talking

Who acts: act, you, We, talking, story, parrot · What happens: say, speak, form, talk, stop, listen · To what, where: words, ing form, talk, talking, library, talking cat · Speech: someone speaks here

«talking» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: talking in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Saying words to people; speaking (the -ing form of talk).

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Saying	obj
3	to	to	ADP	_	4 people	case
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Saying	obl
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	6 speaking	punct
6	speaking	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Saying	ccomp
7	(	(	PUNCT	_	11 form	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 form	det
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 the	punct
10	ing	ing	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 form	compound
11	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 speaking	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 talk	case
13	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 form	nmod
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 speaking	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Saying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	gerund	words	to people	tree rules
2	speak speech: other	gerund	the ing form of talk		vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	form		talk		nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient

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

A noun: the act of speaking: «No talking in the library».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 noun	det
2	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 act	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 act	det
5	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 noun	appos
6	of	of	SCONJ	_	7 speaking	mark
7	speaking	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 act	acl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 speaking	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 talking	punct
10	No	no	DET	PronType=Neg	11 talking	det
11	talking	talking	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 speaking	obj
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 library	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 library	det
14	library	library	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 talking	nmod
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 talking	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 noun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	gerund	the act not said here	no talking		the library			tree rules

Meaning 3

Adjective: able to talk: a talking doll, a talking animal in a story.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Adjective	adjective	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 able	nsubj
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 able	punct
3	able	able	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 talk	mark
5	talk	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 able	xcomp
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 doll	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 doll	det
8	talking	talking	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 doll	compound
9	doll	doll	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 able	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 animal	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 animal	det
12	talking	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 animal	amod
13	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 doll	appos
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 story	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 story	det
16	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 animal	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 able	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	talk	to-infinitive							vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	talk	gerund							vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Please stop talking and listen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	2 stop	discourse
2	stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	talking	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 stop	xcomp
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 listen	cc
5	listen	listen	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 stop	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	talk	gerund	you not said here	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	listen	infinitive	you not said here	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 2

We were talking about our holidays.

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	3 talking	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 talking	aux
3	talking	talk	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	about	about	ADP	_	6 holidays	case
5	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 holidays	nmod:poss
6	holidays	holiday	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 talking	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 talking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	talk	past · progressive	We					about our holidays	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about holiday=Topic

Example 3

There's no talking in the library.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 's	expl
2	's	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	4 talking	det
4	talking	talking	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 's	nsubj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 library	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 library	det
7	library	library	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 's	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 's	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	present	no talking			the library; there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in library=Location

Example 4

Talking to a trusted adult can help when you feel worried.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Talking	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 help	csubj
2	to	to	ADP	_	5 adult	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 adult	det
4	trusted	trust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 adult	amod
5	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Talking	obl
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 help	aux
7	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	10 feel	advmod
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 feel	nsubj
10	feel	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 help	advcl
11	worried	worried	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 feel	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 help	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	talk	gerund		to a trusted adult	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to adult=Co-Agent
2	trust	participle			vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	help	can	Talking		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
4	feel	present	you	worried property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 5

The story has a talking cat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 story	det
2	story	story	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	6 cat	det
5	talking	talking	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cat	compound
6	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the story	a talking cat					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Patient

Example 6

My parrot is talking now!

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 parrot	nmod:poss
2	parrot	parrot	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 talking	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 talking	aux
4	talking	talk	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 talking	advmod
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 talking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	talk	present · progressive	My parrot				now		vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

Who are you talking to?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 talking	obl
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 talking	aux
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 talking	nsubj
4	talking	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	4 talking	fixed
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 talking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	talk	present · progressive	you						vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 8

Dad gave me a talking-to for being rude.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 gave	iobj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 rude	det
5	talking	talking	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 rude	nsubj
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 rude	punct
7	to	to	PART	_	10 rude	mark
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 rude	case
9	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 rude	cop
10	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 gave	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	Dad		me				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme
2	is	gerund	talking					rude property	tree rules

Example 9

"What are you talking about, batyushka?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 talking	punct
2	What	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 talking	obl
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 talking	aux
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 talking	nsubj
5	talking	talk	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	about	about	ADP	_	5 talking	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 batyushka	punct
8	batyushka	batyushka	X	Foreign=Yes	5 talking	obj
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 talking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	talk about in a quote	present · progressive	you	batyushka					vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent batyushka=Patient

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