terminological

Who acts: Terminological, terminological question, terminological inexactitude, lie, argument, they · What happens: mean, do, use, be, say, agree · To what, where: special words, subject, polite way, different words, terminological confusion, same names · Speech: someone speaks here

«terminological» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: terminological in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Terminological means to do with the special words (terms) used in a subject: a terminological question is about which word to use.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Terminological	Terminological	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 do	mark
4	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 means	ccomp
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 words	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 words	det
7	special	special	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 words	amod
8	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 do	obl
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 terms	punct
10	terms	term	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 words	appos
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 terms	punct
12	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 words	acl
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 subject	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 subject	det
15	subject	subject	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 used	obl
16	:	:	PUNCT	_	23 word	punct
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 question	det
18	terminological	terminological	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 question	amod
19	question	question	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 word	nsubj
20	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	23 word	cop
21	about	about	ADP	_	23 word	case
22	which	which	DET	PronType=Int	23 word	det
23	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	parataxis
24	to	to	PART	_	25 use	mark
25	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	23 word	acl
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Terminological				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	do not said to happen	to-infinitive				with the special words	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	use	participle		the special words not said here	a subject		vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	is	present	a terminological question			about which word	tree rules
5	use	to-infinitive	Terminological not said here				vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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: formal, joking — kept apart, not parsed.

«A terminological inexactitude» is a very polite way to say a lie.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 way	punct
2	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 inexactitude	det
3	terminological	terminological	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 inexactitude	amod
4	inexactitude	inexactitude	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 way	nsubj
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 inexactitude	punct
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 way	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 way	det
8	very	very	ADV	_	9 polite	advmod
9	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 way	amod
10	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	to	to	PART	_	12 say	mark
12	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 way	acl
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 lie	det
14	lie	lie	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 say	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a terminological inexactitude	a polite way					tree rules
2	say speech: assert	to-infinitive	a lie						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The argument was only terminological; they agreed on the facts but used different words.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 argument	det
2	argument	argument	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 terminological	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 terminological	cop
4	only	only	ADV	_	5 terminological	advmod
5	terminological	terminological	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 agreed	punct
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 agreed	nsubj
8	agreed	agree	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 terminological	parataxis
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 facts	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 facts	det
11	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 agreed	obl
12	but	but	CCONJ	_	13 used	cc
13	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 agreed	conj
14	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 words	amod
15	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 used	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 terminological	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	past	the argument		terminological property	tree rules
2	agree speech: agree	past	they		on the facts	vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent on fact=Topic
3	use	past	they not said here	different words		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient

Example 2

Scientists try to avoid terminological confusion by using the same names.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 try	nsubj
2	try	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 avoid	mark
4	avoid	avoid	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 try	xcomp
5	terminological	terminological	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 confusion	amod
6	confusion	confusion	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 avoid	obj
7	by	by	SCONJ	_	8 using	mark
8	using	use	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 avoid	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 names	det
10	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 names	amod
11	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 using	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	try	present	Scientists		vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	avoid not said to happen	to-infinitive	Scientists not said here	terminological confusion	vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent confusion=Location
3	use	gerund	Scientists not said here	the same names	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Patient

Example 3

This is a terminological point: call it a «rhombus», not a «diamond».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 point	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 point	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 point	det
4	terminological	terminological	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 point	amod
5	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 call	punct
7	call	call	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 point	parataxis
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 call	obj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 rhombus	det
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 rhombus	punct
11	rhombus	rhombus	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 call	xcomp
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 call	punct
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 diamond	punct
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	17 diamond	advmod
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 diamond	det
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 diamond	punct
17	diamond	diamond	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 call	parataxis
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 diamond	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 point	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	This	a terminological point					tree rules
2	call speech: assert	infinitive		point					tree rules

Example 4

The book has a terminological list at the back.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 book	det
2	book	book	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 list	det
5	terminological	terminological	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 list	amod
6	list	list	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 back	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 back	det
9	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 list	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

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

Example 5

The politician's «terminological inexactitude» was really a lie.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 politician	det
2	politician	politician	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 inexactitude	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 politician	case
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 inexactitude	punct
5	terminological	terminological	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 inexactitude	amod
6	inexactitude	inexactitude	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 lie	nsubj
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 inexactitude	punct
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 lie	cop
9	really	really	ADV	_	11 lie	advmod
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 lie	det
11	lie	lie	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 lie	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the politician's terminological inexactitude	a lie					tree rules

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