sis

Who acts: Sis, you, big sis, little sis, I, Howdy · What happens: use, talk, be, address, wait, help · To what, where: Short sister, friendly way, old folk tales, woman, me, four · Speech: someone speaks here

«sis» 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: sis in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

Short for "sister", used when talking to or about your sister.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 sister	amod
2	for	for	ADP	_	4 sister	case
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 sister	punct
4	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 sister	punct
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 used	punct
7	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 sister	acl
8	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 talking	advmod
9	talking	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 used	advcl
10	to	to	ADP	_	9 talking	fixed
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 sister	cc
12	about	about	ADP	_	14 sister	case
13	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 sister	nmod:poss
14	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 talking	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sister	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		Short sister not said here					vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	talk	gerund							vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: 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

Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

A friendly name for a close female friend.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 name	det
2	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 name	amod
3	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	8 friend	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 friend	det
6	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 friend	amod
7	female	female	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 friend	amod
8	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 name	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 name	punct

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

Meaning 3

In old folk tales, Sis is a friendly way to address a woman or female animal, as in "Sis Cow".

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 tales	case
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 tales	amod
3	folk	folk	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tales	compound
4	tales	tale	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 way	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 tales	punct
6	Sis	Sis	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 way	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 way	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 way	det
9	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 way	amod
10	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	to	to	PART	_	12 address	mark
12	address	address	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 way	acl
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 woman	det
14	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 address	obj
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 animal	cc
16	female	female	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 animal	amod
17	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 woman	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 Cow	punct
19	as	as	ADP	_	23 Cow	case
20	in	in	ADP	_	23 Cow	case
21	"	"	PUNCT	_	23 Cow	punct
22	Sis	sis	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 Cow	compound
23	Cow	cow	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 address	obl
24	"	"	PUNCT	_	23 Cow	punct
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Sis	a friendly way		old folk tales			tree rules
2	address	to-infinitive			a woman or female animal			as Sis Cow	vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woman=Destination

Example 1

Hey sis, wait for me!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hey	hey	INTJ	_	2 sis	discourse
2	sis	sis	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wait	vocative
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 sis	punct
4	wait	wait	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 me	case
6	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 wait	obl
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 wait	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wait	imperative	you not said here					for me; sis vocative	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

My big sis helps me with homework.

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	3 sis	nmod:poss
2	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sis	amod
3	sis	sis	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helps	nsubj
4	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 helps	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 homework	case
7	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helps	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	My big sis		me			with homework	vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary with homework=Theme

Example 3

My little sis is only four.

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	3 sis	nmod:poss
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sis	amod
3	sis	sis	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 four	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 four	cop
5	only	only	ADV	_	6 four	advmod
6	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 four	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My little sis	four					tree rules

Example 4

Thanks, sis, you're the best!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thanks	thanks	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 sis	punct
3	sis	sis	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Thanks	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Thanks	punct
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 best	nsubj
6	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 best	cop
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 best	det
8	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	1 Thanks	parataxis
9	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Thanks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	you					good property	tree rules

Example 5

(slang) Love your hair, sis!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 Love	punct
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 Love	compound
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
4	Love	love	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 hair	nmod:poss
6	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 Love	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 sis	punct
8	sis	sis	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 Love	obj
9	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 Love	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	imperative	you not said here	your hair					tree rules

Example 6

Sis and I share a bedroom.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sis	sis	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 share	cc
3	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 share	nsubj
4	share	share	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Sis	conj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 bedroom	det
6	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 share	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Sis	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	share	present	I	a bedroom					tree rules

Example 7

"'Howdy, Sis Cow,' sez Brer Rabbit, sezee.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 sez	punct
2	'	'	PUNCT	_	3 Howdy	punct
3	Howdy	Howdy	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 sez	nsubj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 Cow	punct
5	Sis	Sis	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Cow	compound
6	Cow	cow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 Howdy	appos
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 Cow	punct
8	'	'	PUNCT	_	6 Cow	punct
9	sez	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 sez	obj
11	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Brer	flat
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 sezee	punct
13	sezee	sezee	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Brer	appos
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 sez	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert in a quote	present	Howdy	Brer					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent brer=Topic

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