slurred Who acts: Slurred speech, words, curved line, someone, slur, he · What happens: slur, be, run, understand, play, join · To what, where: speech, each, Slurred notes, slur, them, insult · Speech: someone speaks here
«slurred» 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: slurred in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Slurred speech is speech where the words run into each other and are hard to understand.
The tree, 16 words amod nsubj cop advmod det nsubj acl:relcl case obl fixed cc cop conj mark xcomp punct root Slurred VERB speech NOUN is AUX speech NOUN where ADV the DET words NOUN run VERB into ADP each DET other ADJ and CCONJ are AUX hard ADJ to PART understand VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Slurred slur VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 speech amod 2 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 4 speech nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 speech cop 4 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 where where ADV PronType=Rel 8 run advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 words det 7 words word NOUN Number=Plur 8 run nsubj 8 run run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 speech acl:relcl 9 into into ADP _ 10 each case 10 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 8 run obl 11 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 10 each fixed 12 and and CCONJ _ 14 hard cc 13 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 hard cop 14 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 8 run conj 15 to to PART _ 16 understand mark 16 understand understand VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 hard xcomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 speech punct
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1 slur participle tree rules 2 is a present Slurred speech speech tree rules 3 run present the words into each result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into each=Result 4 is present the words not said here hard property tree rules 5 understand to-infinitive the words not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
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: music — kept apart, not parsed.
Slurred notes are played smoothly joined together, shown by a curved line called a slur.
The tree, 15 words amod nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod advcl advmod punct conj case det amod obl acl det obj punct root Slurred VERB notes NOUN are AUX played VERB smoothly ADV joined VERB together ADV , PUNCT shown VERB by ADP a DET curved VERB line NOUN called VERB a DET slur NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Slurred slur VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 notes amod 2 notes note NOUN Number=Plur 4 played nsubj:pass 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 played aux:pass 4 played play VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 smoothly smoothly ADV _ 6 joined advmod 6 joined join VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 played advcl 7 together together ADV _ 6 joined advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 shown punct 9 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 played conj 10 by by ADP _ 13 line case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 line det 12 curved curve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 line amod 13 line line NOUN Number=Sing 9 shown obl 14 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 line acl 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 slur det 16 slur slur NOUN Number=Sing 14 called obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 played punct
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1 slur participle tree rules 2 play present · passive Slurred notes vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 3 join participle smoothly, together property vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 4 show participle by a curved line vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 curve participle vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material 6 call participle a curved line not said here a slur vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent slur=Recipient
Meaning 3 To have slurred someone can mean to have insulted them unfairly (a slur is an insult).
The tree, 16 words mark aux amod nsubj aux mark aux ccomp obj advmod punct det nsubj cop det parataxis punct punct root To PART have AUX slurred VERB someone PRON can AUX mean VERB to PART have AUX insulted VERB them PRON unfairly ADV ( PUNCT a DET slur NOUN is AUX an DET insult NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 3 slurred mark 2 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 3 slurred aux 3 slurred slur VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 someone amod 4 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 mean nsubj 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 mean aux 6 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 to to PART _ 9 insulted mark 8 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 insulted aux 9 insulted insult VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 6 mean ccomp 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 insulted obj 11 unfairly unfairly ADV _ 9 insulted advmod 12 ( ( PUNCT _ 17 insult punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 slur det 14 slur slur NOUN Number=Sing 17 insult nsubj 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 insult cop 16 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 insult det 17 insult insult NOUN Number=Sing 9 insulted parataxis 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 17 insult punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 mean punct
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1 slur to-infinitive · perfect tree rules 2 mean can someone vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 insult not said to happen to-infinitive · perfect them = they unfairly property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer 4 is a present a slur a insult tree rules
Example 1 His speech was slurred because he was so sleepy.
nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux:pass mark nsubj cop advmod advcl punct root His PRON speech NOUN was AUX slurred VERB because SCONJ he PRON was AUX so ADV sleepy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 speech nmod:poss 2 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 4 slurred nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 slurred aux:pass 4 slurred slur VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 because because SCONJ _ 9 sleepy mark 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 sleepy nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 sleepy cop 8 so so ADV _ 9 sleepy advmod 9 sleepy sleepy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 slurred advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 slurred punct
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1 slur past · passive His speech tree rules 2 is past he sleepy property tree rules 3 speak His = he nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Slurred speech can be a sign of a stroke, so call an ambulance.
