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nickname

Who acts: someone, nickname, My, Grandpa, New York, They · What happens: use, name, give, be, nickname, call · To what, where: short name, name, nickname, Bea, me, Big Apple · Speech: someone speaks here

«nickname» 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: nickname in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A short or friendly name used instead of someone's real name, such as "Liz" for Elizabeth.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 name	det
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 name	amod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 friendly	cc
4	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 short	conj
5	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 name	acl
7	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	12 name	case
8	of	of	ADP	_	7 instead	fixed
9	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	12 name	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 someone	case
11	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 name	amod
12	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 used	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 Liz	punct
14	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	17 Liz	case
15	as	as	ADP	_	14 such	fixed
16	"	"	PUNCT	_	17 Liz	punct
17	Liz	Liz	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 name	appos
18	"	"	PUNCT	_	17 Liz	punct
19	for	for	ADP	_	20 Elizabeth	case
20	Elizabeth	Elizabeth	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 used	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a short name not said here				instead someone's real name; for Elizabeth	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	name		someone						nom name «communication transitive»: poss=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

A name given because of something about a person, place or thing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 name	det
2	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 name	acl
4	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	6 something	case
5	of	of	ADP	_	4 because	fixed
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 given	obl
7	about	about	ADP	_	9 person	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 person	det
9	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 something	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 place	punct
11	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 person	conj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 thing	cc
13	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 person	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	participle		a name not said here				because something	vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"the Big Apple" for New York.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 Apple	punct
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 Apple	det
3	Big	Big	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Apple	flat
4	Apple	Apple	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 Apple	punct
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 York	case
7	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 York	flat
8	York	York	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Apple	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 Apple	punct

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

Meaning 3

As a verb, to give a nickname.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 verb	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 verb	det
3	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 give	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 give	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	6 give	mark
6	give	give	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 nickname	det
8	nickname	nickname	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 give	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	to-infinitive		a nickname				as a verb	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nickname=Theme

Example 1

My nickname is Bea.

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 nickname	nmod:poss
2	nickname	nickname	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 Bea	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 Bea	cop
4	Bea	Bea	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 Bea	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My nickname	Bea					tree rules
2	nickname		My						nom nickname «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

Grandpa calls me by a funny nickname.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 calls	nsubj
2	calls	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 calls	obj
4	by	by	ADP	_	7 nickname	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 nickname	det
6	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 nickname	amod
7	nickname	nickname	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 calls	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 calls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present	Grandpa		me			by a funny nickname	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient

Example 3

New York's nickname is the Big Apple.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 York	flat
2	York	York	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 nickname	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 York	case
4	nickname	nickname	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 Apple	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 Apple	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Apple	det
7	Big	Big	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Apple	flat
8	Apple	Apple	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 Apple	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	New York's nickname	the Big Apple					tree rules
2	nickname		New York						nom nickname «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

They nicknamed him "Speedy" because he runs fast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 nicknamed	nsubj
2	nicknamed	nickname	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 nicknamed	obj
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 Speedy	punct
5	Speedy	speedy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 nicknamed	xcomp
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 Speedy	punct
7	because	because	SCONJ	_	9 runs	mark
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 runs	nsubj
9	runs	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 nicknamed	advcl
10	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	9 runs	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 nicknamed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	nickname	past	They	him = he				speedy property	vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Result
2	run	present	he					fast property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

Don't use a nickname that hurts someone's feelings.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 use	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 use	advmod
3	use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 nickname	det
5	nickname	nickname	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 use	obj
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 hurts	nsubj
7	hurts	hurt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 nickname	acl:relcl
8	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 feelings	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 someone	case
10	feelings	feeling	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 hurts	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not use	imperative · do-support	you not said here	a nickname					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nickname=Patient
2	hurt	present	a nickname	someone's feelings					vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer feeling=Patient

Example 6

Ask your new friend which name they like.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 friend	nmod:poss
3	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 friend	amod
4	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ask	obj
5	which	which	DET	PronType=Int	6 name	det
6	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 friend	appos
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 like	nsubj
8	like	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 name	acl:relcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ask	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	imperative	you not said here		your new friend				vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient
2	like	present	they	which name not said here					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot name=Theme

Example 7

His face was jolly and round, and because he had red hair he was nicknamed Rufus, or the Red.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 face	nmod:poss
2	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 jolly	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 jolly	cop
4	jolly	jolly	ADV	_	16 nicknamed	advmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 round	cc
6	round	round	ADV	_	4 jolly	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 nicknamed	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 nicknamed	cc
9	because	because	SCONJ	_	11 had	mark
10	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 had	nsubj
11	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 nicknamed	aux
12	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 hair	amod
13	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 had	obj
14	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 nicknamed	nsubj
15	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 nicknamed	aux:pass
16	nicknamed	nickname	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
17	Rufus	Rufus	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 nicknamed	xcomp
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 Red	punct
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 Red	cc
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 Red	det
21	Red	Red	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 Rufus	appos
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 nicknamed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	His face					jolly property	tree rules
2	nickname	past · passive		he					vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Result

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