retro

Who acts: Dad, café, She, Vinyl records, new phone · What happens: copy, look, mean, retrograde, love, play · To what, where: 1950s, retro video games, cool retro look, retro sunglasses, 1970s, Retro sweets · Speech: someone speaks here

«retro» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: retro in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Copying or looking like the style of the past, especially the 1950s to 1990s.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Copying	copy	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 looking	cc
3	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Copying	conj
4	like	like	ADP	_	6 style	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 style	det
6	style	style	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looking	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 past	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 past	det
9	past	past	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 style	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 1950s	punct
11	especially	especially	ADV	_	13 1950s	advmod
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 1950s	det
13	1950s	1950	NOUN	Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card	1 Copying	obl
14	to	to	ADP	_	15 1990s	case
15	1990s	1990s	NOUN	Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card	13 1950s	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Copying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	copy	gerund		the 1950s to 1990s					vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	look	gerund						like the style of the past	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Old-fashioned in a fun or cool way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 fashioned	amod
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	1 Old	punct
3	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 fun	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 fun	det
6	fun	fun	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fashioned	obl
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 way	cc
8	cool	cool	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
9	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fun	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fashioned	punct

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

Meaning 3

As a prefix «retro-» means «backwards», as in «retrograde» or «retrospective».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 prefix	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 prefix	det
3	prefix	prefix	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 means	obl
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 retro	punct
5	retro	retro	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 prefix	appos
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 retro	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 prefix	punct
8	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 backwards	punct
10	backwards	backwards	ADV	_	8 means	obj
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 backwards	punct
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 retrograde	punct
13	as	as	SCONJ	_	16 retrograde	mark
14	in	in	SCONJ	_	16 retrograde	mark
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 retrograde	punct
16	retrograde	retrograde	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	8 means	parataxis
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 retrograde	punct
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 retrospective	cc
19	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 retrospective	punct
20	retrospective	retrospective	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 retrograde	conj
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 retrospective	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present						as a prefix	tree rules
2	retrograde in a quote	infinitive							tree rules

Example 1

Dad loves playing retro video games.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 loves	nsubj
2	loves	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	playing	play	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 loves	xcomp
4	retro	retro	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 games	amod
5	video	video	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 games	compound
6	games	game	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 playing	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 loves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	present	Dad						vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	play not said to happen	gerund	Dad not said here	retro video games					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme

Example 2

The café has a cool retro look.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 café	det
2	café	café	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	7 look	det
5	cool	cool	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 look	amod
6	retro	retro	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 look	compound
7	look	look	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the café	a cool retro look					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent look=Patient

Example 3

She wore retro sunglasses from the 1970s.

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 wore	nsubj
2	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	retro	retro	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 sunglasses	amod
4	sunglasses	sunglasses	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wore	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 1970s	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 1970s	det
7	1970s	1970s	NOUN	Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card	2 wore	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	She	retro sunglasses		the 1970s			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent sunglasses=Theme from 1970s=Source

Example 4

Retro sweets are sold in old-fashioned jars.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Retro	retro	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sweets	compound
2	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 sold	nsubj:pass
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 sold	aux:pass
4	sold	sell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	9 jars	case
6	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 fashioned	amod
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 old	punct
8	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 jars	amod
9	jars	jar	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 sold	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	present · passive		Retro sweets		fashioned jars			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 5

Vinyl records are retro but popular again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Vinyl	vinyl	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 records	compound
2	records	record	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 retro	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 retro	cop
4	retro	retro	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	6 popular	cc
6	popular	popular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 retro	conj
7	again	again	ADV	_	4 retro	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 retro	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Vinyl records				again	retro property	tree rules
2	be		Vinyl records not said here						tree rules

Example 6

The new phone has a retro design.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 phone	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 phone	amod
3	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 design	det
6	retro	retro	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 design	amod
7	design	design	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the new phone	a retro design					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent design=Patient

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