paperback

Who acts: I, paperback, hardback, book, She · What happens: make, buy, be, cost, bend, read · To what, where: soft cover, paperback, school bag, paperbacks, bus, hardback

«paperback» 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: paperback in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A book with a soft cover made of thick paper, not a hard cover.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 book	det
2	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	6 cover	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cover	det
5	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 cover	amod
6	cover	cover	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 book	nmod
7	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 cover	acl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 paper	case
9	thick	thick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 paper	amod
10	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 made	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 cover	punct
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 cover	advmod
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 cover	det
14	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 cover	amod
15	cover	cover	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 paper	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 book	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		a soft cover not said here				of thick paper and a hard cover	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

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: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Made with such a cover: the paperback edition.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	with	with	ADP	_	5 cover	case
3	such	such	DET	PronType=Ind	5 cover	det:predet
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cover	det
5	cover	cover	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Made	obl
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 edition	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 edition	det
8	paperback	paperback	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 edition	compound
9	edition	edition	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cover	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle						with such cover and the paperback edition	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Example 1

I bought the paperback because it was cheaper.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 bought	nsubj
2	bought	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 paperback	det
4	paperback	paperback	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bought	obj
5	because	because	SCONJ	_	8 cheaper	mark
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 cheaper	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 cheaper	cop
8	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 bought	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	buy	past	I	the paperback					vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paperback=Theme
2	is	past	paperback					cheap property	tree rules

Example 2

The paperback costs £7 and the hardback costs £15.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 paperback	det
2	paperback	paperback	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 costs	nsubj
3	costs	cost	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	£	£	SYM	_	3 costs	obj
5	7	7	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 £	nummod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 costs	cc
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 hardback	det
8	hardback	hardback	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 costs	nsubj
9	costs	cost	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 costs	conj
10	£	£	SYM	_	9 costs	obj
11	15	15	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	10 £	nummod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 costs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cost	present	the paperback						vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme £=Value
2	cost	present	the hardback						vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme £=Value

Example 3

My paperback got bent in my school bag.

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 paperback	nmod:poss
2	paperback	paperback	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bent	nsubj:pass
3	got	get	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 bent	aux:pass
4	bent	bend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 bag	case
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 bag	nmod:poss
7	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bag	compound
8	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bent	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bend	past · passive		My paperback		my school bag			vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: subject=Theme in bag=Location

Example 4

The book is now out in paperback.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 book	det
2	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 paperback	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 paperback	cop
4	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	7 paperback	advmod
5	out	out	ADV	_	7 paperback	advmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 paperback	case
7	paperback	paperback	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 paperback	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the book			paperback	now	out property	tree rules

Example 5

She reads paperbacks on the bus.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 reads	nsubj
2	reads	read	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	paperbacks	paperback	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 reads	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 bus	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 bus	det
6	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 reads	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 reads	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	read	present	She	paperbacks		the bus			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paperback=Topic

Example 6

How much more is the hardback than the paperback?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	2 much	advmod
2	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 more	advmod
3	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 hardback	advmod
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 hardback	cop
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 hardback	det
6	hardback	hardback	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	than	than	ADP	_	9 paperback	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 paperback	det
9	paperback	paperback	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hardback	nmod
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 hardback	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		the hardback				than the paperback	tree rules

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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