utterance Who acts: utterance, someone, act, first utterance, baby, Linguists · What happens: be, say, speak, give, utter, write down · To what, where: something, sentence, act, utterance, feelings, Mama · Speech: someone speaks here
«utterance» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: utterance in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
An utterance is something that someone says: a word, a phrase or a sentence spoken aloud.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop obj nsubj acl:relcl punct det appos punct det appos cc det conj acl advmod punct root An DET utterance NOUN is AUX something PRON that PRON someone PRON says VERB : PUNCT a DET word NOUN , PUNCT a DET phrase NOUN or CCONJ a DET sentence NOUN spoken VERB aloud ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 utterance det 2 utterance utterance NOUN Number=Sing 4 something nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 something cop 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 says obj 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 says nsubj 7 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 something acl:relcl 8 : : PUNCT _ 10 word punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 word det 10 word word NOUN Number=Sing 4 something appos 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 phrase punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 phrase det 13 phrase phrase NOUN Number=Sing 10 word appos 14 or or CCONJ _ 16 sentence cc 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 sentence det 16 sentence sentence NOUN Number=Sing 10 word conj 17 spoken speak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 sentence acl 18 aloud aloud ADV _ 17 spoken advmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 something punct
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1 is a present a utterance something tree rules 2 say speech: assert present someone vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent that=Topic 3 speak speech: other participle a sentence not said here aloud property vn talk-37.5 «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 — kept apart, not parsed.
Utterance is the act of saying something aloud: give utterance to your feelings.
The tree, 13 words nsubj cop det mark acl obj advmod punct parataxis obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Utterance NOUN is AUX the DET act NOUN of SCONJ saying VERB something PRON aloud ADV : PUNCT give VERB utterance NOUN to ADP your PRON feelings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Utterance utterance NOUN Number=Sing 4 act nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 act cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 act det 4 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 saying mark 6 saying say VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 act acl 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 saying obj 8 aloud aloud ADV _ 6 saying advmod 9 : : PUNCT _ 10 give punct 10 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 act parataxis 11 utterance utterance NOUN Number=Sing 10 give obj 12 to to ADP _ 14 feelings case 13 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 feelings nmod:poss 14 feelings feeling NOUN Number=Plur 10 give obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 act punct
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1 is a present Utterance the act tree rules 2 say speech: assert gerund the act not said here something aloud property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent something=Topic 3 give infinitive utterance your feelings vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent utterance=Theme to feeling=Recipient
Example 1 The baby's first utterance was «Mama».
det nmod:poss case amod nsubj cop punct punct punct root The DET baby NOUN 's PART first ADJ utterance NOUN was AUX « PUNCT Mama NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 5 utterance nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 baby case 4 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 5 utterance amod 5 utterance utterance NOUN Number=Sing 8 Mama nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 Mama cop 7 « « PUNCT _ 8 Mama punct 8 Mama mama NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 Mama punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 Mama punct
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1 is a in a quote past the baby's first utterance Mama tree rules 2 utter the baby nom utterance «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Every utterance in the play was written down.
det nsubj:pass case det nmod aux:pass compound:prt punct root Every DET utterance NOUN in ADP the DET play NOUN was AUX written VERB down ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Every every DET PronType=Tot 2 utterance det 2 utterance utterance NOUN Number=Sing 7 written nsubj:pass 3 in in ADP _ 5 play case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 play det 5 play play NOUN Number=Sing 2 utterance nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 written aux:pass 7 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 down down ADP _ 7 written compound:prt 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 written punct
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1 write down past · passive every utterance in the play vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 3 Linguists record people's utterances to study language.
nsubj nmod:poss case obj mark advcl obj punct root Linguists NOUN record VERB people NOUN 's PART utterances NOUN to PART study VERB language NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Linguists linguist NOUN Number=Plur 2 record nsubj 2 record record VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 utterances nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 people case 5 utterances utterance NOUN Number=Plur 2 record obj 6 to to PART _ 7 study mark 7 study study VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 record advcl 8 language language NOUN Number=Sing 7 study obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 record punct
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1 record present Linguists people's utterances vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent utterance=Theme 2 study to-infinitive Linguists not said here language vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent language=Topic 3 utter people nom utterance «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 His only utterance was a quiet «thank you».
