paisley

Who acts: town, pattern, Dad, We, paisley shape, Grandma · What happens: curve, use, give, name, wear, draw · To what, where: pattern, fabric, paisley tie, paisley patterns, art, bit

«paisley» 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: paisley in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A pattern of curved, teardrop shapes with patterns inside them, used on fabric, ties and scarves.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 pattern	det
2	pattern	pattern	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 curved	mark
4	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 pattern	acl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 shapes	punct
6	teardrop	teardrop	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shapes	compound
7	shapes	shape	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pattern	appos
8	with	with	ADP	_	9 patterns	case
9	patterns	pattern	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 shapes	nmod
10	inside	inside	ADP	_	11 them	case
11	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 patterns	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 used	punct
13	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 pattern	acl
14	on	on	ADP	_	15 fabric	case
15	fabric	fabric	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 used	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 ties	punct
17	ties	tie	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 fabric	conj
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 scarves	cc
19	scarves	scarf	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 ties	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pattern	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curve	participle		a pattern not said here					vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material
2	use	participle		a pattern not said here		fabric and ties and scarves			vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=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

Paisley: a town in Scotland near Glasgow, which gave the pattern its name (a name).

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Paisley	paisley	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 town	punct
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 town	det
4	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Paisley	conj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 Scotland	case
6	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 town	nmod
7	near	near	ADP	_	8 Glasgow	case
8	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Scotland	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 gave	punct
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 gave	nsubj
11	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 town	acl:relcl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 pattern	det
13	pattern	pattern	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 gave	obj
14	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 name	nmod:poss
15	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 gave	obj
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	18 name	punct
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 name	det
18	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 name	appos
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	18 name	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Paisley	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	a town in Scotland near Glasgow	the pattern					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Recipient name=Theme
2	name		pattern						nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

Dad wore a paisley tie to the wedding.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wore	nsubj
2	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 tie	det
4	paisley	paisley	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 tie	amod
5	tie	tie	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wore	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 wedding	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 wedding	det
8	wedding	wedding	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wore	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	Dad	a paisley tie				to the wedding	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent tie=Source

Example 2

We drew paisley patterns in art.

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 drew	nsubj
2	drew	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	paisley	paisley	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 patterns	compound
4	patterns	pattern	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 drew	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 art	case
6	art	art	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 drew	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 drew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	past	We	paisley patterns		art			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pattern=Theme in art=Destination

Example 3

The paisley shape looks a bit like a teardrop or a comma.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 shape	det
2	paisley	paisley	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 shape	amod
3	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 looks	nsubj
4	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 bit	det
6	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 looks	obj
7	like	like	ADP	_	9 teardrop	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 teardrop	det
9	teardrop	teardrop	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bit	nmod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 comma	cc
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 comma	det
12	comma	comma	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 teardrop	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 looks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	the paisley shape	a bit				like a teardrop or a comma	vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bit=Attribute

Example 4

Grandma has a red paisley scarf.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 scarf	det
4	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 scarf	amod
5	paisley	paisley	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 scarf	compound
6	scarf	scarf	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Grandma	a red paisley scarf					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scarf=Patient

Example 5

Paisley in Scotland was famous for weaving shawls.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Paisley	paisley	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 famous	nsubj
2	in	in	ADP	_	3 Scotland	case
3	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Paisley	nmod
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 famous	cop
5	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	for	for	SCONJ	_	7 weaving	mark
7	weaving	weave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 famous	advcl
8	shawls	shawl	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 weaving	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 famous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Paisley in Scotland					famous property	tree rules
2	weave	gerund	Paisley in Scotland not said here	shawls					vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shawl=Product

Example 6

My bandana has a black and white paisley pattern.

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 bandana	nmod:poss
2	bandana	bandana	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 pattern	det
5	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 pattern	amod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 white	cc
7	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 black	conj
8	paisley	paisley	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 pattern	compound
9	pattern	pattern	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	My bandana	a black paisley pattern					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Patient

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