mediaeval

Who acts: We, Mediaeval knights, most people, Black Death, town, Monks · What happens: do, visit, wear, work, kill, have · To what, where: 500 AD, mediaeval castle, Wales, heavy armour, many people, mediaeval

«mediaeval» 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: mediaeval in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

From or to do with the Middle Ages, the time in Europe from about 500 to 1500 AD.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	From	from	SCONJ	_	4 do	mark
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 do	cc
3	to	to	PART	_	4 do	mark
4	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 Ages	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Ages	det
7	Middle	Middle	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Ages	flat
8	Ages	Age	PROPN	Number=Plur	4 do	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 time	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 time	det
11	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 do	obl:unmarked
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 Europe	case
13	Europe	Europe	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 time	nmod
14	from	from	ADP	_	19 AD	case
15	about	about	ADV	_	16 500	advmod
16	500	500	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	19 AD	nummod
17	to	to	ADP	_	18 1500	case
18	1500	1500	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	16 500	nmod
19	AD	ad	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 do	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive				500 AD	with the Middle Ages; time		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Usage: informal, negative — kept apart, not parsed.

Very old-fashioned or cruel, as in «mediaeval punishments».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	4 fashioned	advmod
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 fashioned	amod
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 old	punct
4	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 cruel	cc
6	cruel	cruel	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 fashioned	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 punishments	punct
8	as	as	ADP	_	12 punishments	case
9	in	in	ADP	_	12 punishments	case
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 punishments	punct
11	mediaeval	mediaeval	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 punishments	compound
12	punishments	punishment	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 fashioned	parataxis
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 punishments	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fashioned	punct

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

Example 1

We visited a mediaeval castle in Wales.

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 visited	nsubj
2	visited	visit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 castle	det
4	mediaeval	mediaeval	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 castle	compound
5	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 visited	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 Wales	case
7	Wales	Wales	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 castle	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 visited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	visit	past	We	a mediaeval castle		Wales			vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Co-Agent

Example 2

Mediaeval knights wore heavy armour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mediaeval	mediaeval	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 knights	compound
2	knights	knight	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wore	nsubj
3	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 armour	amod
5	armour	armour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	Mediaeval knights	heavy armour					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent armour=Source

Example 3

In mediaeval times, most people worked on farms.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 times	case
2	mediaeval	mediaeval	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 times	compound
3	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 worked	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 times	punct
5	most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 people	amod
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 worked	nsubj
7	worked	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	on	on	ADP	_	9 farms	case
9	farms	farm	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 worked	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 worked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	past	most people				time	on farms	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on farm=Theme

Example 4

The Black Death killed many people in mediaeval Europe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Death	det
2	Black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 Death	amod
3	Death	Death	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 killed	nsubj
4	killed	kill	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 people	amod
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 killed	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 mediaeval	case
8	mediaeval	mediaeval	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 killed	obl
9	Europe	Europe	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 mediaeval	appos
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 killed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	kill	past	the Black Death	many people		mediaeval			vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme

Example 5

The town still has its mediaeval walls.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 town	det
2	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
3	still	still	ADV	_	4 has	advmod
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 walls	nmod:poss
6	mediaeval	mediaeval	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 walls	compound
7	walls	wall	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 has	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the town	town's mediaeval walls			still		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wall=Patient

Example 6

Monks copied books by hand in mediaeval monasteries.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Monks	monk	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	copied	copy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Monks	acl
3	books	book	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 copied	obj
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 hand	case
5	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 copied	obl
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 monasteries	case
7	mediaeval	mediaeval	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 monasteries	compound
8	monasteries	monastery	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 copied	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Monks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	copy	participle	Monks not said here	books		mediaeval monasteries		by hand	vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent book=Theme in monastery=Destination

Example 7

«Sending kids to bed with no phone? That's mediaeval!» joked my brother.

Sentence 1: «Sending kids to bed with no phone?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Sending	punct
2	Sending	send	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	kids	kid	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 Sending	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 bed	case
5	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Sending	obl
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 phone	case
7	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	8 phone	det
8	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Sending	obl
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 Sending	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	send in a quote	gerund		kids		bed		with no phone	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent kid=Theme to bed=Destination

Sentence 2: That's mediaeval!» joked my brother.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 mediaeval	det
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 mediaeval	cop
3	mediaeval	mediaeval	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 joked	nsubj
4	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 mediaeval	punct
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 mediaeval	punct
6	joked	joke	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 brother	nmod:poss
8	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 joked	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 joked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		that mediaeval					tree rules
2	joke speech: other in a quote	past	that mediaeval	my brother					tree rules

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