nomadic Who acts: Nomadic people, Nomadic animals, nomadic life, person, Nomadic herders, many people · What happens: move, live, fix, follow, wander, not stay · To what, where: place, food, large area, one territory, one, house · Speech: someone speaks here
«nomadic» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: nomadic in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Nomadic people move from place to place instead of living in one fixed home, often following food, water or grass for their animals.
The tree, 23 words amod nsubj case obl case obl mark fixed advcl case obl acl advmod punct advmod conj obj punct conj cc conj case nmod:poss obl punct root Nomadic ADJ people NOUN move VERB from ADP place NOUN to ADP place NOUN instead ADV of ADP living VERB in ADP one NUM fixed VERB home ADV , PUNCT often ADV following VERB food NOUN , PUNCT water NOUN or CCONJ grass NOUN for ADP their PRON animals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nomadic nomadic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 people amod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 move nsubj 3 move move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 from from ADP _ 5 place case 5 place place NOUN Number=Sing 3 move obl 6 to to ADP _ 7 place case 7 place place NOUN Number=Sing 3 move obl 8 instead instead ADV ExtPos=SCONJ 10 living mark 9 of of ADP _ 8 instead fixed 10 living live VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 move advcl 11 in in ADP _ 12 one case 12 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 living obl 13 fixed fix VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 one acl 14 home home ADV _ 13 fixed advmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 following punct 16 often often ADV _ 17 following advmod 17 following follow VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 living conj 18 food food NOUN Number=Sing 17 following obj 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 water punct 20 water water NOUN Number=Sing 18 food conj 21 or or CCONJ _ 22 grass cc 22 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 18 food conj 23 for for ADP _ 25 animals case 24 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 25 animals nmod:poss 25 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 17 following obl 26 . . PUNCT _ 3 move punct
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1 move present Nomadic people place to place vn slide-11.2 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from place=Initial_Location to place=Destination 2 live gerund Nomadic people not said here in one vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in one=Location 3 fix participle home property vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 4 follow gerund Nomadic people not said here food and water or grass for people's animals; often property vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent food=Theme for animal=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 Nomadic animals wander over a large area and do not stay in one territory.
The tree, 14 words amod nsubj case det amod obl cc aux advmod conj case nummod obl punct root Nomadic ADJ animals NOUN wander VERB over ADP a DET large ADJ area NOUN and CCONJ do AUX not PART stay VERB in ADP one NUM territory NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nomadic nomadic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 animals amod 2 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 3 wander nsubj 3 wander wander VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 over over ADP _ 7 area case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 area det 6 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 area amod 7 area area NOUN Number=Sing 3 wander obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 11 stay cc 9 do do AUX VerbForm=Inf 11 stay aux 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 stay advmod 11 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 wander conj 12 in in ADP _ 14 territory case 13 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 14 territory nummod 14 territory territory NOUN Number=Sing 11 stay obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 wander punct
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1 wander present Nomadic animals a large area vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over area=Trajectory 2 not stay infinitive · do-support Nomadic animals not said here one territory vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in territory=Location
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A nomadic life is one where a person keeps moving house, school or job.
The tree, 14 words det amod nsubj cop advmod det nsubj acl:relcl xcomp obj punct conj cc conj punct root A DET nomadic ADJ life NOUN is AUX one NUM where ADV a DET person NOUN keeps VERB moving VERB house NOUN , PUNCT school NOUN or CCONJ job NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 life det 2 nomadic nomadic ADJ Degree=Pos 3 life amod 3 life life NOUN Number=Sing 5 one nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 one cop 5 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 6 where where ADV PronType=Rel 9 keeps advmod 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 person det 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing 9 keeps nsubj 9 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 one acl:relcl 10 moving move VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 keeps xcomp 11 house house NOUN Number=Sing 10 moving obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 school punct 13 school school NOUN Number=Sing 11 house conj 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 job cc 15 job job NOUN Number=Sing 11 house conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 one punct
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1 is a present a nomadic life one tree rules 2 keep present a person tree rules 3 move gerund a person not said here house and school or job vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent house=Theme
Example 1 Nomadic herders in Mongolia move their tents, called gers, several times a year.
