twang Who acts: twang, way, voice, string, guitar string, He · What happens: be, ring, pluck, speak, sound, twang · To what, where: sound, tight string, way, nose, string, loud twang · Speech: someone speaks here
«twang» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: twang in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A twang is a sharp, ringing sound like the sound of a tight string being plucked.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det punct advcl obj case det obl case det amod nmod aux:pass acl punct root A DET twang NOUN is AUX a DET sharp ADJ , PUNCT ringing VERB sound NOUN like ADP the DET sound NOUN of ADP a DET tight ADJ string NOUN being AUX plucked VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 twang det 2 twang twang NOUN Number=Sing 5 sharp nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sharp cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sharp det 5 sharp sharp ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 ringing punct 7 ringing ring VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 sharp advcl 8 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 7 ringing obj 9 like like ADP _ 11 sound case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 sound det 11 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 7 ringing obl 12 of of ADP _ 15 string case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 string det 14 tight tight ADJ Degree=Pos 15 string amod 15 string string NOUN Number=Sing 11 sound nmod 16 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 17 plucked aux:pass 17 plucked pluck VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 string acl 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 sharp punct
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1 is present a twang sharp property tree rules 2 ring gerund a twang not said here sound like the sound of a tight string vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sound=Theme 3 pluck gerund · passive a tight string not said here vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»
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 twang is a way of speaking where the voice sounds partly through the nose, often part of an accent: «a Southern twang».
The tree, 23 words det nsubj cop det mark acl advmod det nsubj ccomp advmod case det obl punct advmod conj case det nmod punct punct det amod parataxis punct punct root A DET twang NOUN is AUX a DET way NOUN of SCONJ speaking VERB where ADV the DET voice NOUN sounds VERB partly ADV through ADP the DET nose NOUN , PUNCT often ADV part NOUN of ADP an DET accent NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET Southern ADJ twang 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 twang det 2 twang twang NOUN Number=Sing 5 way nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 way cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 way det 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of SCONJ _ 7 speaking mark 7 speaking speak VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 way acl 8 where where ADV PronType=Rel 11 sounds advmod 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 voice det 10 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 11 sounds nsubj 11 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 speaking ccomp 12 partly partly ADV _ 11 sounds advmod 13 through through ADP _ 15 nose case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 nose det 15 nose nose NOUN Number=Sing 11 sounds obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 part punct 17 often often ADV _ 18 part advmod 18 part part NOUN Number=Sing 15 nose conj 19 of of ADP _ 21 accent case 20 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 accent det 21 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 18 part nmod 22 : : PUNCT _ 26 twang punct 23 « « PUNCT _ 26 twang punct 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 twang det 25 Southern southern ADJ Degree=Pos 26 twang amod 26 twang twang NOUN Number=Sing 5 way parataxis 27 » » PUNCT _ 26 twang punct 28 . . PUNCT _ 5 way punct
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1 is a present a twang a way tree rules 2 speak speech: other gerund a way not said here tree rules 3 sound present the voice the nose and part of a accent partly property vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through nose=Location
Meaning 3 To twang is to make that sound, or to pluck a string so it makes it.
The tree, 16 words mark csubj cop mark det obj punct cc mark conj det obj advmod nsubj advcl obj punct root To PART twang VERB is AUX to PART make VERB that DET sound NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ to PART pluck VERB a DET string NOUN so ADV it PRON makes VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 twang mark 2 twang twang VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 make csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 make cop 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 sound det 7 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 5 make obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 pluck punct 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 pluck cc 10 to to PART _ 11 pluck mark 11 pluck pluck VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 make conj 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 string det 13 string string NOUN Number=Sing 11 pluck obj 14 so so ADV _ 16 makes advmod 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 makes nsubj 16 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 pluck advcl 17 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 makes obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 make punct
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1 twang to-infinitive vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present make property tree rules 3 pluck to-infinitive a string vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent string=Patient 4 make present string sound vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material it=Product
Example 1 The guitar string made a loud twang.
det compound nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET guitar NOUN string NOUN made VERB a DET loud ADJ twang NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 string det 2 guitar guitar NOUN Number=Sing 3 string compound 3 string string NOUN Number=Sing 4 made nsubj 4 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 twang det 6 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 7 twang amod 7 twang twang NOUN Number=Sing 4 made obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make past the guitar string a loud twang vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset twang=Product
Example 2 He twanged the rubber band across the box.
nsubj det compound obj case det obl punct root He PRON twanged VERB the DET rubber NOUN band NOUN across ADP the DET box NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 twanged nsubj 2 twanged twang VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 band det 4 rubber rubber NOUN Number=Sing 5 band compound 5 band band NOUN Number=Sing 2 twanged obj 6 across across ADP _ 8 box case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 box det 8 box box NOUN Number=Sing 2 twanged obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 twanged punct
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1 twang past He the rubber band the box vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent band=Topic
Example 3 She spoke with a slight American twang.
nsubj case det amod amod obl punct root She PRON spoke VERB with ADP a DET slight ADJ American ADJ twang NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 spoke nsubj 2 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 7 twang case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 twang det 5 slight slight ADJ Degree=Pos 7 twang amod 6 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 7 twang amod 7 twang twang NOUN Number=Sing 2 spoke obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past She with a slight American twang vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with twang=Co-Agent
Example 4 The arrow left the bow with a twang.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET arrow NOUN left VERB the DET bow NOUN with ADP a DET twang NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 arrow det 2 arrow arrow NOUN Number=Sing 3 left nsubj 3 left leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 bow det 5 bow bow NOUN Number=Sing 3 left obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 twang case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 twang det 8 twang twang NOUN Number=Sing 3 left obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 left punct
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1 leave past the arrow the bow with a twang vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent bow=Recipient with twang=Theme
Example 5 Stretch the band tighter for a higher twang.
det obj parataxis case det amod obl punct root Stretch VERB the DET band NOUN tighter ADJ for ADP a DET higher ADJ twang NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stretch stretch VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 band det 3 band band NOUN Number=Sing 1 Stretch obj 4 tighter tight ADJ Degree=Cmp 1 Stretch parataxis 5 for for ADP _ 8 twang case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 twang det 7 higher high ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 twang amod 8 twang twang NOUN Number=Sing 4 tighter obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stretch punct
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1 stretch imperative you not said here the band vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent band=Patient
Example 6 The banjo twanged in the background.
det acl case det obl punct root The DET banjo NOUN twanged VERB in ADP the DET background NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 banjo det 2 banjo banjo NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 twanged twang VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 banjo acl 4 in in ADP _ 6 background case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 background det 6 background background NOUN Number=Sing 3 twanged obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 banjo punct
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1 twang participle the banjo not said here the background vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in background=Location
Example 7 Grandpa has a Texan twang.
nsubj det amod obj punct root Grandpa PROPN has VERB a DET Texan ADJ twang NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 twang det 4 Texan texan ADJ Degree=Pos 5 twang amod 5 twang twang NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Grandpa a Texan twang vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent twang=Patient
Example 8 He bent his bow and the sinewy string twanged.
nsubj nmod:poss obj cc det amod conj acl punct root He PRON bent VERB his PRON bow NOUN and CCONJ the DET sinewy ADJ string NOUN twanged VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 bent nsubj 2 bent bend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 bow nmod:poss 4 bow bow NOUN Number=Sing 2 bent obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 8 string cc 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 string det 7 sinewy sinewy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 string amod 8 string string NOUN Number=Sing 4 bow conj 9 twanged twang VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 string acl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 bent punct
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1 bend past He his bow and the sinewy string vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent bow=Material 2 twang participle the sinewy string not said here vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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