neanderthal Who acts: Neanderthal, kind, Calling, they, Neanderthals, Scientists · What happens: be, live, die out, call, mean, make · To what, where: kind, Europe, someone, ideas, sharp stone tools, Neanderthal bones · Speech: someone speaks here
«neanderthal» 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: neanderthal in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A Neanderthal was a kind of early human who lived in Europe and western Asia from about 400,000 to about 40,000 years ago and then died out.
The tree, 27 words det nsubj cop det mark amod acl nsubj acl:relcl case obl cc amod conj case advmod obl case advmod nummod obl advmod cc advmod conj compound:prt punct root A DET Neanderthal PROPN was AUX a DET kind NOUN of SCONJ early ADJ human ADJ who PRON lived VERB in ADP Europe PROPN and CCONJ western ADJ Asia PROPN from ADP about ADV 400,000 NUM to ADP about ADV 40,000 NUM years NOUN ago ADV and CCONJ then ADV died VERB out ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 Neanderthal det 2 Neanderthal Neanderthal PROPN Number=Sing 5 kind nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 kind cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 kind det 5 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of SCONJ _ 8 human mark 7 early early ADJ Degree=Pos 8 human amod 8 human human ADJ Degree=Pos 5 kind acl 9 who who PRON PronType=Rel 10 lived nsubj 10 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 kind acl:relcl 11 in in ADP _ 12 Europe case 12 Europe Europe PROPN Number=Sing 10 lived obl 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 Asia cc 14 western western ADJ Degree=Pos 15 Asia amod 15 Asia Asia PROPN Number=Sing 12 Europe conj 16 from from ADP _ 18 400,000 case 17 about about ADV _ 18 400,000 advmod 18 400,000 400,000 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 lived obl 19 to to ADP _ 22 years case 20 about about ADV _ 21 40,000 advmod 21 40,000 40000 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 22 years nummod 22 years year NOUN Number=Plur 10 lived obl 23 ago ago ADV _ 22 years advmod 24 and and CCONJ _ 26 died cc 25 then then ADV PronType=Dem 26 died advmod 26 died die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 lived conj 27 out out ADP _ 26 died compound:prt 28 . . PUNCT _ 5 kind punct
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1 is a past a Neanderthal a kind tree rules 2 live past a kind Europe and western Asia year from 400,000 vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in europe=Location 3 die out past a kind not said here then vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
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, rude — kept apart, not parsed.
Calling someone a neanderthal means they are rough, rude or old-fashioned in their ideas.
The tree, 15 words csubj obj det obj nsubj cop ccomp punct conj cc amod punct conj case nmod:poss obl punct root Calling VERB someone PRON a DET neanderthal NOUN means VERB they PRON are AUX rough ADJ , PUNCT rude ADJ or CCONJ old ADJ - PUNCT fashioned ADJ in ADP their PRON ideas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Calling call VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 means csubj 2 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Calling obj 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 neanderthal det 4 neanderthal neanderthal NOUN Number=Sing 1 Calling obj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 rough nsubj 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 rough cop 8 rough rough ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means ccomp 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 rude punct 10 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 8 rough conj 11 or or CCONJ _ 14 fashioned cc 12 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 14 fashioned amod 13 - - PUNCT _ 12 old punct 14 fashioned fashioned ADJ Degree=Pos 8 rough conj 15 in in ADP _ 17 ideas case 16 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 ideas nmod:poss 17 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 14 fashioned obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 call gerund someone vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme neanderthal=Result 2 mean present Calling vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 3 is present they rough property tree rules 4 be they not said here tree rules 5 be they not said here their ideas tree rules
Example 1 Neanderthals lived during the Ice Age.
nsubj case det compound obl punct root Neanderthals NOUN lived VERB during ADP the DET Ice PROPN Age PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neanderthals neanderthal NOUN Number=Plur 2 lived nsubj 2 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 during during ADP _ 6 Age case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 Age det 5 Ice Ice PROPN Number=Sing 6 Age compound 6 Age Age PROPN Number=Sing 2 lived obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 lived punct
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1 live past Neanderthals during the Ice Age vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Neanderthals made sharp stone tools.
