talkie

Who acts: small held radio, films, grandpa, We, Sam, silent film actors · What happens: speak, oppose, make, hold, talk, have · To what, where: film, music, first talkies, walkie talkies, campsite, walkie talkie · Speech: someone speaks here

«talkie» 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: talkie in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

A film with sound and spoken words, as opposed to a silent film; the first "talkies" were made a long time ago.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 film	det
2	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 made	nsubj:pass
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 sound	case
4	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 film	nmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 words	cc
6	spoken	speak	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 words	amod
7	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 sound	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 opposed	punct
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	10 opposed	mark
10	opposed	oppose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 film	acl
11	to	to	ADP	_	14 film	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 film	det
13	silent	silent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 film	amod
14	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 opposed	obl
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	19 talkies	punct
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 talkies	det
17	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	19 talkies	amod
18	"	"	PUNCT	_	19 talkies	punct
19	talkies	talkie	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 made	nsubj:pass
20	"	"	PUNCT	_	19 talkies	punct
21	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	22 made	aux:pass
22	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 time	det
24	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 time	amod
25	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 ago	obl:unmarked
26	ago	ago	ADV	_	22 made	advmod
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	22 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	participle			vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	oppose	participle	a film with sound and spoken words not said here	to a silent film	vn amalgamate-22.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
3	make	past · passive	a film with sound and spoken words	ago property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

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

In "walkie-talkie": a small hand-held radio for talking to someone nearby.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	5 talkie	case
2	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 talkie	punct
3	walkie	walkie	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 talkie	compound
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 talkie	punct
5	talkie	talkie	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 talkie	punct
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 radio	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 radio	det
9	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 radio	amod
10	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 held	compound
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 hand	punct
12	held	hold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 radio	amod
13	radio	radio	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 talkie	conj
14	for	for	SCONJ	_	15 talking	mark
15	talking	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 radio	acl
16	to	to	ADP	_	17 someone	case
17	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	15 talking	obl
18	nearby	nearby	ADV	_	15 talking	advmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 talkie	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	participle							vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	talk	gerund	a small held radio not said here					to someone; nearby property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to someone=Co-Agent

Example 1

The first talkies amazed cinema audiences.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 talkies	det
2	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	3 talkies	amod
3	talkies	talkie	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 audiences	nsubj
4	amazed	amazed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 audiences	amod
5	cinema	cinema	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 audiences	compound
6	audiences	audience	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 audiences	punct

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

Example 2

Before talkies, films had music but no voices.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Before	before	ADP	_	2 talkies	case
2	talkies	talkie	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 had	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 talkies	punct
4	films	film	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 had	nsubj
5	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 had	obj
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	9 voices	cc
8	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	9 voices	det
9	voices	voice	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 music	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	films	music but no voices			before talkies		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Patient

Example 3

Grandpa's grandpa saw the very first talkies.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 grandpa	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Grandpa	case
3	grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 saw	nsubj
4	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 talkies	det
6	very	very	ADV	_	7 first	advmod
7	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	8 talkies	amod
8	talkies	talkie	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 saw	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past	Grandpa's grandpa	the first talkies					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer talkie=Stimulus

Example 4

We used walkie-talkies to talk across the campsite.

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 used	nsubj
2	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	walkie	walkie	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 talkies	compound
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 walkie	punct
5	talkies	talkie	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 used	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 talk	mark
7	talk	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 used	advcl
8	across	across	ADP	_	10 campsite	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 campsite	det
10	campsite	campsite	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 talk	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	We	walkie talkies					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent talkie=Patient
2	talk	to-infinitive	We not said here			the campsite			vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

"Over and out!" said Sam into the walkie-talkie.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Over	punct
2	Over	over	ADV	_	7 said	advmod
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 out	cc
4	out	out	ADV	_	2 Over	conj
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Over	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Over	punct
7	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	Sam	Sam	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 said	nsubj
9	into	into	ADP	_	13 talkie	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 talkie	det
11	walkie	walkie	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 talkie	compound
12	-	-	PUNCT	_	11 walkie	punct
13	talkie	talkie	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 said	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Sam			the walkie talkie		over property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Some silent film actors had funny voices and failed in the talkies.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	4 actors	det
2	silent	silent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 actors	amod
3	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 actors	compound
4	actors	actor	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 had	nsubj
5	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 voices	amod
7	voices	voice	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 had	obj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 failed	cc
9	failed	fail	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 voices	conj
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 talkies	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 talkies	det
12	talkies	talkie	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 failed	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	some silent film actors	funny voices					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Patient
2	fail	participle	some silent film actors not said here			the talkies			vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in talkie=Eventuality

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