syllabic Who acts: Syllabic, syllabic writing system, syllabic sound, hap py, Japanese hiragana, We · What happens: mean, divide, use, make, have, be · To what, where: beats, one symbol, syllable, own, two syllables, syllabic script
«syllabic» 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: syllabic in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Syllabic means about syllables, the beats or sound parts that words are divided into.
The tree, 14 words nsubj case obl punct det appos cc compound conj nsubj:pass nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl obl punct root Syllabic ADJ means VERB about ADP syllables NOUN , PUNCT the DET beats NOUN or CCONJ sound NOUN parts NOUN that PRON words NOUN are AUX divided VERB into ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Syllabic syllabic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 about about ADP _ 4 syllables case 4 syllables syllable NOUN Number=Plur 2 means obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 beats punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 beats det 7 beats beat NOUN Number=Plur 4 syllables appos 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 parts cc 9 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 10 parts compound 10 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 7 beats conj 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 divided nsubj:pass 12 words word NOUN Number=Plur 14 divided nsubj:pass 13 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 divided aux:pass 14 divided divide VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 beats acl:relcl 15 into into ADP _ 14 divided obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Syllabic about syllables vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 divide present · passive the beats or sound parts vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"hap-py" has two syllables.
punct compound punct nsubj punct nummod obj punct root " PUNCT hap NOUN - PUNCT py NOUN " PUNCT has VERB two NUM syllables NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 py punct 2 hap hap NOUN Number=Sing 4 py compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 hap punct 4 py py NOUN Number=Sing 6 has nsubj 5 " " PUNCT _ 4 py punct 6 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 syllables nummod 8 syllables syllable NOUN Number=Plur 6 has obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 has punct
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1 have present hap py two syllables vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent syllable=Patient
Meaning 2 A syllabic writing system (a syllabary) uses one symbol for each syllable, like Japanese kana or the Cherokee syllabary.
The tree, 19 words det amod compound nsubj punct det appos punct nummod obj case det obl punct case amod appos cc det compound conj punct root A DET syllabic ADJ writing NOUN system NOUN ( PUNCT a DET syllabary NOUN ) PUNCT uses VERB one NUM symbol NOUN for ADP each DET syllable NOUN , PUNCT like ADP Japanese ADJ kana NOUN or CCONJ the DET Cherokee PROPN syllabary NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 system det 2 syllabic syllabic ADJ Degree=Pos 4 system amod 3 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 4 system compound 4 system system NOUN Number=Sing 9 uses nsubj 5 ( ( PUNCT _ 7 syllabary punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 syllabary det 7 syllabary syllabary NOUN Number=Sing 4 system appos 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 7 syllabary punct 9 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 symbol nummod 11 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 9 uses obj 12 for for ADP _ 14 syllable case 13 each each DET PronType=Tot 14 syllable det 14 syllable syllable NOUN Number=Sing 9 uses obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 kana punct 16 like like ADP _ 18 kana case 17 Japanese Japanese ADJ Degree=Pos 18 kana amod 18 kana kana NOUN Number=Sing 14 syllable appos 19 or or CCONJ _ 22 syllabary cc 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 syllabary det 21 Cherokee Cherokee PROPN Number=Sing 22 syllabary compound 22 syllabary syllabary NOUN Number=Sing 18 kana conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 9 uses punct
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1 use present a syllabic writing system one symbol for each syllable vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent symbol=Theme for syllable=Eventuality
Meaning 3 Usage: phonetics — kept apart, not parsed.
A syllabic sound, like the "n" in "button" or "l" in "bottle", makes a syllable on its own without a vowel.
The tree, 21 words det amod nsubj punct case det punct conj punct case punct nmod punct cc punct conj punct case punct nmod punct punct det obj case nmod:poss obl case det obl punct root A DET syllabic ADJ sound NOUN , PUNCT like ADP the DET " PUNCT n NOUN " PUNCT in ADP " PUNCT button NOUN " PUNCT or CCONJ " PUNCT l NOUN " PUNCT in ADP " PUNCT bottle NOUN " PUNCT , PUNCT makes VERB a DET syllable NOUN on ADP its PRON own ADJ without ADP a DET vowel NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 sound det 2 syllabic syllabic ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sound amod 3 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 23 makes nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 n punct 5 like like ADP _ 8 n case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 n det 7 " " PUNCT _ 8 n punct 8 n n NOUN Number=Sing 3 sound conj 9 " " PUNCT _ 8 n punct 10 in in ADP _ 12 button case 11 " " PUNCT _ 12 button punct 12 button button NOUN Number=Sing 8 n nmod 13 " " PUNCT _ 12 button punct 14 or or CCONJ _ 16 l cc 15 " " PUNCT _ 16 l punct 16 l l NOUN Number=Sing 12 button conj 17 " " PUNCT _ 16 l punct 18 in in ADP _ 20 bottle case 19 " " PUNCT _ 20 bottle punct 20 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 16 l nmod 21 " " PUNCT _ 20 bottle punct 22 , , PUNCT _ 3 sound punct 23 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 syllable det 25 syllable syllable NOUN Number=Sing 23 makes obj 26 on on ADP _ 28 own case 27 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 28 own nmod:poss 28 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 23 makes obl 29 without without ADP _ 31 vowel case 30 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 31 vowel det 31 vowel vowel NOUN Number=Sing 23 makes obl 32 . . PUNCT _ 23 makes punct
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1 make present a syllabic sound and the n in button or l in bottle a syllable syllable's own without a vowel vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset syllable=Product
Example 1 Japanese hiragana is a syllabic script.
