At the café: ordering in French, sentence 17
Slang here: "mortified" means terribly embarrassed; "thimble" is a tiny cup for sewing; "proper job" (West Country) means great; "pop" (Ireland, North) means fizzy drink; "wicked" (Boston) means brilliant; "heaps" (Australia) means very; "this slaps" (US Gen Z) means this is great; "pal" and "aye" (Scotland) mean mate and yes; "eh" (Canada) asks you to agree.
Who acts: thimble, tiny cup, pop, Boston, heaps, slaps · What happens: mortify, mean, be, ask, agree · To what, where: tiny cup, fizzy drink, mate, you · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of the lesson «At the café: ordering in French» of the french course of Mova's primary school. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (thimble, tiny cup, pop, Boston), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.
The tree
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slang | slang | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | here | here | ADV | PronType=Dem | 1 Slang | advmod |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 means | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 mortified | punct |
| 5 | mortified | mortify | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 means | nsubj |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 mortified | punct |
| 7 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Slang | parataxis |
| 8 | terribly | terribly | ADV | _ | 9 embarrassed | advmod |
| 9 | embarrassed | embarrassed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 means | xcomp |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 17 cup | punct |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 thimble | punct |
| 12 | thimble | thimble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 cup | nsubj |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 thimble | punct |
| 14 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 cup | cop |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 cup | det |
| 16 | tiny | tiny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 cup | amod |
| 17 | cup | cup | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 means | nsubj |
| 18 | for | for | ADP | _ | 19 sewing | case |
| 19 | sewing | sewing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 cup | nmod |
| 20 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 23 job | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 23 job | punct |
| 22 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 job | amod |
| 23 | job | job | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 means | nsubj |
| 24 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 23 job | punct |
| 25 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 27 Country | punct |
| 26 | West | West | PROPN | Number=Sing | 27 Country | compound |
| 27 | Country | Country | PROPN | Number=Sing | 23 job | appos |
| 28 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 27 Country | punct |
| 29 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 means | conj |
| 30 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 29 means | xcomp |
| 31 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 40 means | punct |
| 32 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 33 pop | punct |
| 33 | pop | pop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 40 means | nsubj |
| 34 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 33 pop | punct |
| 35 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 36 Ireland | punct |
| 36 | Ireland | Ireland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 33 pop | appos |
| 37 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 38 North | punct |
| 38 | North | North | PROPN | Number=Sing | 36 Ireland | nmod:unmarked |
| 39 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 36 Ireland | punct |
| 40 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 29 means | conj |
| 41 | fizzy | fizzy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 42 drink | amod |
| 42 | drink | drink | NOUN | Number=Sing | 40 means | obj |
| 43 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 45 wicked | punct |
| 44 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 45 wicked | punct |
| 45 | wicked | wicked | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 42 drink | amod |
| 46 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 45 wicked | punct |
| 47 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 48 Boston | punct |
| 48 | Boston | Boston | PROPN | Number=Sing | 50 means | nsubj |
| 49 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 48 Boston | punct |
| 50 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 40 means | parataxis |
| 51 | brilliant | brilliant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 50 means | xcomp |
| 52 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 59 means | punct |
| 53 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 54 heaps | punct |
| 54 | heaps | heap | NOUN | Number=Plur | 59 means | nsubj |
| 55 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 54 heaps | punct |
| 56 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 57 Australia | punct |
| 57 | Australia | Australia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 59 means | nsubj |
| 58 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 57 Australia | punct |
| 59 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 29 means | conj |
| 60 | very | very | ADV | _ | 59 means | advmod |
| 61 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 71 means | punct |
| 62 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 64 slaps | punct |
| 63 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 64 slaps | det |
| 64 | slaps | slap | NOUN | Number=Plur | 71 means | nsubj |
| 65 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 64 slaps | punct |
| 66 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 69 Z | punct |
| 67 | US | US | PROPN | Number=Sing | 69 Z | compound |
| 68 | Gen | Gen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 69 Z | compound |
| 69 | Z | z | PROPN | Number=Sing | 64 slaps | appos |
| 70 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 69 Z | punct |
| 71 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 59 means | parataxis |
| 72 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 74 great | nsubj |
| 73 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 74 great | cop |
| 74 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 71 means | ccomp |
| 75 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 87 mate | punct |
| 76 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 77 pal | punct |
| 77 | pal | pal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 86 mean | nsubj |
| 78 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 77 pal | punct |
| 79 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 81 aye | cc |
| 80 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 81 aye | punct |
| 81 | aye | aye | NOUN | Number=Sing | 77 pal | conj |
| 82 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 81 aye | punct |
| 83 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 84 Scotland | punct |
| 84 | Scotland | Scotland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 77 pal | appos |
| 85 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 84 Scotland | punct |
| 86 | mean | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 means | conj |
| 87 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 86 mean | obj |
| 88 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 89 yes | cc |
| 89 | yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 87 mate | conj |
| 90 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 89 yes | punct |
| 91 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 92 eh | punct |
| 92 | eh | eh | NOUN | Number=Sing | 97 asks | nsubj |
| 93 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 92 eh | punct |
| 94 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 95 Canada | punct |
| 95 | Canada | Canada | PROPN | Number=Sing | 92 eh | appos |
| 96 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 95 Canada | punct |
| 97 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Slang | conj |
| 98 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 97 asks | obj |
| 99 | to | to | PART | _ | 100 agree | mark |
| 100 | agree | agree | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 97 asks | xcomp |
| 101 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Slang | punct |
Pragmatics
No stored speech act for this sentence.
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mortify in a quote | participle | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | embarrassed property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is a | present | thimble | a tiny cup | for sewing | tree rules | |||
| 4 | mean | present | a tiny cup | great property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 5 | mean | present | pop | fizzy drink | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drink=Topic | ||||
| 6 | mean | present | Boston | brilliant property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 7 | mean | present | heaps | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 8 | mean | present | this slaps | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 9 | is | present | this | great property | tree rules | ||||
| 10 | mean | present | pal and aye | mate | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mate=Topic | ||||
| 11 | ask speech: ask | present | eh | you | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 12 | agree speech: agree not said to happen | to-infinitive | eh not said here | vn correspond-36.1-1 «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.
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, as the whole of Mova corpus 0.4, of which this treebank (the agreed school, mova-school-agreed-en.conllu) is part. The lessons were written for Mova's primary school. Sentence school:french:019-at-the-cafe-ordering-in-french.lesson:17.
The tree: Mova annot: Rust (en) → Haiku 5.5 (medium, Batches API) patches; gates UD 2.18; agreed by treeagree rules (Stanza, Trankit, spaCy trf): R3-conj-first ×1, R5-strong ×2, R7-rel-agree ×3, R8-pos-agree ×1. The frames are read from the tree by Mova's frames reader (prag) when this page is built, the lesson read in order, so a pronoun may be resolved from an earlier sentence.
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