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop det punct ccomp obj punct punct root His PRON only ADJ utterance NOUN was AUX a DET quiet ADJ « PUNCT thank VERB you PRON » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 utterance nmod:poss 2 only only ADJ Degree=Pos 3 utterance amod 3 utterance utterance NOUN Number=Sing 6 quiet nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 quiet cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 quiet det 6 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 « « PUNCT _ 8 thank punct 8 thank thank VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 quiet ccomp 9 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 thank obj 10 » » PUNCT _ 8 thank punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 quiet punct
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1 is past His only utterance quiet property tree rules 2 thank speech: thank in a quote present His only utterance not said here you vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme 3 utter His = he nom utterance «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 She gave utterance to her anger.
nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root She PRON gave VERB utterance NOUN to ADP her PRON anger 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 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 utterance utterance NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 4 to to ADP _ 6 anger case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 anger nmod:poss 6 anger anger NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past She utterance her anger vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent utterance=Theme to anger=Recipient 2 anger her = she nom anger «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Each line in the conversation is one utterance.
det nsubj case det nmod cop nummod punct root Each DET line NOUN in ADP the DET conversation NOUN is AUX one NUM utterance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 line det 2 line line NOUN Number=Sing 8 utterance nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 conversation case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 conversation det 5 conversation conversation NOUN Number=Sing 2 line nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 utterance cop 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 utterance nummod 8 utterance utterance NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 utterance punct
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1 is a present each line in the conversation one utterance tree rules
Example 7 The Savannah negro here gave utterance to a loud, contemptuous laugh, and began to fumble somewhat ostentatiously with a big brass watch-chain.
The tree, 23 words det compound nsubj advmod obj case det amod punct amod obl punct cc conj mark xcomp advmod advmod case det amod compound compound punct obl punct root The DET Savannah PROPN negro NOUN here ADV gave VERB utterance NOUN to ADP a DET loud ADJ , PUNCT contemptuous ADJ laugh NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ began VERB to PART fumble VERB somewhat ADV ostentatiously ADV with ADP a DET big ADJ brass NOUN watch NOUN - PUNCT chain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 negro det 2 Savannah Savannah PROPN Number=Sing 3 negro compound 3 negro negro NOUN Number=Sing 5 gave nsubj 4 here here ADV PronType=Dem 3 negro advmod 5 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 utterance utterance NOUN Number=Sing 5 gave obj 7 to to ADP _ 12 laugh case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 laugh det 9 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 12 laugh amod 10 , , PUNCT _ 9 loud punct 11 contemptuous contemptuous ADJ Degree=Pos 12 laugh amod 12 laugh laugh NOUN Number=Sing 5 gave obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 began punct 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 began cc 15 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 gave conj 16 to to PART _ 17 fumble mark 17 fumble fumble VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 began xcomp 18 somewhat somewhat ADV _ 19 ostentatiously advmod 19 ostentatiously ostentatiously ADV _ 17 fumble advmod 20 with with ADP _ 26 chain case 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 chain det 22 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 26 chain amod 23 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 26 chain compound 24 watch watch NOUN Number=Sing 26 chain compound 25 - - PUNCT _ 24 watch punct 26 chain chain NOUN Number=Sing 17 fumble obl 27 . . PUNCT _ 5 gave punct
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1 give past the Savannah negro utterance a loud contemptuous laugh vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent utterance=Theme to laugh=Recipient 2 begin past the Savannah negro not said here vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 fumble to-infinitive the Savannah negro not said here with a big brass watch chain; ostentatiously property vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent
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