tang Who acts: tang, knife blade, táng, tāng, these, lemonade · What happens: be, fit, mean, not be, have, smell · To what, where: strong sharp taste, hint, great Chinese dynasty, part, handle, sugar
«tang» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: tang in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A tang is a strong, sharp taste or smell, like lemon or the sea air.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod cc conj punct discourse parataxis cc det compound conj punct root A DET tang NOUN is AUX a DET strong ADJ , PUNCT sharp ADJ taste NOUN or CCONJ smell NOUN , PUNCT like ADP lemon NOUN or CCONJ the DET sea NOUN air NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tang det 2 tang tang NOUN Number=Sing 8 taste nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 taste cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 taste det 5 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 taste amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 strong punct 7 sharp sharp ADJ Degree=Pos 8 taste amod 8 taste taste NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 smell cc 10 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 8 taste conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 lemon punct 12 like like ADP _ 13 lemon discourse 13 lemon lemon NOUN Number=Sing 8 taste parataxis 14 or or CCONJ _ 17 air cc 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 air det 16 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 17 air compound 17 air air NOUN Number=Sing 13 lemon conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 8 taste punct
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1 is a present a tang a strong sharp taste or smell tree rules
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 tang is a hint or trace of something: «a tang of autumn in the air».
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det cc conj case nmod punct punct det appos case nmod case det nmod punct punct root A DET tang NOUN is AUX a DET hint NOUN or CCONJ trace NOUN of ADP something PRON : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET tang NOUN of ADP autumn NOUN in ADP the DET air NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tang det 2 tang tang NOUN Number=Sing 5 hint nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 hint cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 hint det 5 hint hint NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 trace cc 7 trace trace NOUN Number=Sing 5 hint conj 8 of of ADP _ 9 something case 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 hint nmod 10 : : PUNCT _ 13 tang punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 13 tang punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 tang det 13 tang tang NOUN Number=Sing 9 something appos 14 of of ADP _ 15 autumn case 15 autumn autumn NOUN Number=Sing 13 tang nmod 16 in in ADP _ 18 air case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 air det 18 air air NOUN Number=Sing 13 tang nmod 19 » » PUNCT _ 13 tang punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 hint punct
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1 is a present a tang a hint or trace of something tree rules
Meaning 3 Tang was a great Chinese dynasty, the Tang dynasty, famous for poetry, art and trade (a name).
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop det amod amod punct det compound conj punct amod case obl punct conj cc conj punct det appos punct punct root Tang PROPN was AUX a DET great ADJ Chinese ADJ dynasty NOUN , PUNCT the DET Tang PROPN dynasty NOUN , PUNCT famous ADJ for ADP poetry NOUN , PUNCT art NOUN and CCONJ trade NOUN ( PUNCT a DET name NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tang Tang PROPN Number=Sing 6 dynasty nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 dynasty cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 dynasty det 4 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 6 dynasty amod 5 Chinese Chinese ADJ Degree=Pos 6 dynasty amod 6 dynasty dynasty NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 dynasty punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 dynasty det 9 Tang Tang PROPN Number=Sing 10 dynasty compound 10 dynasty dynasty NOUN Number=Sing 6 dynasty conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 famous punct 12 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 10 dynasty amod 13 for for ADP _ 14 poetry case 14 poetry poetry NOUN Number=Sing 12 famous obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 art punct 16 art art NOUN Number=Sing 14 poetry conj 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 trade cc 18 trade trade NOUN Number=Sing 14 poetry conj 19 ( ( PUNCT _ 21 name punct 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 name det 21 name name NOUN Number=Sing 10 dynasty appos 22 ) ) PUNCT _ 21 name punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 6 dynasty punct
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1 is a past Tang a great Chinese dynasty and the Tang dynasty tree rules
Meaning 4 A tang is the part of a knife blade that fits into the handle.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det case det compound nmod nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct root A DET tang NOUN is AUX the DET part NOUN of ADP a DET knife NOUN blade NOUN that PRON fits VERB into ADP the DET handle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tang det 2 tang tang NOUN Number=Sing 5 part nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 part cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 part det 5 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 9 blade case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 blade det 8 knife knife NOUN Number=Sing 9 blade compound 9 blade blade NOUN Number=Sing 5 part nmod 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 fits nsubj 11 fits fit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 blade acl:relcl 12 into into ADP _ 14 handle case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 handle det 14 handle handle NOUN Number=Sing 11 fits obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 part punct
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1 is a present a tang the part of a knife blade tree rules 2 fit present a knife blade the handle vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent into handle=Destination
Meaning 5 Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.
«táng» means sugar or sweets, and «tāng» means soup; these are not English words.
The tree, 14 words punct nsubj punct obj cc conj punct cc punct nsubj punct parataxis obj punct nsubj cop advmod amod conj punct root « PUNCT táng NOUN » PUNCT means VERB sugar NOUN or CCONJ sweets NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ « PUNCT tāng NOUN » PUNCT means VERB soup NOUN ; PUNCT these PRON are AUX not PART English ADJ words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 táng punct 2 táng táng NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 táng punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 4 means obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 sweets cc 7 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 5 sugar conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 means punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 13 means cc 10 « « PUNCT _ 11 tāng punct 11 tāng tāng NOUN Number=Sing 13 means nsubj 12 » » PUNCT _ 11 tāng punct 13 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 means parataxis 14 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 13 means obj 15 ; ; PUNCT _ 20 words punct 16 these this PRON Number=Plur PronType=Dem 20 words nsubj 17 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 words cop 18 not not PART Polarity=Neg 20 words advmod 19 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 20 words amod 20 words word NOUN Number=Plur 13 means conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present táng sugar or sweets vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sugar=Topic 2 mean present tāng soup vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soup=Topic 3 not is a present these English words tree rules
Example 1 The lemonade had a nice sharp tang.
det nsubj det amod amod obj punct root The DET lemonade NOUN had VERB a DET nice ADJ sharp ADJ tang NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lemonade det 2 lemonade lemonade NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 tang det 5 nice nice ADJ Degree=Pos 7 tang amod 6 sharp sharp ADJ Degree=Pos 7 tang amod 7 tang tang NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the lemonade a nice sharp tang vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tang=Patient
Example 2 We smelled the salty tang of the sea as we got out of the car.
