do VERB with ADP the DET Maya PROPN , PUNCT the DET people NOUN of ADP Central PROPN America PROPN ( PUNCT Mexico PROPN , PUNCT Guatemala PROPN , PUNCT Belize PROPN , PUNCT Honduras PROPN ) PUNCT whose PRON ancient ADJ civilisation NOUN built VERB stone NOUN cities NOUN and CCONJ pyramids NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 do mark 2 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 24 built advcl 3 with with ADP _ 5 Maya case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Maya det 5 Maya Maya PROPN Number=Sing 2 do obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 people punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 people det 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 24 built nsubj 9 of of ADP _ 11 America case 10 Central Central PROPN Number=Sing 11 America flat 11 America America PROPN Number=Sing 8 people nmod 12 ( ( PUNCT _ 13 Mexico punct 13 Mexico Mexico PROPN Number=Sing 8 people nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 Guatemala punct 15 Guatemala Guatemala PROPN Number=Sing 13 Mexico conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 Belize punct 17 Belize Belize PROPN Number=Sing 13 Mexico conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 Honduras punct 19 Honduras Honduras PROPN Number=Sing 13 Mexico appos 20 ) ) PUNCT _ 19 Honduras punct 21 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 23 civilisation nmod:poss 22 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 23 civilisation amod 23 civilisation civilisation NOUN Number=Sing 24 built nsubj 24 built build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 25 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 26 cities compound 26 cities city NOUN Number=Plur 24 built obj 27 and and CCONJ _ 28 pyramids cc 28 pyramids pyramid NOUN Number=Plur 26 cities conj 29 . . PUNCT _ 24 built punct
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1 do to-infinitive the people of Central America Mexico and Guatemala and Belize not said here with the Maya vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 build past the people of Central America Mexico and Guatemala and Belize stone cities and pyramids vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent city=Product
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 A Maya person; also the Mayan languages, which millions of people still speak today.
The tree, 14 words det compound punct advmod det amod nmod punct obj nsubj case nmod advmod conj obl:unmarked punct root A DET Maya PROPN person NOUN ; PUNCT also ADV the DET Mayan ADJ languages NOUN , PUNCT which PRON millions NOUN of ADP people NOUN still ADV speak VERB today NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 person det 2 Maya Maya PROPN Number=Sing 3 person compound 3 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 languages punct 5 also also ADV _ 8 languages advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 languages det 7 Mayan mayan ADJ Degree=Pos 8 languages amod 8 languages language NOUN Number=Plur 3 person nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 15 speak punct 10 which which PRON PronType=Rel 15 speak obj 11 millions million NOUN Number=Plur 15 speak nsubj 12 of of ADP _ 13 people case 13 people people NOUN Number=Plur 11 millions nmod 14 still still ADV _ 15 speak advmod 15 speak speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 languages conj 16 today today NOUN Number=Sing 15 speak obl:unmarked 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 person punct
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1 speak speech: other present millions of people the Mayan languages still; today tree rules
Example 1 The Mayan pyramid had steep steps up to a temple.
det amod nsubj amod obj case case det nmod punct root The DET Mayan ADJ pyramid NOUN had VERB steep ADJ steps NOUN up ADP to ADP a DET temple NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 pyramid det 2 Mayan mayan ADJ Degree=Pos 3 pyramid amod 3 pyramid pyramid NOUN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 steep steep ADJ Degree=Pos 6 steps amod 6 steps step NOUN Number=Plur 4 had obj 7 up up ADP _ 10 temple case 8 to to ADP _ 10 temple case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 temple det 10 temple temple NOUN Number=Sing 6 steps nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past the Mayan pyramid steep steps up a temple vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent step=Patient
Example 2 We wrote our ages in Mayan numbers using dots and bars.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case compound obl advcl obj cc conj punct root We PRON wrote VERB our PRON ages NOUN in ADP Mayan PROPN numbers NOUN using VERB dots NOUN and CCONJ bars NOUN . PUNCT 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 wrote nsubj 2 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 ages nmod:poss 4 ages age NOUN Number=Plur 2 wrote obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 numbers case 6 Mayan Mayan PROPN Number=Sing 7 numbers compound 7 numbers number NOUN Number=Plur 2 wrote obl 8 using use VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 wrote advcl 9 dots dot NOUN Number=Plur 8 using obj 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 bars cc 11 bars bar NOUN Number=Plur 9 dots conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 wrote punct
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1 write past We our ages Mayan numbers vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent age=Theme in number=Destination 2 use gerund We not said here dots and bars vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dot=Patient
Example 3 Mayan people still live in Guatemala and speak Mayan languages.
