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orthography

Who acts: Orthography, letters, English orthography, Spanish orthography, Noah Webster, Learning · What happens: be, write, stand, sound, have, use · To what, where: system, language, rules, correct spelling, many silent letters, Cyrillic alphabet · Speech: someone speaks here

«orthography» 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: orthography in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Orthography is the system of spelling and writing a language: which letters stand for which sounds, and rules for capital letters, hyphens and punctuation.

The tree, 24 words
nsubjcopdetcasenmodccconjdetobjpunctdetnsubjparataxismarknsubjadvclpunctccoblcasecompoundnmodpunctconjccconjpunctrootOrthographyNOUNisAUXtheDETsystemNOUNofADPspellingNOUNandCCONJwritingVERBaDETlanguageNOUN:PUNCTwhichDETlettersNOUNstandVERBforSCONJwhichPRONsoundsVERB,PUNCTandCCONJrulesNOUNforADPcapitalNOUNlettersNOUN,PUNCThyphensNOUNandCCONJpunctuationNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OrthographyorthographyNOUNNumber=Sing4 systemnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 systemcop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 systemdet
4systemsystemNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
5ofofADP_6 spellingcase
6spellingspellingNOUNNumber=Sing4 systemnmod
7andandCCONJ_8 writingcc
8writingwriteVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part4 systemconj
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 languagedet
10languagelanguageNOUNNumber=Sing8 writingobj
11::PUNCT_14 standpunct
12whichwhichDETPronType=Int13 lettersdet
13lettersletterNOUNNumber=Plur14 standnsubj
14standstandVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 systemparataxis
15forforSCONJ_17 soundsmark
16whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel17 soundsnsubj
17soundssoundVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin14 standadvcl
18,,PUNCT_20 rulespunct
19andandCCONJ_20 rulescc
20rulesruleNOUNNumber=Plur14 standobl
21forforADP_23 letterscase
22capitalcapitalNOUNNumber=Sing23 letterscompound
23lettersletterNOUNNumber=Plur20 rulesnmod
24,,PUNCT_25 hyphenspunct
25hyphenshyphenNOUNNumber=Plur23 lettersconj
26andandCCONJ_27 punctuationcc
27punctuationpunctuationNOUNNumber=Sing23 lettersconj
28..PUNCT_4 systempunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentOrthographythe systemof spellingtree rules
2writegerundOrthography not said herea languagevn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent language=Theme
3standpresentwhich lettersrules for capital letters and hyphens and punctuationvn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4soundpresentvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

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

Orthography is correct spelling.

nsubjcopamodpunctrootOrthographyNOUNisAUXcorrectADJspellingNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OrthographyorthographyNOUNNumber=Sing4 spellingnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 spellingcop
3correctcorrectADJDegree=Pos4 spellingamod
4spellingspellingNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
5..PUNCT_4 spellingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentOrthographycorrect spellingtree rules

Example 1

English orthography has many silent letters, like the «k» in «knee».

The tree, 11 words
amodnsubjamodamodobjpunctcasedetpunctappospunctcasepunctnmodpunctpunctrootEnglishADJorthographyNOUNhasVERBmanyADJsilentADJlettersNOUN,PUNCTlikeADPtheDET«PUNCTkNOUN»PUNCTinADP«PUNCTkneeNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1EnglishEnglishADJDegree=Pos2 orthographyamod
2orthographyorthographyNOUNNumber=Sing3 hasnsubj
3hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4manymanyADJDegree=Pos6 lettersamod
5silentsilentADJDegree=Pos6 lettersamod
6lettersletterNOUNNumber=Plur3 hasobj
7,,PUNCT_11 kpunct
8likelikeADP_11 kcase
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 kdet
10««PUNCT_11 kpunct
11kkNOUNNumber=Sing6 lettersappos
12»»PUNCT_11 kpunct
13ininADP_15 kneecase
14««PUNCT_15 kneepunct
15kneekneeNOUNNumber=Sing11 knmod
16»»PUNCT_11 kpunct
17..PUNCT_3 haspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentEnglish orthographymany silent lettersvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Patient

Example 2

Spanish orthography is more regular than English.