The tree, 15 words nsubj det amod obj case det nmod mark nsubj advcl advmod case det obl punct root We PRON smelled VERB the DET salty ADJ tang NOUN of ADP the DET sea NOUN as SCONJ we PRON got VERB out ADV of ADP the DET car 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 smelled nsubj 2 smelled smell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 tang det 4 salty salty ADJ Degree=Pos 5 tang amod 5 tang tang NOUN Number=Sing 2 smelled obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 sea case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sea det 8 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 5 tang nmod 9 as as SCONJ _ 11 got mark 10 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 got nsubj 11 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 smelled advcl 12 out out ADV _ 11 got advmod 13 of of ADP _ 15 car case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 car det 15 car car NOUN Number=Sing 11 got obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 smelled punct
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1 smell past We the salty tang of the sea vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tang=Stimulus 2 get out past we of the car; out property vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent of car=Source
Example 3 This cheese is tangy.
det nsubj cop punct root This DET cheese NOUN is AUX tangy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 cheese det 2 cheese cheese NOUN Number=Sing 4 tangy nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 tangy cop 4 tangy tangy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 tangy punct
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1 is present this cheese tangy property tree rules
Example 4 There was a tang of smoke in the cold air.
expl det nsubj case nmod case det amod nmod punct root There PRON was VERB a DET tang NOUN of ADP smoke NOUN in ADP the DET cold ADJ air NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 tang det 4 tang tang NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 6 smoke case 6 smoke smoke NOUN Number=Sing 4 tang nmod 7 in in ADP _ 10 air case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 air det 9 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 10 air amod 10 air air NOUN Number=Sing 6 smoke nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past a tang of smoke in the cold air there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 Poets wrote famous poems during the Tang dynasty.
nsubj amod obj case det compound obl punct root Poets NOUN wrote VERB famous ADJ poems NOUN during ADP the DET Tang PROPN dynasty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Poets poet NOUN Number=Plur 2 wrote nsubj 2 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 4 poems amod 4 poems poem NOUN Number=Plur 2 wrote obj 5 during during ADP _ 8 dynasty case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 dynasty det 7 Tang Tang PROPN Number=Sing 8 dynasty compound 8 dynasty dynasty NOUN Number=Sing 2 wrote obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 wrote punct
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1 write past Poets famous poems during the Tang dynasty vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poem=Theme
Example 6 The tang of the knife goes into the wooden handle.
det nsubj case det nmod case det amod obl punct root The DET tang NOUN of ADP the DET knife NOUN goes VERB into ADP the DET wooden ADJ handle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tang det 2 tang tang NOUN Number=Sing 6 goes nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 knife case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 knife det 5 knife knife NOUN Number=Sing 2 tang nmod 6 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 into into ADP _ 10 handle case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 handle det 9 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 10 handle amod 10 handle handle NOUN Number=Sing 6 goes obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 goes punct
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1 go present the tang of the knife the wooden handle vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into handle=Initial_Location
Example 7 In Mandarin, «tang» with a rising tone means sweets.
case obl punct punct nsubj punct case det compound nmod obj punct root In ADP Mandarin PROPN , PUNCT « PUNCT tang NOUN » PUNCT with ADP a DET rising NOUN tone NOUN means VERB sweets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Mandarin case 2 Mandarin Mandarin PROPN Number=Sing 11 means obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 tang punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 tang punct 5 tang tang NOUN Number=Sing 11 means nsubj 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 tang punct 7 with with ADP _ 10 tone case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 tone det 9 rising rising NOUN Number=Sing 10 tone compound 10 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 5 tang nmod 11 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 11 means obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 11 means punct
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1 mean present tang with a rising tone sweets in Mandarin vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot sweet=Theme in mandarin=Attribute
Example 8 A wind carried me the tang of wolf, and against that smell I stared and stamped.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj obj det obj case nmod punct cc case det obl nsubj parataxis cc conj punct root A DET wind NOUN carried VERB me PRON the DET tang NOUN of ADP wolf NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ against ADP that DET smell NOUN I PRON stared VERB and CCONJ stamped VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 wind det 2 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 3 carried nsubj 3 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 carried obj 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 tang det 6 tang tang NOUN Number=Sing 3 carried obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 wolf case 8 wolf wolf NOUN Number=Sing 6 tang nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 15 stared punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 15 stared cc 11 against against ADP _ 13 smell case 12 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 13 smell det 13 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 15 stared obl 14 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 15 stared nsubj 15 stared stare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 carried parataxis 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 stamped cc 17 stamped stamp VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 15 stared conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 carried punct
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1 carry past a wind me vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Theme i=Beneficiary tang=Value 2 stare past I against that smell vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent against smell=Theme 3 stamp past I not said here vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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