sapiens

Who acts: Sapiens, it, second part, Humans, Homo sapiens, Neanderthals · What happens: mean, know, be, name, use, not be · To what, where: wise, second part, modern humans, ordinary English word, Africa, Scientific names · Speech: someone speaks here

«sapiens» 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: sapiens in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: Latin — kept apart, not parsed.

«Sapiens» means «wise» or «knowing»; it is the second part of the scientific name of modern humans, Homo sapiens, meaning «wise human».

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Sapiens	punct
2	Sapiens	Sapiens	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 means	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Sapiens	punct
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 wise	punct
6	wise	wise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 means	obj
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 wise	punct
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 knowing	cc
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 knowing	punct
10	knowing	know	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 means	conj
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 knowing	punct
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 part	punct
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 part	nsubj
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 part	cop
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 part	det
16	second	second	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	17 part	amod
17	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 means	parataxis
18	of	of	ADP	_	21 name	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 name	det
20	scientific	scientific	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 name	amod
21	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 part	nmod
22	of	of	ADP	_	24 humans	case
23	modern	modern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 humans	amod
24	humans	human	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 name	nmod
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 sapiens	punct
26	Homo	Homo	PROPN	Number=Sing	27 sapiens	compound
27	sapiens	sapien	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 name	conj
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 meaning	punct
29	meaning	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	17 part	acl
30	«	«	PUNCT	_	32 human	punct
31	wise	wise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	32 human	amod
32	human	human	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 meaning	ccomp
33	»	»	PUNCT	_	32 human	punct
34	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Sapiens	wise		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wise=Topic
2	know in a quote	gerund	Sapiens not said here			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	is a	present	it	the second part	of the scientific name of modern humans and Homo sapiens	tree rules
4	mean	gerund	the second part not said here			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
5	name			modern humans		nom name «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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Used alone to mean modern humans: «early sapiens». It is not an ordinary English word.

Sentence 1: Used alone to mean modern humans: «early sapiens».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	alone	alone	ADV	_	1 Used	advmod
3	to	to	PART	_	4 mean	mark
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Used	advcl
5	modern	modern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 humans	amod
6	humans	human	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 mean	obj
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 sapiens	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 sapiens	punct
9	early	early	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 sapiens	amod
10	sapiens	sapien	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 humans	appos
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 sapiens	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle						alone property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	mean	to-infinitive		modern humans					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent human=Topic

Sentence 2: It is not an ordinary English word.

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	7 word	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 word	cop
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 word	advmod
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 word	det
5	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 word	amod
6	English	English	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 word	amod
7	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is a	present	It	a ordinary English word					tree rules

Example 1

Humans belong to the species Homo sapiens.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Humans	human	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 belong	nsubj
2	belong	belong	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 species	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 species	det
5	species	species	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 belong	obl
6	Homo	Homo	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 sapiens	compound
7	sapiens	sapien	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 species	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 belong	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	belong	present	Humans					to the species and Homo sapiens	vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme

Example 2

«Sapiens» is Latin for wise.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Sapiens	punct
2	Sapiens	Sapiens	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 Latin	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Sapiens	punct
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 Latin	cop
5	Latin	Latin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 wise	case
7	wise	wise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 Latin	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 Latin	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Sapiens					for wise; latin property	tree rules

Example 3

Homo sapiens first lived in Africa.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Homo	homo	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sapiens	compound
2	sapiens	sapien	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 lived	nsubj
3	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	4 lived	advmod
4	lived	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 Africa	case
6	Africa	Africa	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 lived	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 lived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	past	Homo sapiens			Africa		first property	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in africa=Location

Example 4

Neanderthals lived at the same time as early Homo sapiens.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Neanderthals	neanderthal	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 lived	nsubj
2	lived	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	at	at	ADP	_	6 time	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 time	det
5	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 time	amod
6	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lived	obl
7	as	as	ADP	_	10 sapiens	case
8	early	early	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 sapiens	amod
9	Homo	homo	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 sapiens	compound
10	sapiens	sapien	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 lived	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	past	Neanderthals				time	as early Homo sapiens	vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

Scientific names like Homo sapiens are written in italics.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientific	scientific	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 names	amod
2	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 written	nsubj:pass
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 sapiens	case
4	Homo	Homo	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 sapiens	compound
5	sapiens	sapien	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 names	nmod
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 written	aux:pass
7	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 italics	case
9	italics	italic	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 written	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 written	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	present · passive		Scientific names like Homo sapiens		italics			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in italic=Destination

Example 6

The museum shows a skull of an early sapiens.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 museum	det
2	museum	museum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shows	nsubj
3	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 skull	det
5	skull	skull	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shows	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 sapiens	case
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 sapiens	det
8	early	early	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 sapiens	amod
9	sapiens	sapiens	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 skull	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	the museum	a skull of a early sapiens					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent skull=Recipient

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