multilingual

Who acts: cousin, she, airport signs, Many children, school library, Being · What happens: speak, use, write in, be, have, help · To what, where: several languages, multilingual sign, English, multilingual books, multilingual, you · Speech: someone speaks here

«multilingual» 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: multilingual in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Able to speak or use several languages.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Able	able	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 speak	mark
3	speak	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Able	xcomp
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 use	cc
5	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 speak	conj
6	several	several	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 languages	amod
7	languages	language	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 use	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Able	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	to-infinitive							vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	use	infinitive		several languages					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent language=Patient

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

Written in or using several languages, as in "a multilingual sign" or "a multilingual dictionary".

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	1 Written	obl
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 using	cc
4	using	use	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Written	conj
5	several	several	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 languages	amod
6	languages	language	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 using	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 sign	punct
8	as	as	SCONJ	_	13 sign	mark
9	in	in	ADP	_	13 sign	case
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 sign	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 sign	det
12	multilingual	multilingual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 sign	amod
13	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 using	obl
14	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 sign	punct
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 dictionary	cc
16	"	"	PUNCT	_	19 dictionary	punct
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 dictionary	det
18	multilingual	multilingual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 dictionary	amod
19	dictionary	dictionary	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 sign	conj
20	"	"	PUNCT	_	19 dictionary	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Written	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write in	participle							vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	use	gerund		several languages		a multilingual sign or a multilingual dictionary			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent language=Patient

Example 1

My cousin is multilingual; she speaks English, Polish and Spanish.

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 cousin	nmod:poss
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 multilingual	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 multilingual	cop
4	multilingual	multilingual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 speaks	punct
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 speaks	nsubj
7	speaks	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 multilingual	parataxis
8	English	English	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 speaks	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 Polish	punct
10	Polish	polish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 English	conj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 Spanish	cc
12	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 Polish	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 multilingual	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My cousin					multilingual property	tree rules
2	speak speech: other	present	she	English					tree rules

Example 2

The airport signs are multilingual.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 signs	det
2	airport	airport	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 signs	compound
3	signs	sign	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 multilingual	nsubj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 multilingual	cop
5	multilingual	multilingual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 multilingual	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the airport signs					multilingual property	tree rules

Example 3

Many children in Ireland are bilingual or multilingual.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 children	amod
2	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 bilingual	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 Ireland	case
4	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 children	nmod
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 bilingual	cop
6	bilingual	bilingual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 multilingual	cc
8	multilingual	multilingual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 bilingual	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 bilingual	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Many children in Ireland					bilingual property	tree rules
2	be		Many children in Ireland not said here						tree rules

Example 4

Our school library has multilingual books.

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	3 library	nmod:poss
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 library	compound
3	library	library	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	multilingual	multilingual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 books	amod
6	books	book	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Our school library	multilingual books					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Patient

Example 5

Being multilingual can help you get a job abroad.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 help	csubj
2	multilingual	multilingual	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Being	obj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 help	aux
4	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 help	obj
6	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 help	xcomp
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 job	det
8	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 get	obj
9	abroad	abroad	ADV	_	6 get	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 help	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	be	gerund		multilingual		vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot multilingual=Theme
2	help	can	Being	you		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme
3	get	infinitive	you not said here	a job	abroad property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer job=Stimulus

Example 6

The museum gave us a multilingual guide.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 museum	det
2	museum	museum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 gave	iobj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 guide	det
6	multilingual	multilingual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 guide	amod
7	guide	guide	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the museum	a multilingual guide	us				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient guide=Theme

Example 7

Switzerland is a multilingual country with four official languages.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Switzerland	Switzerland	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 country	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 country	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 country	det
4	multilingual	multilingual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 country	amod
5	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 languages	case
7	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 languages	nummod
8	official	official	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 languages	amod
9	languages	language	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 country	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 country	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Switzerland	a multilingual country				with four official languages	tree rules

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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