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uncouth

Who acts: way, It, uncouth guests, uncouth jokes, His, uncouth songs · What happens: behave, not be, refine, be, talk, shout · To what, where: way, food, visitors, She · Speech: someone speaks here

«uncouth» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: uncouth in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Rude, rough and without good manners; behaving in a way that is not polite or refined.

The tree, 16 words
punctconjcccaseamodconjpunctconjcasedetoblnsubjcopadvmodacl:relclccconjpunctrootRudeADJ,PUNCTroughADJandCCONJwithoutADPgoodADJmannersNOUN;PUNCTbehavingVERBinADPaDETwayNOUNthatPRONisAUXnotPARTpoliteADJorCCONJrefinedVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1RuderudeADJDegree=Posrootroot
2,,PUNCT_3 roughpunct
3roughroughADJDegree=Pos1 Rudeconj
4andandCCONJ_7 mannerscc
5withoutwithoutADP_7 mannerscase
6goodgoodADJDegree=Pos7 mannersamod
7mannersmannersNOUNNumber=Ptan1 Rudeconj
8;;PUNCT_1 Rudepunct
9behavingbehaveVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part1 Rudeconj
10ininADP_12 waycase
11aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art12 waydet
12waywayNOUNNumber=Sing9 behavingobl
13thatthatPRONPronType=Rel16 politensubj
14isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin16 politecop
15notnotPARTPolarity=Neg16 politeadvmod
16politepoliteADJDegree=Pos12 wayacl:relcl
17ororCCONJ_18 refinedcc
18refinedrefineVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass16 politeconj
19..PUNCT_1 Rudepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1behavegerunda wayvn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
2not ispresenta waypolite propertytree rules
3refineparticiplea way not said herevn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=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.

Example 1

It is uncouth to talk with your mouth full.

nsubjcopmarkxcompcasenmod:possoblamodpunctrootItPRONisAUXuncouthADJtoPARTtalkVERBwithADPyourPRONmouthNOUNfullADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 uncouthnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 uncouthcop
3uncouthuncouthADJDegree=Posrootroot
4totoPART_5 talkmark
5talktalkVERBVerbForm=Inf3 uncouthxcomp
6withwithADP_8 mouthcase
7youryourPRONCase=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs8 mouthnmod:poss
8mouthmouthNOUNNumber=Sing5 talkobl
9fullfullADJDegree=Pos8 mouthamod
10..PUNCT_3 uncouthpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentItuncouth propertytree rules
2talkto-infinitivewith your mouthvn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with mouth=Co-Agent

Example 2

The uncouth guests shouted and threw food.

detamodnsubjccconjobjpunctrootTheDETuncouthADJguestsNOUNshoutedVERBandCCONJthrewVERBfoodNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 guestsdet
2uncouthuncouthADJDegree=Pos3 guestsamod
3guestsguestNOUNNumber=Plur4 shoutednsubj
4shoutedshoutVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5andandCCONJ_6 threwcc
6threwthrowVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 shoutedconj
7foodfoodNOUNNumber=Sing6 threwobj
8..PUNCT_4 shoutedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1shout speech: expresspastthe uncouth guestsvn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2throwpastthe uncouth guests not said herefoodvn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme

Example 3

His uncouth jokes upset the visitors.

nmod:possamodnsubjdetobjpunctrootHisPRONuncouthADJjokesNOUNupsetVERBtheDETvisitorsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs3 jokesnmod:poss
2uncouthuncouthADJDegree=Pos3 jokesamod
3jokesjokeNOUNNumber=Plur4 upsetnsubj
4upsetupsetVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 visitorsdet
6visitorsvisitorNOUNNumber=Plur4 upsetobj
7..PUNCT_4 upsetpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1upsetpastHis uncouth jokesthe visitorsvn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus visitor=Experiencer
2jokeHis = henom joke «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

The weasels' uncouth songs echoed round Toad Hall.

detnmod:posscaseamodnsubjcasecompoundoblpunctrootTheDETweaselsNOUN'PARTuncouthADJsongsNOUNechoedVERBroundADPToadPROPNHallPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 weaselsdet
2weaselsweaselNOUNNumber=Plur5 songsnmod:poss
3''sPART_2 weaselscase
4uncouthuncouthADJDegree=Pos5 songsamod
5songssongNOUNNumber=Plur6 echoednsubj
6echoedechoVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
7roundroundADP_9 Hallcase
8ToadToadPROPNNumber=Sing9 Hallcompound
9HallHallPROPNNumber=Sing6 echoedobl
10..PUNCT_6 echoedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1echopastthe weasels's uncouth songsround Toad Hallvn sound_existence-47.4 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2singthe weaselsnom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

Don't be uncouth — say please.

advmodcopobjpunctcsubjdiscoursepunctrootDoVERBn'tPARTbeAUXuncouthADJ—PUNCTsayVERBpleaseINTJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DodoVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg4 uncouthadvmod
3bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf4 uncouthcop
4uncouthuncouthADJDegree=Pos1 Doobj
5—-PUNCT_6 saypunct
6saysayVERBVerbForm=Inf4 uncouthcsubj
7pleasepleaseINTJ_6 saydiscourse
8..PUNCT_1 Dopunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1doimperativeyou not said herevn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2not isinfinitiveuncouth propertytree rules
3say speech: assertinfinitivevn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 6

She was shocked by his uncouth manners.

nsubjaux:passcasenmod:possamodoblpunctrootShePRONwasAUXshockedVERBbyADPhisPRONuncouthADJmannersNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 shockednsubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 shockedaux:pass
3shockedshockVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
4bybyADP_7 mannerscase
5hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 mannersnmod:poss
6uncouthuncouthADJDegree=Pos7 mannersamod
7mannersmannersNOUNNumber=Ptan3 shockedobl
8..PUNCT_3 shockedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1shockpast · passivehis uncouth mannersShevn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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