portrayal Who acts: actor, his, act, portrayal, Her, book · What happens: show, describe, portray, perform, scare, give · To what, where: someone, picture, teacher, character, king, something · Speech: someone speaks here
«portrayal» 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: portrayal in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The way someone or something is shown or described in a picture, film, play or book: «a funny portrayal of a teacher».
The tree, 22 words det obl:unmarked nsubj cc conj aux:pass cc conj case det obl punct conj punct conj cc conj punct punct det amod parataxis case det nmod punct punct root The DET way NOUN someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON is AUX shown VERB or CCONJ described VERB in ADP a DET picture NOUN , PUNCT film NOUN , PUNCT play NOUN or CCONJ book NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET funny ADJ portrayal NOUN of ADP a DET teacher NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 way det 2 way way NOUN Number=Sing 7 shown obl:unmarked 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 shown nsubj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 something cc 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 someone conj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 shown aux:pass 7 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 described cc 9 described describe VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 shown conj 10 in in ADP _ 12 picture case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 picture det 12 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 9 described obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 film punct 14 film film NOUN Number=Sing 12 picture conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 play punct 16 play play NOUN Number=Sing 12 picture conj 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 book cc 18 book book NOUN Number=Sing 16 play conj 19 : : PUNCT _ 7 shown punct 20 « « PUNCT _ 23 portrayal punct 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 portrayal det 22 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 23 portrayal amod 23 portrayal portrayal NOUN Number=Sing 7 shown parataxis 24 of of ADP _ 26 teacher case 25 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 teacher det 26 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 23 portrayal nmod 27 » » PUNCT _ 23 portrayal punct 28 . . PUNCT _ 7 shown punct
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1 show present · passive someone the way obl:unmarked vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic 2 describe participle a picture and film and play or book vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 3 portray in a quote a teacher nom portrayal «communication transitive»: of=patient
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 An actor's performance of a character: «his portrayal of the king».
The tree, 12 words det nmod:poss case case det nmod punct punct nmod:poss appos case det nmod punct punct root An DET actor NOUN 's PART performance NOUN of ADP a DET character NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT his PRON portrayal NOUN of ADP the DET king NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 actor det 2 actor actor NOUN Number=Sing 4 performance nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 actor case 4 performance performance NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 character case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 character det 7 character character NOUN Number=Sing 4 performance nmod 8 : : PUNCT _ 11 portrayal punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 11 portrayal punct 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 portrayal nmod:poss 11 portrayal portrayal NOUN Number=Sing 4 performance appos 12 of of ADP _ 14 king case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 king det 14 king king NOUN Number=Sing 11 portrayal nmod 15 » » PUNCT _ 11 portrayal punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 performance punct
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1 perform a actor a character nom performance «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient 2 portray in a quote his = he the king nom portrayal «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient
Meaning 3 The act of describing something in a certain way, true or unfair.
det nsubj mark acl obj case det amod obl punct cc conj punct root The DET act NOUN of SCONJ describing VERB something PRON in ADP a DET certain ADJ way NOUN , PUNCT true ADJ or CCONJ unfair ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 act det 2 act act NOUN Number=Sing 11 true nsubj 3 of of SCONJ _ 4 describing mark 4 describing describe VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 act acl 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 describing obj 6 in in ADP _ 9 way case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 way det 8 certain certain ADJ Degree=Pos 9 way amod 9 way way NOUN Number=Sing 4 describing obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 true punct 11 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 unfair cc 13 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 11 true conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 11 true punct
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1 describe gerund the act not said here something a certain way vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme
Example 1 Her portrayal of the Wicked Witch scared the little ones.