amod nsubj cop det amod punct root Japanese ADJ hiragana NOUN is AUX a DET syllabic ADJ script NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Japanese Japanese ADJ Degree=Pos 2 hiragana amod 2 hiragana hiragana NOUN Number=Sing 6 script nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 script cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 script det 5 syllabic syllabic ADJ Degree=Pos 6 script amod 6 script script NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 script punct
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1 is a present Japanese hiragana a syllabic script tree rules
Example 2 We clapped the syllabic beats of our names.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root We PRON clapped VERB the DET syllabic ADJ beats NOUN of ADP our PRON names NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 clapped nsubj 2 clapped clap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 beats det 4 syllabic syllabic ADJ Degree=Pos 5 beats amod 5 beats beat NOUN Number=Plur 2 clapped obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 names case 7 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 names nmod:poss 8 names name NOUN Number=Plur 5 beats nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 clapped punct
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1 clap past We the syllabic beats of our names vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location beat=Theme 2 name our nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 A haiku has a strict syllabic pattern: 5, 7, 5.
det nsubj det amod amod obj punct appos punct flat punct conj punct root A DET haiku NOUN has VERB a DET strict ADJ syllabic ADJ pattern NOUN : PUNCT 5 NUM , PUNCT 7 NUM , PUNCT 5 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 haiku det 2 haiku haiku 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 pattern det 5 strict strict ADJ Degree=Pos 7 pattern amod 6 syllabic syllabic ADJ Degree=Pos 7 pattern amod 7 pattern pattern NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 8 : : PUNCT _ 9 5 punct 9 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 pattern appos 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 7 punct 11 7 7 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 5 flat 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 5 punct 13 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 5 conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a haiku a strict syllabic pattern vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Patient
Example 4 The Cherokee leader Sequoyah invented a syllabic writing system.
det compound nsubj appos det amod compound obj punct root The DET Cherokee PROPN leader NOUN Sequoyah PROPN invented VERB a DET syllabic ADJ writing NOUN system NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 leader det 2 Cherokee Cherokee PROPN Number=Sing 3 leader compound 3 leader leader NOUN Number=Sing 5 invented nsubj 4 Sequoyah Sequoyah PROPN Number=Sing 3 leader appos 5 invented invent VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 system det 7 syllabic syllabic ADJ Degree=Pos 9 system amod 8 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 9 system compound 9 system system NOUN Number=Sing 5 invented obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 invented punct
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1 invent past the Cherokee leader a syllabic writing system vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent system=Result
Example 5 In "bottle", the final l is syllabic.
case punct obl punct punct det amod nsubj cop punct root In ADP " PUNCT bottle NOUN " PUNCT , PUNCT the DET final ADJ l NOUN is AUX syllabic ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 bottle case 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 bottle punct 3 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 10 syllabic obl 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 bottle punct 5 , , PUNCT _ 3 bottle punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 l det 7 final final ADJ Degree=Pos 8 l amod 8 l l NOUN Number=Sing 10 syllabic nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 syllabic cop 10 syllabic syllabic ADJ Degree=Pos root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 syllabic punct
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1 is present the final l bottle syllabic property tree rules
Example 6 Syllabic poems count syllables, not stresses.
amod nsubj obj punct advmod conj punct root Syllabic ADJ poems NOUN count VERB syllables NOUN , PUNCT not PART stresses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Syllabic syllabic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 poems amod 2 poems poem NOUN Number=Plur 3 count nsubj 3 count count VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 syllables syllable NOUN Number=Plur 3 count obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 stresses punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 stresses advmod 7 stresses stress NOUN Number=Plur 4 syllables conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 count punct
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1 count present Syllabic poems syllables and stresses vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent syllable=Theme
Example 7 Breaking a long word into syllabic parts helps you spell it.
csubj det amod obj case amod obl obj xcomp obj punct root Breaking VERB a DET long ADJ word NOUN into ADP syllabic ADJ parts NOUN helps VERB you PRON spell VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Breaking break VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 helps csubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 word det 3 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 4 word amod 4 word word NOUN Number=Sing 1 Breaking obj 5 into into ADP _ 7 parts case 6 syllabic syllabic ADJ Degree=Pos 7 parts amod 7 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 1 Breaking obl 8 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 helps obj 10 spell spell VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 helps xcomp 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 spell obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 helps punct
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1 break gerund a long word into syllabic parts result vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent word=Patient into part=Result 2 help present Breaking you vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme 3 spell infinitive you not said here word vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
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