notional

Who acts: player, price, rent, map, We, equator · What happens: exist, base, get, spend, be, pay · To what, where: game, nobody, notional one pound, notional line, zones, notional budget

«notional» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: notional in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Existing only as an idea or estimate, not real or exact, as in "a notional sum".

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Existing	exist	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 idea	nsubj
2	only	only	ADV	_	5 idea	advmod
3	as	as	ADP	_	5 idea	case
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 idea	det
5	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 estimate	cc
7	estimate	estimate	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 idea	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 real	punct
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 real	advmod
10	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 idea	parataxis
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 exact	cc
12	exact	exact	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 real	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 sum	punct
14	as	as	SCONJ	_	19 sum	mark
15	in	in	ADP	_	19 sum	case
16	"	"	PUNCT	_	19 sum	punct
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 sum	det
18	notional	notional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 sum	amod
19	sum	sum	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 real	parataxis
20	"	"	PUNCT	_	19 sum	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 idea	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	exist	gerund							vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Based on theory, not on facts or practice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Based	base	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 theory	case
2	on	on	ADP	_	3 theory	case
3	theory	theory	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 facts	punct
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 facts	advmod
6	on	on	ADP	_	7 facts	case
7	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 theory	appos
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 practice	cc
9	practice	practice	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 facts	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 theory	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	base	participle							vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Each player gets a notional £100 in the game to spend.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	2 player	det
2	player	player	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gets	nsubj
3	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 £	det
5	notional	notional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 £	amod
6	£	£	SYM	_	3 gets	obj
7	100	100	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 £	nummod
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 game	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 game	det
10	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gets	obl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 spend	mark
12	spend	spend	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 gets	advcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	present	each player			the game			vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer £=Stimulus
2	spend	to-infinitive	each player not said here						vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The price is only notional; nobody has really paid it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 price	det
2	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 notional	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 notional	cop
4	only	only	ADV	_	5 notional	advmod
5	notional	notional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 paid	punct
7	nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	10 paid	nsubj:pass
8	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 paid	aux
9	really	really	ADV	_	10 paid	advmod
10	paid	pay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 notional	advcl
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 paid	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 notional	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the price					notional property	tree rules
2	pay	present · perfect · passive		nobody					vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Recipient it=Asset

Example 3

The rent was a notional one pound a year.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rent	det
2	rent	rent	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 pound	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 pound	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 pound	det
5	notional	notional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 pound	amod
6	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 pound	compound
7	pound	pound	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 year	det
9	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 pound	nmod:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 pound	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the rent	a notional one pound			year		tree rules

Example 4

The map uses a notional line to divide the zones.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 map	det
2	map	map	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 uses	nsubj
3	uses	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 line	det
5	notional	notional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 line	amod
6	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 uses	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 divide	mark
8	divide	divide	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 uses	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 zones	det
10	zones	zone	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 divide	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 uses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	the map	a notional line					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Patient
2	divide	to-infinitive	the map not said here	the zones					vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent zone=Theme

Example 5

We worked out a notional budget for our class party.

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	2 worked	nsubj
2	worked	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 worked	compound:prt
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 budget	det
5	notional	notional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 budget	amod
6	budget	budget	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 worked	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	10 party	case
8	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 party	nmod:poss
9	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 party	compound
10	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 budget	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 worked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work out	past	We	a notional budget				for our class party	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent budget=Topic

Example 6

The equator is a notional line round the Earth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 equator	det
2	equator	equator	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 line	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 line	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 line	det
5	notional	notional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 line	amod
6	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	round	round	ADP	_	9 Earth	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Earth	det
9	Earth	Earth	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 line	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 line	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the equator	a notional line				round the Earth	tree rules

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