scots Who acts: Scots, language, Many Scots, Wee, Robert Burns, Scots pine · What happens: mean, be, speak, word, live, write · To what, where: Scotland, language, people, Glasgow, Scots word, poems · Speech: someone speaks here
«scots» 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: scots in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Scots means from Scotland or about Scotland's people.
nsubj case obl cc case nmod:poss case conj punct root Scots PROPN means VERB from ADP Scotland PROPN or CCONJ about ADP Scotland PROPN 's PART people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scots Scot PROPN Number=Plur 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 4 Scotland case 4 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 2 means obl 5 or or CCONJ _ 9 people cc 6 about about ADP _ 9 people case 7 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 9 people nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 Scotland case 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 Scotland conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Scots Scotland or Scotland's people vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
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 Scots is a language spoken in Scotland, close to English, with many of its own words.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop det acl case obl punct parataxis case obl punct case amod case nmod:poss amod obl punct root Scots PROPN is AUX a DET language NOUN spoken VERB in ADP Scotland PROPN , PUNCT close ADJ to ADP English PROPN , PUNCT with ADP many ADJ of ADP its PRON own ADJ words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scots Scot PROPN Number=Plur 4 language nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 language cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 language det 4 language language NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 spoken speak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 language acl 6 in in ADP _ 7 Scotland case 7 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 5 spoken obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 close punct 9 close close ADJ Degree=Pos 4 language parataxis 10 to to ADP _ 11 English case 11 English English PROPN Number=Sing 9 close obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 18 words punct 13 with with ADP _ 18 words case 14 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 18 words amod 15 of of ADP _ 18 words case 16 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 words nmod:poss 17 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 18 words amod 18 words word NOUN Number=Plur 9 close obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 language punct
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1 is a present Scots a language tree rules 2 speak speech: other participle a language not said here Scotland vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 word language nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 The Scots are the people of Scotland.
det nsubj cop det case nmod punct root The DET Scots PROPN are AUX the DET people NOUN of ADP Scotland PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Scots det 2 Scots Scot PROPN Number=Plur 5 people nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 people cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 people det 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 Scotland case 7 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 5 people nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 people punct
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1 is a present the Scots the people of Scotland tree rules
Example 1 Many Scots live in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
amod nsubj case obl cc conj punct root Many ADJ Scots PROPN live VERB in ADP Glasgow PROPN and CCONJ Edinburgh PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 Scots amod 2 Scots Scot PROPN Number=Plur 3 live nsubj 3 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 Glasgow case 5 Glasgow Glasgow PROPN Number=Sing 3 live obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 Edinburgh cc 7 Edinburgh Edinburgh PROPN Number=Sing 5 Glasgow conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 live punct
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1 live present Many Scots Glasgow and Edinburgh vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in glasgow=Location
Example 2 «Wee» is a Scots word for small.
punct nsubj punct cop det compound case nmod punct root « PUNCT Wee NOUN » PUNCT is AUX a DET Scots PROPN word NOUN for ADP small ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Wee punct 2 Wee wee NOUN Number=Sing 7 word nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Wee punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 word cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 word det 6 Scots Scot PROPN Number=Plur 7 word compound 7 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 for for ADP _ 9 small case 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 word nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 word punct
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1 is a present Wee a Scots word for small tree rules
Example 3 Robert Burns wrote poems in Scots.
compound nsubj obj case nmod punct root Robert PROPN Burns PROPN wrote VERB poems NOUN in ADP Scots PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Robert Robert PROPN Number=Sing 2 Burns compound 2 Burns Burn PROPN Number=Plur 3 wrote nsubj 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 poems poem NOUN Number=Plur 3 wrote obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 Scots case 6 Scots Scot PROPN Number=Plur 4 poems nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write past Robert Burns poems Scots vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent poem=Theme in scot=Destination
Example 4 The Scots pine is a tall tree.
det compound nsubj cop det amod punct root The DET Scots PROPN pine NOUN is AUX a DET tall ADJ tree NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 pine det 2 Scots Scot PROPN Number=Plur 3 pine compound 3 pine pine NOUN Number=Sing 7 tree nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 tree cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 tree det 6 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 7 tree amod 7 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 tree punct
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1 is a present the Scots pine a tall tree tree rules
Example 5 My grandad speaks Scots and English.
nmod:poss nsubj obj cc conj punct root My PRON grandad NOUN speaks VERB Scots PROPN and CCONJ English PROPN . PUNCT 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 grandad nmod:poss 2 grandad grandad NOUN Number=Sing 3 speaks nsubj 3 speaks speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Scots Scot PROPN Number=Plur 3 speaks obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 English cc 6 English English PROPN Number=Sing 4 Scots conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 speaks punct
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1 speak speech: other present My grandad Scots and English tree rules
Example 6 The Scots celebrate Burns Night with haggis.
det nsubj compound obj case obl punct root The DET Scots PROPN celebrate VERB Burns PROPN Night NOUN with ADP haggis NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Scots det 2 Scots Scot PROPN Number=Plur 3 celebrate nsubj 3 celebrate celebrate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Burns Burns PROPN Number=Sing 5 Night compound 5 Night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 celebrate obj 6 with with ADP _ 7 haggis case 7 haggis haggis NOUN Number=Sing 3 celebrate obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 celebrate punct
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1 celebrate present the Scots night with haggis vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The original is in broad Scots, which I have anglicised.
det nsubj cop case amod punct nsubj:pass nsubj aux conj punct root The DET original NOUN is AUX in ADP broad ADJ Scots PROPN , PUNCT which PRON I PRON have AUX anglicised VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 original det 2 original original NOUN Number=Sing 6 Scots nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 Scots cop 4 in in ADP _ 6 Scots case 5 broad broad ADJ Degree=Pos 6 Scots amod 6 Scots Scot PROPN Number=Plur root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 anglicised punct 8 which which PRON PronType=Rel 11 anglicised nsubj:pass 9 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 anglicised nsubj 10 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 anglicised aux 11 anglicised anglicise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 Scots conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 Scots punct
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1 is present the original broad Scots tree rules 2 anglicise present · perfect · passive broad Scots tree rules
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