missy

Who acts: way, you, Grandma, shopkeeper, I, Missy · What happens: speak, tease, listen, not talk back, say, come along · To what, where: missy, Grandma, little missy, young missy, nickname, girls · Speech: someone speaks here

«missy» 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: missy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A way of speaking to a young girl, often in a playful, teasing or slightly cross way: «Listen, missy!».

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 way	det
2	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 way	nsubj
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 speaking	mark
4	speaking	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 way	acl
5	to	to	ADP	_	8 girl	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 girl	det
7	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 girl	amod
8	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 speaking	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 way	punct
10	often	often	ADV	_	19 way	advmod
11	in	in	ADP	_	19 way	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 way	det
13	playful	playful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 way	amod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 teasing	punct
15	teasing	tease	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 playful	advcl
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 cross	cc
17	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	18 cross	advmod
18	cross	cross	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 playful	conj
19	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
20	:	:	PUNCT	_	22 Listen	punct
21	«	«	PUNCT	_	22 Listen	punct
22	Listen	listen	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	19 way	parataxis
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 missy	punct
24	missy	missy	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 Listen	obl
25	!	!	PUNCT	_	22 Listen	punct
26	»	»	PUNCT	_	22 Listen	punct
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	19 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	gerund	a way not said here		to a young girl	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to girl=Co-Agent
2	tease	gerund				vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	listen in a quote	infinitive		missy		vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: 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: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

A young lady; a miss.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 lady	det
2	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 lady	amod
3	lady	lady	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	6 miss	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 miss	det
6	miss	miss	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lady	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lady	punct

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

Example 1

«Don't you talk back to me, missy!» said Grandma.

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 talk	punct
2	Do	do	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 talk	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 talk	advmod
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 talk	nsubj
5	talk	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 said	ccomp
6	back	back	ADV	_	5 talk	advmod
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 me	case
8	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 talk	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 missy	punct
10	missy	missy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 talk	obl
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 talk	punct
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 talk	punct
13	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 said	nsubj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not talk back in a quote	infinitive · do-support	you	missy	Grandma				vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to i=Co-Agent
2	say speech: express	past	Grandma						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 2

«Come along, little missy, time for bed.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Come	punct
2	Come	come	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	along	along	ADV	_	2 Come	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 missy	punct
5	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 missy	amod
6	missy	missy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Come	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 time	punct
8	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 missy	appos
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 bed	case
10	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 time	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Come	punct
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come along in a quote	imperative	you not said here	little missy				along property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

The shopkeeper winked: «What can I get for you, missy?»

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shopkeeper	det
2	shopkeeper	shopkeeper	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 winked	nsubj
3	winked	wink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 get	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 get	punct
6	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	9 get	obj
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 get	aux
8	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 get	nsubj
9	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 winked	ccomp
10	for	for	ADP	_	11 you	case
11	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 get	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 missy	punct
13	missy	missy	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 get	vocative
14	?	?	PUNCT	_	9 get	punct
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wink	past	the shopkeeper						tree rules
2	get in a quote	can	I					for you; missy vocative	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent what=Theme for you=Beneficiary

Example 4

«Listen here, young missy, homework first.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Listen	punct
2	Listen	listen	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	2 Listen	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 missy	punct
5	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 missy	amod
6	missy	missy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Listen	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 homework	punct
8	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 missy	conj
9	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	2 Listen	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Listen	punct
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Listen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	listen in a quote	imperative	you not said here	young missy and homework		here		first property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Missy is also a nickname for girls named Melissa.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Missy	missy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 nickname	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 nickname	cop
3	also	also	ADV	_	5 nickname	advmod
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 nickname	det
5	nickname	nickname	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 girls	case
7	girls	girl	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 nickname	nmod
8	named	name	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 girls	acl
9	Melissa	Melissa	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 named	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 nickname	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Missy	a nickname				for girls	tree rules
2	name	participle		girls not said here					vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 6

My uncle calls my sister «missy» when she bosses him around.

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 uncle	nmod:poss
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 calls	nsubj
3	calls	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 sister	nmod:poss
5	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 calls	obj
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 missy	punct
7	missy	missy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sister	appos
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 missy	punct
9	when	when	SCONJ	_	11 bosses	mark
10	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 bosses	nsubj
11	bosses	boss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 calls	advcl
12	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 bosses	obj
13	around	around	ADV	_	11 bosses	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 calls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present	My uncle		my sister				vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sister=Recipient
2	boss around	present	she		uncle			around property	vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary

Example 7

“There’s none can save you now, missy,” Mullins hissed jeeringly.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	6 save	punct
2	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	3 ’s	expl
3	’s	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 save	advcl
4	none	none	PRON	PronType=Neg	6 save	nsubj
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 save	aux
6	save	save	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 hissed	ccomp
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 save	obj
8	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	6 save	advmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 missy	punct
10	missy	missy	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 save	vocative
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 save	punct
12	”	"	PUNCT	_	6 save	punct
13	Mullins	Mullins	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 hissed	nsubj
14	hissed	hiss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
15	jeeringly	jeeringly	ADV	_	14 hissed	advmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 hissed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	save in a quote	can	none	you			now	missy vocative	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
2	hiss	past	Mullins					jeeringly property	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

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