nmod:poss nsubj case det amod nmod det amod obj punct root Her PRON portrayal NOUN of ADP the DET Wicked ADJ Witch PROPN scared VERB the DET little ADJ ones NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 portrayal nmod:poss 2 portrayal portrayal NOUN Number=Sing 7 scared nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 6 Witch case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 Witch det 5 Wicked wicked ADJ Degree=Pos 6 Witch amod 6 Witch Witch PROPN Number=Sing 2 portrayal nmod 7 scared scare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ones det 9 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 10 ones amod 10 ones one NOUN Number=Plur 7 scared obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 scared punct
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1 scare past Her portrayal of the Wicked Witch the little ones vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus one=Experiencer 2 portray Her = she the Wicked Witch nom portrayal «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient
Example 2 The book gives a true portrayal of life in a coal-mining town.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj det amod obj case nmod case det compound punct compound obl punct root The DET book NOUN gives VERB a DET true ADJ portrayal NOUN of ADP life NOUN in ADP a DET coal NOUN - PUNCT mining NOUN town NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 gives nsubj 3 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 portrayal det 5 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 6 portrayal amod 6 portrayal portrayal NOUN Number=Sing 3 gives obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 life case 8 life life NOUN Number=Sing 6 portrayal nmod 9 in in ADP _ 14 town case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 town det 11 coal coal NOUN Number=Sing 13 mining compound 12 - - PUNCT _ 11 coal punct 13 mining mining NOUN Number=Sing 14 town compound 14 town town NOUN Number=Sing 3 gives obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 gives punct
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1 give present the book a true portrayal of life a mining town vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent portrayal=Theme 2 portray life nom portrayal «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 Some people think the film's portrayal of farmers is unfair.
det nsubj det nmod:poss case nsubj case nmod cop ccomp punct root Some DET people NOUN think VERB the DET film NOUN 's PART portrayal NOUN of ADP farmers NOUN is AUX unfair ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 people det 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 think nsubj 3 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 film det 5 film film NOUN Number=Sing 7 portrayal nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 film case 7 portrayal portrayal NOUN Number=Sing 11 unfair nsubj 8 of of ADP _ 9 farmers case 9 farmers farmer NOUN Number=Plur 7 portrayal nmod 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 unfair cop 11 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 3 think ccomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 think punct
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1 think speech: other present some people vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present the film's portrayal of farmers unfair property tree rules 3 portray the film farmers nom portrayal «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient
Example 4 We compared two portrayals of Robin Hood.
nsubj nummod obj case compound nmod punct root We PRON compared VERB two NUM portrayals NOUN of ADP Robin PROPN Hood PROPN . PUNCT 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 compared nsubj 2 compared compare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 portrayals nummod 4 portrayals portrayal NOUN Number=Plur 2 compared obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 Hood case 6 Robin Robin PROPN Number=Sing 7 Hood compound 7 Hood Hood PROPN Number=Sing 4 portrayals nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 compared punct
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1 compare past We two portrayals of Robin Hood vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent portrayal=Patient 2 portray Robin Hood nom portrayal «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 The painting is a portrayal of the queen as a young girl.
det nsubj cop det case det nmod case det amod nmod punct root The DET painting NOUN is AUX a DET portrayal NOUN of ADP the DET queen NOUN as ADP a DET young ADJ girl NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 painting det 2 painting painting NOUN Number=Sing 5 portrayal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 portrayal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 portrayal det 5 portrayal portrayal NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 queen case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 queen det 8 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 5 portrayal nmod 9 as as ADP _ 12 girl case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 girl det 11 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 12 girl amod 12 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 8 queen nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 portrayal punct
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1 is a present the painting a portrayal of the queen as a young girl tree rules
Example 6 His portrayal of a nervous pupil made us laugh.
nmod:poss nsubj case det amod nmod obj xcomp punct root His PRON portrayal NOUN of ADP a DET nervous ADJ pupil NOUN made VERB us PRON laugh VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 portrayal nmod:poss 2 portrayal portrayal NOUN Number=Sing 7 made nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 6 pupil case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 pupil det 5 nervous nervous ADJ Degree=Pos 6 pupil amod 6 pupil pupil NOUN Number=Sing 2 portrayal nmod 7 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 made obj 9 laugh laugh VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 made xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 made punct
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1 make past His portrayal of a nervous pupil us tree rules 2 laugh infinitive us not said here vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 portray His = he a nervous pupil nom portrayal «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient
Example 7 Old cartoons often had hurtful portrayals of other peoples.
amod nsubj advmod amod obj case amod nmod punct root Old ADJ cartoons NOUN often ADV had VERB hurtful ADJ portrayals NOUN of ADP other ADJ peoples NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Old old ADJ Degree=Pos 2 cartoons amod 2 cartoons cartoon NOUN Number=Plur 4 had nsubj 3 often often ADV _ 4 had advmod 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 hurtful hurtful ADJ Degree=Pos 6 portrayals amod 6 portrayals portrayal NOUN Number=Plur 4 had obj 7 of of ADP _ 9 peoples case 8 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 9 peoples amod 9 peoples people NOUN Number=Plur 6 portrayals nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past Old cartoons hurtful portrayals of other peoples often property vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent portrayal=Patient 2 portray other peoples nom portrayal «communication transitive»: of=patient
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