amodnsubjcopadvmodcaseoblpunctrootSpanishADJorthographyNOUNisAUXmoreADVregularADJthanADPEnglishPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SpanishSpanishADJDegree=Pos2 orthographyamod
2orthographyorthographyNOUNNumber=Sing5 regularnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 regularcop
4moremoreADVDegree=Cmp5 regularadvmod
5regularregularADJDegree=Posrootroot
6thanthanADP_7 Englishcase
7EnglishEnglishPROPNNumber=Sing5 regularobl
8..PUNCT_5 regularpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentSpanish orthographythan English; regular propertytree rules

Example 3

The orthography of Ukrainian uses the Cyrillic alphabet.

detnsubjcasenmoddetamodobjpunctrootTheDETorthographyNOUNofADPUkrainianPROPNusesVERBtheDETCyrillicADJalphabetNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 orthographydet
2orthographyorthographyNOUNNumber=Sing5 usesnsubj
3ofofADP_4 Ukrainiancase
4UkrainianUkrainianPROPNNumber=Sing2 orthographynmod
5usesuseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 alphabetdet
7CyrilliccyrillicADJDegree=Pos8 alphabetamod
8alphabetalphabetNOUNNumber=Sing5 usesobj
9..PUNCT_5 usespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1usepresentthe orthography of Ukrainianthe Cyrillic alphabetvn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alphabet=Patient

Example 4

Noah Webster changed American orthography, writing «color» instead of «colour».

The tree, 10 words
compoundnsubjamodobjpunctadvclpunctobjpunctadvmodcasepunctoblpunctpunctrootNoahPROPNWebsterNOUNchangedVERBAmericanADJorthographyNOUN,PUNCTwritingVERB«PUNCTcolorNOUN»PUNCTinsteadADVofADP«PUNCTcolourNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NoahNoahPROPNNumber=Sing2 Webstercompound
2WebsterwebsterNOUNNumber=Sing3 changednsubj
3changedchangeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4AmericanAmericanADJDegree=Pos5 orthographyamod
5orthographyorthographyNOUNNumber=Sing3 changedobj
6,,PUNCT_7 writingpunct
7writingwriteVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part3 changedadvcl
8««PUNCT_9 colorpunct
9colorcolorNOUNNumber=Sing7 writingobj
10»»PUNCT_9 colorpunct
11insteadinsteadADV_14 colouradvmod
12ofofADP_14 colourcase
13««PUNCT_14 colourpunct
14colourcolourNOUNNumber=Sing7 writingobl
15»»PUNCT_14 colourpunct
16..PUNCT_3 changedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1changepastNoah WebsterAmerican orthographyvn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent orthography=Patient
2writegerundNoah Webster not said herecolorof colourvn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent color=Theme

Example 5

Learning orthography means learning the spelling rules.

csubjobjxcompdetcompoundobjpunctrootLearningVERBorthographyNOUNmeansVERBlearningVERBtheDETspellingNOUNrulesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LearninglearnVERBVerbForm=Ger3 meanscsubj
2orthographyorthographyNOUNNumber=Sing1 Learningobj
3meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4learninglearnVERBVerbForm=Ger3 meansxcomp
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 rulesdet
6spellingspellingNOUNNumber=Sing7 rulescompound
7rulesruleNOUNNumber=Plur4 learningobj
8..PUNCT_3 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1learngerundorthographyvn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent orthography=Topic
2meanpresentLearningvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3learn not said to happengerundLearning not said herethe spelling rulesvn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Topic

Example 6

Old books show a different orthography, like «olde shoppe».

amodnsubjdetamodobjpunctcasepunctcompoundappospunctpunctrootOldADJbooksNOUNshowVERBaDETdifferentADJorthographyNOUN,PUNCTlikeADP«PUNCToldeNOUNshoppeNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OldoldADJDegree=Pos2 booksamod
2booksbookNOUNNumber=Plur3 shownsubj
3showshowVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 orthographydet
5differentdifferentADJDegree=Pos6 orthographyamod
6orthographyorthographyNOUNNumber=Sing3 showobj
7,,PUNCT_11 shoppepunct
8likelikeADP_11 shoppecase
9««PUNCT_11 shoppepunct
10oldeoldeNOUNNumber=Sing11 shoppecompound
11shoppeshoppeNOUNNumber=Sing6 orthographyappos
12»»PUNCT_11 shoppepunct
13..PUNCT_3 showpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1showpresentOld booksa different orthographyvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent orthography=Recipient

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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