acl amod compound obj punct root Neanderthals NOUN made VERB sharp ADJ stone NOUN tools NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neanderthals neanderthal NOUN Number=Plur root root 2 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Neanderthals acl 3 sharp sharp ADJ Degree=Pos 5 tools amod 4 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 5 tools compound 5 tools tool NOUN Number=Plur 2 made obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Neanderthals punct
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1 make participle Neanderthals not said here sharp stone tools vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tool=Product
Example 3 Scientists found Neanderthal bones in a cave in Germany.
nsubj compound obj case det obl case nmod punct root Scientists NOUN found VERB Neanderthal PROPN bones NOUN in ADP a DET cave NOUN in ADP Germany PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Neanderthal Neanderthal PROPN Number=Sing 4 bones compound 4 bones bone NOUN Number=Plur 2 found obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 cave case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 cave det 7 cave cave NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obl 8 in in ADP _ 9 Germany case 9 Germany Germany PROPN Number=Sing 7 cave nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past Scientists Neanderthal bones a cave in Germany vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bone=Topic
Example 4 Some of our DNA comes from Neanderthals.
nsubj case nmod:poss nmod case obl punct root Some DET of ADP our PRON DNA NOUN comes VERB from ADP Neanderthals PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 5 comes nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 4 DNA case 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 DNA nmod:poss 4 DNA DNA NOUN Number=Sing 1 Some nmod 5 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 from from ADP _ 7 Neanderthals case 7 Neanderthals Neanderthals PROPN Number=Sing 5 comes obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 comes punct
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1 come present Some Neanderthals vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from neanderthals=Initial_Location
Example 5 Neanderthals had big, strong bodies for the cold.
nsubj amod punct amod obj case det obl punct root Neanderthals NOUN had VERB big ADJ , PUNCT strong ADJ bodies NOUN for ADP the DET cold NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neanderthals neanderthal NOUN Number=Plur 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bodies amod 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 big punct 5 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bodies amod 6 bodies body NOUN Number=Plur 2 had obj 7 for for ADP _ 9 cold case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 cold det 9 cold cold NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past Neanderthals big strong bodies for the cold vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Patient
Example 6 «Don't be such a neanderthal!» she said when he burped at the table.
The tree, 14 words punct ccomp advmod cop det:predet det obl punct punct nsubj advmod nsubj ccomp case det obl punct root « PUNCT Do VERB n't PART be AUX such DET a DET neanderthal NOUN ! PUNCT » PUNCT she PRON said VERB when ADV he PRON burped VERB at ADP the DET table NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Do punct 2 Do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 said ccomp 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 7 neanderthal advmod 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 neanderthal cop 5 such such DET PronType=Ind 7 neanderthal det:predet 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 neanderthal det 7 neanderthal neanderthal NOUN Number=Sing 2 Do obl 8 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Do punct 9 » » PUNCT _ 2 Do punct 10 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 said nsubj 11 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 when when ADV PronType=Int 14 burped advmod 13 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 burped nsubj 14 burped burp VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 said ccomp 15 at at ADP _ 17 table case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 table det 17 table table NOUN Number=Sing 14 burped obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 11 said punct
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1 do in a quote infinitive vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is a in a quote infinitive such neanderthal tree rules 3 say speech: express past she vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 burp past he the table vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 Neanderthals and modern humans lived at the same time for thousands of years.
nsubj cc amod conj case det amod obl case obl case nmod punct root Neanderthals NOUN and CCONJ modern ADJ humans NOUN lived VERB at ADP the DET same ADJ time NOUN for ADP thousands NOUN of ADP years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neanderthals neanderthal NOUN Number=Plur 5 lived nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 4 humans cc 3 modern modern ADJ Degree=Pos 4 humans amod 4 humans human NOUN Number=Plur 1 Neanderthals conj 5 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 at at ADP _ 9 time case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 time det 8 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 9 time amod 9 time time NOUN Number=Sing 5 lived obl 10 for for ADP _ 11 thousands case 11 thousands thousand NOUN Number=Plur 5 lived obl 12 of of ADP _ 13 years case 13 years year NOUN Number=Plur 11 thousands nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 lived punct
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1 live past Neanderthals and modern humans time for thousands of years vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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