The tree, 13 words amod nsubj case nmod nmod:poss obj punct acl conj punct amod obl:unmarked det nmod:unmarked punct root Nomadic ADJ herders NOUN in ADP Mongolia PROPN move VERB their PRON tents NOUN , PUNCT called VERB gers NOUN , PUNCT several ADJ times NOUN a DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nomadic nomadic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 herders amod 2 herders herder NOUN Number=Plur 5 move nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 4 Mongolia case 4 Mongolia Mongolia PROPN Number=Sing 2 herders nmod 5 move move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 tents nmod:poss 7 tents tent NOUN Number=Plur 5 move obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 gers punct 9 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 gers acl 10 gers ger NOUN Number=Plur 7 tents conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 times punct 12 several several ADJ Degree=Pos 13 times amod 13 times time NOUN Number=Plur 5 move obl:unmarked 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 year det 15 year year NOUN Number=Sing 13 times nmod:unmarked 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 move punct
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1 move present Nomadic herders in Mongolia herders's tents and gers time vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tent=Theme 2 call participle gers not said here vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Long ago many people were nomadic and followed the animals they hunted.
advmod advmod amod nsubj cop cc conj det obj nsubj acl:relcl punct root Long ADV ago ADV many ADJ people NOUN were AUX nomadic ADJ and CCONJ followed VERB the DET animals NOUN they PRON hunted VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Long long ADV Degree=Pos 2 ago advmod 2 ago ago ADV _ 6 nomadic advmod 3 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 4 people amod 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 nomadic nsubj 5 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 nomadic cop 6 nomadic nomadic ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 followed cc 8 followed follow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 nomadic conj 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 animals det 10 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 8 followed obj 11 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 hunted nsubj 12 hunted hunt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 animals acl:relcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 nomadic punct
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1 is past many people ago, nomadic property tree rules 2 follow past many people not said here the animals vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme 3 hunt past people the animals not said here vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme
Example 3 When farming began, some nomadic groups settled in villages.
advmod nsubj punct det amod obj acl case obl punct root When ADV farming NOUN began VERB , PUNCT some DET nomadic ADJ groups NOUN settled VERB in ADP villages NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 3 began advmod 2 farming farming NOUN Number=Sing 3 began nsubj 3 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 began punct 5 some some DET PronType=Ind 7 groups det 6 nomadic nomadic ADJ Degree=Pos 7 groups amod 7 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 3 began obj 8 settled settle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 groups acl 9 in in ADP _ 10 villages case 10 villages village NOUN Number=Plur 8 settled obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 began punct
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1 begin past farming some nomadic groups vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent group=Eventuality 2 settle participle some nomadic groups not said here villages vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in village=Location
Example 4 Wildebeest are nomadic and travel huge distances to find fresh grass.
nsubj cop cc conj amod obj mark advcl amod obj punct root Wildebeest NOUN are AUX nomadic ADJ and CCONJ travel VERB huge ADJ distances NOUN to PART find VERB fresh ADJ grass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wildebeest wildebeest NOUN Number=Plur 3 nomadic nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 nomadic cop 3 nomadic nomadic ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 travel cc 5 travel travel VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 nomadic conj 6 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 7 distances amod 7 distances distance NOUN Number=Plur 5 travel obj 8 to to PART _ 9 find mark 9 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 travel advcl 10 fresh fresh ADJ Degree=Pos 11 grass amod 11 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 9 find obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 nomadic punct
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1 is present Wildebeest nomadic property tree rules 2 travel infinitive Wildebeest not said here huge distances vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme distance=Trajectory 3 find to-infinitive Wildebeest not said here fresh grass vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Topic
Example 5 Dad's job in the army gave us a nomadic childhood; I went to five schools.
