palaver

Who acts: long meeting, palaver, Mum, school concert, you, chiefs · What happens: bother, talk, get, say, be, stop · To what, where: lot, dog, car, palaver, shoes, long palaver · Speech: someone speaks here

«palaver» 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: palaver in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

A lot of fuss and bother about something unimportant: what a palaver!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 lot	det
2	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bother	obl:unmarked
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 fuss	case
4	fuss	fuss	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lot	nmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 bother	cc
6	bother	bother	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	about	about	ADP	_	8 something	case
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 bother	obl
9	unimportant	unimportant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 something	amod
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 what	punct
11	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	6 bother	parataxis
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 palaver	det
13	palaver	palaver	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 what	nsubj
14	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 bother	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bother	present		a lot of fuss				about something	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

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: old — kept apart, not parsed.

Long talk or chatter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 talk	amod
2	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 chatter	cc
4	chatter	chatter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 talk	conj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 talk	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.

A long meeting or talk between groups of people, especially between traders and local people long ago.

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	3 meeting	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 meeting	amod
3	meeting	meeting	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 talk	nsubj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 talk	cc
5	talk	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	between	between	ADP	_	7 groups	case
7	groups	group	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 talk	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 people	case
9	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 groups	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 traders	punct
11	especially	especially	ADV	_	13 traders	advmod
12	between	between	ADP	_	13 traders	case
13	traders	trader	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 talk	obl
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 people	cc
15	local	local	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 people	amod
16	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 traders	conj
17	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	18 ago	advmod
18	ago	ago	ADV	_	5 talk	advmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 talk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	talk	infinitive	a long meeting					between groups of people; between traders and local people; ago property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

What a palaver getting the dog into the car!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	DET	PronType=Int	3 palaver	det:predet
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 palaver	det
3	palaver	palaver	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	getting	get	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 palaver	acl
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 dog	det
6	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 getting	obj
7	into	into	ADP	_	9 car	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 car	det
9	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 getting	obl
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 palaver	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	gerund	what palaver not said here	the dog		the car			vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dog=Stimulus

Example 2

Mum said the school concert was a lot of palaver.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 concert	det
4	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 concert	compound
5	concert	concert	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lot	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 lot	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 lot	det
8	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 said	ccomp
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 palaver	case
10	palaver	palaver	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lot	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Mum						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is a	past	the school concert	a lot				of palaver	tree rules

Example 3

Stop all this palaver and get your shoes on!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 palaver	det:predet
3	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 palaver	det
4	palaver	palaver	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Stop	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 get	cc
6	get	get	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Stop	conj
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 shoes	nmod:poss
8	shoes	shoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 get	obj
9	on	on	ADP	_	6 get	compound:prt
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here	all palaver					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality palaver=Eventuality
2	get on	infinitive	you not said here	your shoes					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer shoe=Stimulus

Example 4

The chiefs held a long palaver by the river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 chiefs	det
2	chiefs	chief	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 held	nsubj
3	held	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 palaver	det
5	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 palaver	amod
6	palaver	palaver	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 held	obj
7	by	by	ADP	_	9 river	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 river	det
9	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 held	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 held	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	past	the chiefs	a long palaver				by the river	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent palaver=Theme by river=Location

Example 5

There was a great palaver over who sat where.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 palaver	det
4	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 palaver	amod
5	palaver	palaver	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
6	over	over	SCONJ	_	8 sat	mark
7	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 sat	nsubj
8	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 palaver	acl:relcl
9	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	8 sat	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a great palaver			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	sit	past	a great palaver						vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

It's too much palaver to bake bread every day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 palaver	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 palaver	cop
3	too	too	ADV	_	4 much	advmod
4	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 palaver	amod
5	palaver	palaver	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 bake	mark
7	bake	bake	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 palaver	acl
8	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bake	obj
9	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	10 day	det
10	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bake	obl:unmarked
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 palaver	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	much palaver					tree rules
2	bake	to-infinitive		bread			day		vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Product

Example 7

"Den, atter some mo' palaver, Brer Fox make a bargain dat Mr. Buzzard wuz ter watch de hole, en keep Brer Rabbit dar wiles Brer Fox went atter his axe.

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Den	punct
2	Den	Den	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 atter	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Den	punct
4	atter	atter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	6 mo	det
6	mo	mo	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 palaver	nmod:poss
7	'	's	PART	_	6 mo	case
8	palaver	palaver	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 make	nsubj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 Fox	punct
10	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Fox	compound
11	Fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 palaver	conj
12	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 atter	conj
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 dat	det
14	bargain	bargain	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 dat	compound
15	dat	dat	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 watch	nsubj
16	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 Buzzard	nmod:desc
17	Buzzard	Buzzard	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 ter	compound
18	wuz	wuz	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 ter	compound
19	ter	ter	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 watch	nsubj
20	watch	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 make	parataxis
21	de	de	X	Foreign=Yes	22 hole	compound
22	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 watch	obj
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 en	punct
24	en	en	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 hole	conj
25	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 watch	conj
26	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	29 wiles	compound
27	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	Number=Sing	26 Brer	flat
28	dar	dar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 wiles	amod
29	wiles	wile	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 keep	obj
30	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	31 Fox	compound
31	Fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 went	nsubj
32	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	29 wiles	acl:relcl
33	atter	atter	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	32 went	xcomp
34	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	35 axe	nmod:poss
35	axe	axe	NOUN	Number=Sing	33 atter	obj
36	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 atter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	atter in a quote	present	Den		tree rules
2	make in a quote	present	some mo's palaver and Brer Fox		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
3	watch in a quote	present	a bargain dat	de hole and en	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Theme
4	keep in a quote	infinitive	a bargain dat not said here	Brer dar wiles	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wile=Theme
5	go in a quote	past	Brer Fox	Brer dar wiles not said here	tree rules
6	atter in a quote	infinitive	Brer Fox not said here	Fox's axe	tree rules
7	palaver in a quote		some mo		nom palaver «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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