The tree, 13 words amod nsubj aux cop det case det nmod punct advmod parataxis det obj punct root Slurred VERB speech NOUN can AUX be AUX a DET sign NOUN of ADP a DET stroke NOUN , PUNCT so ADV call VERB an DET ambulance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Slurred slur VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 speech amod 2 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 6 sign nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 sign aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 sign cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 sign det 6 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 stroke case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 stroke det 9 stroke stroke NOUN Number=Sing 6 sign nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 call punct 11 so so ADV _ 12 call advmod 12 call call VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 sign parataxis 13 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 ambulance det 14 ambulance ambulance NOUN Number=Sing 12 call obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 sign punct
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1 slur participle tree rules 2 is a can Slurred speech a sign of a stroke tree rules 3 call infinitive a ambulance vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent ambulance=Recipient
Example 3 The drunk man slurred his words.
det amod nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root The DET drunk ADJ man NOUN slurred VERB his PRON words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 man det 2 drunk drunk ADJ Degree=Pos 3 man amod 3 man man NOUN Number=Sing 4 slurred nsubj 4 slurred slur VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 words nmod:poss 6 words word NOUN Number=Plur 4 slurred obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 slurred punct
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1 slur past the drunk man man's words tree rules 2 word man nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Play these two notes slurred, without a gap.
det nummod obj acl punct case det obl punct root Play VERB these DET two NUM notes NOUN slurred VERB , PUNCT without ADP a DET gap NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Play play VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 4 notes det 3 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 notes nummod 4 notes note NOUN Number=Plur 1 Play obj 5 slurred slur VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 notes acl 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 gap punct 7 without without ADP _ 9 gap case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 gap det 9 gap gap NOUN Number=Sing 5 slurred obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Play punct
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1 play imperative you not said here this two notes vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Theme 2 slur participle this two notes not said here without a gap tree rules
Example 5 She slurred "goodnight" as she fell asleep.
nsubj punct obj punct mark nsubj advcl xcomp punct root She PRON slurred VERB " PUNCT goodnight NOUN " PUNCT as SCONJ she PRON fell VERB asleep ADJ . PUNCT 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 slurred nsubj 2 slurred slur VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 " " PUNCT _ 4 goodnight punct 4 goodnight goodnight NOUN Number=Sing 2 slurred obj 5 " " PUNCT _ 4 goodnight punct 6 as as SCONJ _ 8 fell mark 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 fell nsubj 8 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 slurred advcl 9 asleep asleep ADJ Degree=Pos 8 fell xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 slurred punct
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1 slur past She goodnight tree rules 2 fall past she asleep property vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 The curved line means the notes are slurred.
det amod nsubj det nsubj:pass aux:pass ccomp punct root The DET curved VERB line NOUN means VERB the DET notes NOUN are AUX slurred VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 line det 2 curved curve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 line amod 3 line line NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 notes det 6 notes note NOUN Number=Plur 8 slurred nsubj:pass 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 slurred aux:pass 8 slurred slur VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 means ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 curve participle vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material 2 mean present the curved line vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 slur present · passive the notes tree rules
Example 7 After the dentist's injection, my words were slurred for an hour.
case det nmod:poss case obl punct nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root After ADP the DET dentist NOUN 's PART injection NOUN , PUNCT my PRON words NOUN were AUX slurred VERB for ADP an DET hour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 5 injection case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 dentist det 3 dentist dentist NOUN Number=Sing 5 injection nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 dentist case 5 injection injection NOUN Number=Sing 10 slurred obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 injection punct 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 words nmod:poss 8 words word NOUN Number=Plur 10 slurred nsubj:pass 9 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 slurred aux:pass 10 slurred slur VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 11 for for ADP _ 13 hour case 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 hour det 13 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 10 slurred obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 slurred punct
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1 slur past · passive my words after the dentist's injection; hour tree rules 2 inject the dentist nom injection «act transitive»: poss=agent 3 word my nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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