The tree, 16 words nmod:poss case nsubj case det nmod iobj det amod obj punct nsubj conj case nummod obl punct root Dad NOUN 's PART job NOUN in ADP the DET army NOUN gave VERB us PRON a DET nomadic ADJ childhood NOUN ; PUNCT I PRON went VERB to ADP five NUM schools NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 3 job nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Dad case 3 job job NOUN Number=Sing 7 gave nsubj 4 in in ADP _ 6 army case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 army det 6 army army NOUN Number=Sing 3 job nmod 7 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 gave iobj 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 childhood det 10 nomadic nomadic ADJ Degree=Pos 11 childhood amod 11 childhood childhood NOUN Number=Sing 7 gave obj 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 went punct 13 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 14 went nsubj 14 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 gave conj 15 to to ADP _ 17 schools case 16 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 17 schools nummod 17 schools school NOUN Number=Plur 14 went obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 gave punct
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1 give past Dad's job in the army a nomadic childhood us vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient childhood=Theme 2 go past I five schools vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial_Location 3 job Dad the army nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent in=place
Example 6 The class compared a nomadic life with life in a farming village.
det nsubj det amod obj case obl case det compound obl punct root The DET class NOUN compared VERB a DET nomadic ADJ life NOUN with ADP life NOUN in ADP a DET farming NOUN village NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 class det 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 compared nsubj 3 compared compare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 life det 5 nomadic nomadic ADJ Degree=Pos 6 life amod 6 life life NOUN Number=Sing 3 compared obj 7 with with ADP _ 8 life case 8 life life NOUN Number=Sing 3 compared obl 9 in in ADP _ 12 village case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 village det 11 farming farming NOUN Number=Sing 12 village compound 12 village village NOUN Number=Sing 3 compared obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 compared punct
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1 compare past the class a nomadic life a farming village with life vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent life=Patient with life=Co-Patient
Example 7 Camels help nomadic people cross the desert.
nsubj amod nsubj ccomp det obj punct root Camels NOUN help VERB nomadic ADJ people NOUN cross VERB the DET desert NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Camels camel NOUN Number=Plur 2 help nsubj 2 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 nomadic nomadic ADJ Degree=Pos 4 people amod 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 cross nsubj 5 cross cross VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 help ccomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 desert det 7 desert desert NOUN Number=Sing 5 cross obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 help punct
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1 help present Camels vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 cross present nomadic people the desert vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent desert=Patient
Example 8 Demeter, however, by introducing a knowledge of agriculture, put an end, at once and for ever, to that nomadic life which was now no longer necessary.
The tree, 26 words nsubj:outer punct advmod punct mark advcl det obj case nmod punct det obj punct case advmod cc case conj punct case nsubj amod parataxis nsubj cop advmod advmod advmod parataxis punct root Demeter NOUN , PUNCT however ADV , PUNCT by SCONJ introducing VERB a DET knowledge NOUN of ADP agriculture NOUN , PUNCT put VERB an DET end NOUN , PUNCT at ADP once ADV and CCONJ for ADP ever ADV , PUNCT to ADP that PRON nomadic ADJ life NOUN which PRON was AUX now ADV no ADV longer ADV necessary ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Demeter demeter NOUN Number=Sing 12 put nsubj:outer 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Demeter punct 3 however however ADV _ 12 put advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 however punct 5 by by SCONJ _ 6 introducing mark 6 introducing introduce VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 12 put advcl 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 knowledge det 8 knowledge knowledge NOUN Number=Sing 6 introducing obj 9 of of ADP _ 10 agriculture case 10 agriculture agriculture NOUN Number=Sing 8 knowledge nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 6 introducing punct 12 put put VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 13 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 end det 14 end end NOUN Number=Sing 12 put obj 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 once punct 16 at at ADP _ 17 once case 17 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 12 put advmod 18 and and CCONJ _ 20 ever cc 19 for for ADP _ 20 ever case 20 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 17 once conj 21 , , PUNCT _ 25 life punct 22 to to ADP _ 25 life case 23 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 25 life nsubj 24 nomadic nomadic ADJ Degree=Pos 25 life amod 25 life life NOUN Number=Sing 12 put parataxis 26 which which PRON PronType=Rel 31 necessary nsubj 27 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 31 necessary cop 28 now now ADV PronType=Dem 31 necessary advmod 29 no no ADV _ 30 longer advmod 30 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 31 necessary advmod 31 necessary necessary ADJ Degree=Pos 25 life parataxis 32 . . PUNCT _ 12 put punct
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1 introduce gerund Demeter not said here a knowledge of agriculture vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knowledge=Patient 2 put infinitive Demeter a end however, once property vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent end=Goal 3 is past nomadic life now long, necessary property tree rules
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