yon

Who acts: yon hill, traveller, old farmer, Leaves, knight, Grandad · What happens: mean, live, ask, point, fetch, say · To what, where: hill, yon castle, shepherd, yon hill, yon bucket, old farmer · Speech: someone speaks here

«yon» 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: yon in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: old-fashioned or dialect — kept apart, not parsed.

That, or those, over there.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 those	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 those	punct
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 those	cc
4	those	that	PRON	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 there	punct
6	over	over	ADV	_	7 there	advmod
7	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 those	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 those	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"yon hill" means "that hill over there".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 hill	punct
2	yon	yon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hill	compound
3	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	nsubj
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 hill	punct
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 hill	punct
7	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 hill	det
8	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	obj
9	over	over	ADV	_	10 there	advmod
10	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	8 hill	advmod
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 hill	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	yon hill	that hill					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hill=Topic

Meaning 2

Usage: dialect, adverb — kept apart, not parsed.

Yonder; over there.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yonder	yonder	ADV	_	4 there	advmod
2	;	;	PUNCT	_	1 Yonder	punct
3	over	over	ADV	_	4 there	advmod
4	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 there	punct

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

Example 1

"Who lives in yon castle?" asked the traveller.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 lives	punct
2	Who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 lives	nsubj
3	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 castle	case
5	yon	yon	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 castle	compound
6	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lives	obl
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 lives	punct
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 lives	punct
9	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 lives	conj
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 traveller	det
11	traveller	traveller	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 asked	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live in a quote	present				yon castle			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in castle=Location
2	ask speech: ask	past	the traveller						vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The shepherd pointed to yon hill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shepherd	det
2	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	pointed	point	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 shepherd	acl
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 hill	case
5	yon	yon	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hill	compound
6	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pointed	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 shepherd	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	point	participle		the shepherd not said here	yon hill				vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to hill=Recipient

Example 3

"Fetch me yon bucket, lad," said the old farmer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Fetch	punct
2	Fetch	fetch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 said	ccomp
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 Fetch	obj
4	yon	yon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bucket	compound
5	bucket	bucket	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Fetch	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 lad	punct
7	lad	lad	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bucket	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Fetch	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Fetch	punct
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 farmer	det
12	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 farmer	amod
13	farmer	farmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 said	nsubj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fetch in a quote	infinitive		yon bucket and lad	the old farmer = farmer				vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary bucket=Theme
2	say speech: assert	past	the old farmer						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 4

Leaves blew hither and yon in the wind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 blew	nsubj
2	blew	blow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	hither	hither	ADV	_	2 blew	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 yon	cc
5	yon	yon	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 blew	conj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 wind	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 wind	det
8	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 blew	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 blew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	blow	past	Leaves			the wind		hither property	vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient

Example 5

In the poem, the knight rode towards yon dark tower.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 poem	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 poem	det
3	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rode	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 poem	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 knight	det
6	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rode	nsubj
7	rode	ride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	towards	towards	ADP	_	11 tower	case
9	yon	yon	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 tower	compound
10	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 tower	amod
11	tower	tower	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rode	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 rode	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ride	past	the knight			the poem		towards yon dark tower	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent towards tower=Trajectory

Example 6

Grandad from Yorkshire still says "yon" when he means "that".

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 says	nsubj
2	from	from	ADP	_	3 Yorkshire	case
3	Yorkshire	Yorkshire	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Grandad	nmod
4	still	still	ADV	_	5 says	advmod
5	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 yon	punct
7	yon	yon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 says	obj
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 yon	punct
9	when	when	SCONJ	_	11 means	mark
10	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 means	nsubj
11	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 says	advcl
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 that	punct
13	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	11 means	obj
14	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 that	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	Grandad from Yorkshire	yon			still		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent yon=Topic
2	mean	present	Grandad	that					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Topic

Example 7

"Why there; something is shining in yon corner!"

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 there	punct
2	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	3 there	advmod
3	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	root	root
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 shining	punct
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 shining	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 shining	aux
7	shining	shine	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 there	advcl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 corner	case
9	yon	yon	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 corner	compound
10	corner	corner	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shining	obl
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 there	punct
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 there	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shine in a quote	present · progressive	something			yon corner			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in corner=Location

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