thong

Who acts: Thongs, thong, you, I, Kiwis, Aussies · What happens: be, use, tie, fasten, not forget, break · To what, where: flip flops, piece, thin strip, things, thongs, barefoot · Speech: someone speaks here

«thong» 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: thong in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: Australia, New Zealand — kept apart, not parsed.

Thongs are flip-flops: simple open sandals with a strap between the toes.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thongs	thong	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 flops	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 flops	cop
3	flip	flip	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 flops	compound
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 flip	punct
5	flops	flop	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 sandals	punct
7	simple	simple	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 sandals	amod
8	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 sandals	amod
9	sandals	sandal	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 flops	nmod
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 strap	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 strap	det
12	strap	strap	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sandals	nmod
13	between	between	ADP	_	15 toes	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 toes	det
15	toes	toe	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 strap	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 flops	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Thongs	flip flops				simple open sandals with a strap between the toes nmod	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 thong is a piece of underwear or swimwear with a very thin strip at the back.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 thong	det
2	thong	thong	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 piece	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 piece	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 piece	det
5	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 underwear	case
7	underwear	underwear	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 piece	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 swimwear	cc
9	swimwear	swimwear	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 underwear	conj
10	with	with	ADP	_	14 strip	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 strip	det
12	very	very	ADV	_	13 thin	advmod
13	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 strip	amod
14	strip	strip	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 swimwear	nmod
15	at	at	ADP	_	17 back	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 back	det
17	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 strip	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 piece	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a thong	a piece				of underwear or swimwear with a thin strip at the back	tree rules

Meaning 3

A thong is a thin strip of leather used to tie or fasten things.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 thong	det
2	thong	thong	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 strip	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 strip	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 strip	det
5	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 strip	amod
6	strip	strip	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 leather	case
8	leather	leather	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 strip	nmod
9	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 strip	acl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 tie	mark
11	tie	tie	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 used	advcl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 fasten	cc
13	fasten	fasten	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 tie	conj
14	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 fasten	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 strip	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a thong	a thin strip	of leather	tree rules
2	use	participle		a thin strip not said here		vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	tie	to-infinitive				vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
4	fasten	infinitive		things		vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient

Example 1

Don't forget your thongs for the beach! (Australia)

Sentence 1: Don't forget your thongs for the beach!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 forget	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 forget	advmod
3	forget	forget	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 thongs	nmod:poss
5	thongs	thong	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 forget	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 beach	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 beach	det
8	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 forget	obl
9	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 forget	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not forget	imperative · do-support	you not said here	your thongs				for the beach	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Australia)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct

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

Example 2

My thongs broke and I had to walk barefoot. (Australia)

Sentence 1: My thongs broke and I had to walk barefoot.

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 thongs	nmod:poss
2	thongs	thong	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 broke	nsubj
3	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 had	cc
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 had	nsubj
6	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 broke	conj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 walk	mark
8	walk	walk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 had	xcomp
9	barefoot	barefoot	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 walk	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	break	past	My thongs		vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	have	past	I		tree rules
3	walk	to-infinitive	I not said here	barefoot	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme barefoot=Trajectory

Sentence 2: (Australia)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct

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

Example 3

In the UK, thongs are called flip-flops.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 UK	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 UK	det
3	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 called	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 UK	punct
5	thongs	thong	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 called	nsubj:pass
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 called	aux:pass
7	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	flip	flip	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 flops	compound
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 flip	punct
10	flops	flop	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 called	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present · passive		thongs		the UK			vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 4

The sandal was tied with a leather thong.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sandal	det
2	sandal	sandal	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tied	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 tied	aux:pass
4	tied	tie	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 thong	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 thong	det
7	leather	leather	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 thong	compound
8	thong	thong	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tied	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 tied	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tie	past · passive		the sandal				with a leather thong	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with thong=Co-Patient

Example 5

The necklace hung on a leather thong.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 necklace	det
2	necklace	necklace	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	hung	hang	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 necklace	acl
4	on	on	ADP	_	7 thong	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 thong	det
6	leather	leather	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 thong	compound
7	thong	thong	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hung	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 necklace	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hang	participle		the necklace not said here		a leather thong			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on thong=Location

Example 6

Kiwis call them jandals, Aussies call them thongs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Kiwis	kiwi	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 call	nsubj
2	call	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 call	obj
4	jandals	jandal	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 call	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 call	punct
6	Aussies	aussie	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 call	nsubj
7	call	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 call	conj
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 call	obj
9	thongs	thong	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 call	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 call	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present	Kiwis	them = they					vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme jandal=Result
2	call	present	Aussies	jandals = jandal					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient

Example 7

Finally, he found and drew forth a nicely plaited whip-thong with a red snapper all waxed and knotted.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Finally	finally	ADV	_	4 found	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Finally	punct
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 found	nsubj
4	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 drew	cc
6	drew	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 found	conj
7	forth	forth	ADV	_	6 drew	advmod
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 thong	det
9	nicely	nicely	ADV	_	10 plaited	advmod
10	plaited	plait	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 thong	amod
11	whip	whip	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 thong	compound
12	-	-	PUNCT	_	11 whip	punct
13	thong	thong	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 drew	obl:unmarked
14	with	with	SCONJ	_	19 waxed	mark
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 snapper	det
16	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 snapper	amod
17	snapper	snapper	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 waxed	nsubj
18	all	all	ADV	_	19 waxed	advmod
19	waxed	wax	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 thong	acl:relcl
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 knotted	cc
21	knotted	knot	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	19 waxed	conj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	find	past	he		finally property	vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
2	draw	past	he not said here	a plaited whip thong	forth property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	plait	participle			nicely property	vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	wax	past	a red snapper	a plaited whip thong not said here	all property	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location thong=Theme
5	knot	past	a red snapper not said here			vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

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