amod nsubj advmod case obl cc conj amod obj punct root Mayan ADJ people NOUN still ADV live VERB in ADP Guatemala PROPN and CCONJ speak VERB Mayan ADJ languages NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mayan mayan ADJ Degree=Pos 2 people amod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 live nsubj 3 still still ADV _ 4 live advmod 4 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 Guatemala case 6 Guatemala Guatemala PROPN Number=Sing 4 live obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 speak cc 8 speak speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 live conj 9 Mayan mayan ADJ Degree=Pos 10 languages amod 10 languages language NOUN Number=Plur 8 speak obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 live punct
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1 live present Mayan people Guatemala still vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in guatemala=Location 2 speak speech: other present Mayan people not said here Mayan languages tree rules
Example 4 The Mayan calendar was very accurate.
det amod nsubj cop advmod punct root The DET Mayan ADJ calendar NOUN was AUX very ADV accurate ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 calendar det 2 Mayan mayan ADJ Degree=Pos 3 calendar amod 3 calendar calendar NOUN Number=Sing 6 accurate nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 accurate cop 5 very very ADV _ 6 accurate advmod 6 accurate accurate ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 accurate punct
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1 is past the Mayan calendar accurate property tree rules
Example 5 Ancient Mayan farmers grew maize, beans and squash.
amod amod nsubj obj punct conj cc conj punct root Ancient ADJ Mayan ADJ farmers NOUN grew VERB maize NOUN , PUNCT beans NOUN and CCONJ squash NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 3 farmers amod 2 Mayan mayan ADJ Degree=Pos 3 farmers amod 3 farmers farmer NOUN Number=Plur 4 grew nsubj 4 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 maize maize NOUN Number=Sing 4 grew obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 beans punct 7 beans bean NOUN Number=Plur 5 maize conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 squash cc 9 squash squash NOUN Number=Sing 5 maize conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 grew punct
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1 grow past Ancient Mayan farmers maize and beans and squash vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location maize=Theme
Example 6 A shell stood for zero in Mayan maths.
det nsubj case obl case amod obl punct root A DET shell NOUN stood VERB for ADP zero NUM in ADP Mayan ADJ maths NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 shell det 2 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 3 stood nsubj 3 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 5 zero case 5 zero zero NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 stood obl 6 in in ADP _ 8 maths case 7 Mayan mayan ADJ Degree=Pos 8 maths amod 8 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 3 stood obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 stood punct
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1 stand past a shell Mayan maths for zero vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in math=Location
Example 7 Some people claimed the Mayan calendar said the world would end, but it did not say that.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj det compound nsubj ccomp det nsubj aux ccomp punct cc nsubj aux advmod conj obj punct root Some DET people NOUN claimed VERB the DET Mayan PROPN calendar NOUN said VERB the DET world NOUN would AUX end VERB , PUNCT but CCONJ it PRON did AUX not PART say VERB that PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 people det 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 claimed nsubj 3 claimed claim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 calendar det 5 Mayan Mayan PROPN Number=Sing 6 calendar compound 6 calendar calendar NOUN Number=Sing 7 said nsubj 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 claimed ccomp 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 world det 9 world world NOUN Number=Sing 11 end nsubj 10 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 end aux 11 end end VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 said ccomp 12 , , PUNCT _ 17 say punct 13 but but CCONJ _ 17 say cc 14 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 say nsubj 15 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 say aux 16 not not PART Polarity=Neg 17 say advmod 17 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 claimed conj 18 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 17 say obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 3 claimed punct
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1 claim speech: other past some people vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 say speech: assert past the Mayan calendar vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 end would the world vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 4 not say speech: assert past · do-support world that vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent that=Topic
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