nanna

Who acts: child, We, Nanna, Dad, you, I · What happens: name, stay, make, knit, have, stop · To what, where: Nanna, pikelets, jumper, me, nanna nap, couch · Speech: someone speaks here

«nanna» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: nanna in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal, Australia, NZ, UK, Ireland — kept apart, not parsed.

Grandmother; a child's name for their gran.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	;	;	PUNCT	_	6 name	punct
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 child	det
4	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 name	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 child	case
6	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Grandmother	appos
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 gran	case
8	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 gran	nmod:poss
9	gran	gran	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 name	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Grandmother	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	name		a child					for their gran	nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent for=obl

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, joking — kept apart, not parsed.

An old-fashioned or fussy person: such a nanna.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 person	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 fashioned	amod
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 old	punct
4	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 person	amod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 fussy	cc
6	fussy	fussy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 fashioned	conj
7	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 nanna	punct
9	such	such	DET	PronType=Ind	11 nanna	det:predet
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 nanna	det
11	nanna	nanna	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 person	appos
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 person	punct

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

Meaning 3

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

nanna nap: a short sleep during the day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	nanna	nanna	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 nap	compound
2	nap	nap	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 sleep	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 sleep	det
5	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sleep	amod
6	sleep	sleep	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 nap	appos
7	during	during	ADP	_	9 day	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 day	det
9	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sleep	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 nap	punct

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

Example 1

We're staying at Nanna's for the weekend.

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	3 staying	nsubj
2	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 staying	aux
3	staying	stay	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	5 Nanna	case
5	Nanna	Nanna	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 staying	obl
6	's	's	PART	_	5 Nanna	case
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 weekend	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 weekend	det
9	weekend	weekend	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 staying	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 staying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay	present · progressive	We			Nanna	weekend		vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at nanna=Location

Example 2

Nanna made pikelets for afternoon tea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nanna	Nanna	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	pikelets	pikelet	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 made	obj
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 tea	case
5	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tea	compound
6	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	Nanna	pikelets				for afternoon tea	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent pikelet=Product for tea=Asset

Example 3

My nanna knits me a jumper every winter.

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 nanna	nmod:poss
2	nanna	nanna	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knits	nsubj
3	knits	knit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 knits	iobj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 jumper	det
6	jumper	jumper	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knits	obj
7	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	8 winter	det
8	winter	winter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knits	obl:unmarked
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 knits	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knit	present	My nanna	a jumper	me		winter		vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary jumper=Product

Example 4

Dad had a nanna nap on the couch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 nap	det
4	nanna	nanna	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 nap	compound
5	nap	nap	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 couch	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 couch	det
8	couch	couch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	Dad	a nanna nap		the couch			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nap=Patient

Example 5

Stop being such a nanna and come to the party!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 such	cop
3	such	such	DET	PronType=Ind	5 nanna	det:predet
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 nanna	det
5	nanna	nanna	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Stop	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 come	cc
7	come	come	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Stop	conj
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 party	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 party	det
10	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 come	obl
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here	such nanna					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality nanna=Eventuality
2	come	infinitive	you not said here			the party			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to party=Initial_Location

Example 6

Nanna and Pop live by the beach.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nanna	Nanna	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 live	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 Pop	cc
3	Pop	Pop	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Nanna	conj
4	live	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 beach	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 beach	det
7	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 live	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 live	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	Nanna and Pop					by the beach	vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by beach=Location

Example 7

I called Nanna to say happy birthday.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 called	nsubj
2	called	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Nanna	Nanna	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 called	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 say	mark
5	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 called	xcomp
6	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 birthday	amod
7	birthday	birthday	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 say	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	past	I	Nanna					tree rules
2	say speech: assert	to-infinitive	I not said here	happy birthday					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent birthday=Topic

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