minoan

Who acts: Minoans, Minoan palace, Minoan frescoes, young people, Nobody, huge volcanic eruption · What happens: do, live, have, show, leap, name · To what, where: 3000, island, hundreds, dolphins, Minoan civilisation, Minoan writing · Speech: someone speaks here

«minoan» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: minoan in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

To do with the Minoans, an ancient Bronze Age civilisation on the Greek island of Crete, from about 3000 to 1100 BC.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 Minoans	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Minoans	det
5	Minoans	Minoan	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 do	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 civilisation	punct
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 civilisation	det
8	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 civilisation	amod
9	Bronze	Bronze	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Age	compound
10	Age	Age	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 civilisation	compound
11	civilisation	civilisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 Minoans	appos
12	on	on	ADP	_	15 island	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 island	det
14	Greek	Greek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 island	amod
15	island	island	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 civilisation	nmod
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 Crete	case
17	Crete	Crete	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 island	nmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 3000	punct
19	from	from	ADP	_	21 3000	case
20	about	about	ADV	_	21 3000	advmod
21	3000	3000	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 do	obl
22	to	to	ADP	_	23 1100	case
23	1100	1100	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	21 3000	nmod
24	BC	BC	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 3000	nmod:unmarked
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive				3000 to 1100 BC		with the Minoans	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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A person from that civilisation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 civilisation	case
4	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 civilisation	det
5	civilisation	civilisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 person	nmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

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

Example 1

The Minoans lived on the island of Crete.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Minoans	det
2	Minoans	Minoan	PROPN	Number=Plur	3 lived	nsubj
3	lived	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 island	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 island	det
6	island	island	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lived	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 Crete	case
8	Crete	Crete	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 island	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	past	the Minoans			the island of Crete			vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on island=Location

Example 2

The Minoan palace of Knossos had hundreds of rooms.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 palace	det
2	Minoan	minoan	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 palace	amod
3	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 had	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 Knossos	case
5	Knossos	Knossos	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 palace	nmod
6	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 had	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 rooms	case
9	rooms	room	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 hundreds	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the Minoan palace of Knossos	hundreds of rooms					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hundred=Patient

Example 3

Minoan frescoes show dolphins and young people leaping over bulls.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Minoan	minoan	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 frescoes	amod
2	frescoes	fresco	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 show	nsubj
3	show	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	dolphins	dolphin	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 show	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 people	cc
6	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 people	amod
7	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 dolphins	conj
8	leaping	leap	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 people	acl
9	over	over	ADP	_	10 bulls	case
10	bulls	bull	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 leaping	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 show	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	Minoan frescoes		dolphins and young people				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent dolphin=Recipient
2	leap	gerund	young people not said here					over bulls	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over bull=Trajectory

Example 4

The Minoan civilisation is named after the legendary King Minos.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 civilisation	det
2	Minoan	minoan	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 civilisation	amod
3	civilisation	civilisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 named	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 named	aux:pass
5	named	name	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	after	after	ADP	_	10 Minos	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Minos	det
8	legendary	legendary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 Minos	amod
9	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Minos	compound
10	Minos	mino	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 named	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 named	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	name	present · passive		the Minoan civilisation			after the legendary King Minos		vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 5

Nobody can yet read the Minoan writing called Linear A.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	4 read	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 read	aux
3	yet	yet	ADV	_	4 read	advmod
4	read	read	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 writing	det
6	Minoan	minoan	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 writing	amod
7	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 read	obj
8	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 writing	acl
9	Linear	Linear	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 called	xcomp
10	A.	A.	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 Linear	flat

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	read	can	Nobody	the Minoan writing			yet		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent writing=Topic
2	call	participle		the Minoan writing not said here					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

A huge volcanic eruption on Thera hurt Minoan trade.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 eruption	det
2	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 eruption	amod
3	volcanic	volcanic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 eruption	amod
4	eruption	eruption	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hurt	nsubj
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 Thera	case
6	Thera	Thera	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 eruption	nmod
7	hurt	hurt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	Minoan	minoan	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 trade	amod
9	trade	trade	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hurt	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 hurt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hurt	past	a huge volcanic eruption on Thera	Minoan trade					vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer trade=Patient

Example 7

Minoan sailors traded with Egypt.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Minoan	minoan	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 sailors	amod
2	sailors	sailor	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 traded	nsubj
3	traded	trade	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 Egypt	case
5	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 traded	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 traded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trade	past	Minoan sailors					with Egypt	vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with egypt=Co-Agent

Example 8

The Minoans were one of the first great civilisations in Europe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Minoans	det
2	Minoans	Minoan	PROPN	Number=Plur	4 one	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 one	cop
4	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	9 civilisations	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 civilisations	det
7	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	9 civilisations	amod
8	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 civilisations	amod
9	civilisations	civilisation	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 one	nmod
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 Europe	case
11	Europe	Europe	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 civilisations	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 one	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the Minoans	one				of the first great civilisations in Europe	tree rules

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