redskin
Who acts: Old stories, we, you · What happens: not use, use, say, name, know, prejudice · To what, where: name, word redskins, Native American, nation, she, offensive word · Speech: someone speaks here
«redskin» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: redskin in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: old and offensive — kept apart, not parsed.
An old, rude name for a Native American; it must not be used now.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 name | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 name | amod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 old | punct |
| 4 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 name | amod |
| 5 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 American | nsubj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 American | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 American | det |
| 8 | Native | native | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 American | amod |
| 9 | American | American | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 15 used | punct |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 used | nsubj:pass |
| 12 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 used | aux |
| 13 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 used | advmod |
| 14 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 15 used | aux:pass |
| 15 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 American | conj |
| 16 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 15 used | advmod |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 American | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not use | must · passive | name | now | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=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.
Example 1
Old stories sometimes used the word redskins; we now say Native American or name the nation.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 stories | amod |
| 2 | stories | story | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 used | nsubj |
| 3 | sometimes | sometimes | ADV | PronType=Ind | 4 used | advmod |
| 4 | used | use | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 redskins | det |
| 6 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 redskins | compound |
| 7 | redskins | redskin | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 used | obj |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 11 say | punct |
| 9 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 say | nsubj |
| 10 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 11 say | advmod |
| 11 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 used | parataxis |
| 12 | Native | native | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 American | amod |
| 13 | American | American | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 say | obj |
| 14 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 name | cc |
| 15 | name | name | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 say | conj |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 nation | det |
| 17 | nation | nation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 name | obj |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 used | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | past | Old stories | the word redskins | sometimes property | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent redskin=Patient | |||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | we | Native American | now | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent american=Topic | |||
| 3 | name | infinitive | we not said here | the nation | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nation=Theme |
Example 2
Now we know why she was prejudiced against the redskins.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 know | advmod |
| 2 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 know | nsubj |
| 3 | know | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 7 prejudiced | advmod |
| 5 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 prejudiced | nsubj |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 prejudiced | aux:pass |
| 7 | prejudiced | prejudice | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 know | ccomp |
| 8 | against | against | ADP | _ | 10 redskins | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 redskins | det |
| 10 | redskins | redskin | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 prejudiced | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 know | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | present | we | now | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | prejudice | past · passive | she | against the redskins | tree rules |
Example 3
Please do not use that offensive word.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Please | please | INTJ | _ | 4 use | discourse |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 4 use | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 use | advmod |
| 4 | use | use | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 7 word | det |
| 6 | offensive | offensive | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 word | amod |
| 7 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 use | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 use | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not use | imperative · do-support | you not said here | that offensive word | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |
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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