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title: brit — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «brit» in the Judaism dictionary: A person from Britain (the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# brit

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**Who acts:** Barges, following passage, American pen pal, Lots, he, Brits · **What happens:** quote, follow, occur, accord, call, go · **To what, where:** Paris Cod, Brit, me, Spain, holiday, lot · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«brit» in the Judaism 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: [brit in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/brit.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person from Britain (the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brit:m1:1
# text = A person from Britain (the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	United	United	PROPN	NNP	_	8	flat	_	_
8	Kingdom	Kingdom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	Wales	Wales	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	Northern	Northern	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	flat	_	_
17	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: Brits — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
British people in general, often as tourists.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brit:m2:1
# text = British people in general, often as tourists.
1	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	often	often	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	tourists	tourist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Brits abroad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brit:m2e:1
# text = Brits abroad.
1	Brits	brit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	abroad	abroad	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Barges''\*) quotes, from the Paris Cod. 7()'2 the following passage, which occurs also in the Brit. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Barges''\*) quotes, from the Paris Cod.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brit:x1:1
# text = Barges''*) quotes, from the Paris Cod.
1	Barges	barge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	''	''	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	*	*	PUNCT	NFP	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
5	quotes	quote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Cod	Cod	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quote** *in a quote* |  | Barges |  |  | the Paris Cod |  |  | nom quote «communication transitive»: poss=agent from=place |

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*Sentence 2:* 7()'2 the following passage, which occurs also in the Brit.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brit:x1:2
# text = 7()'2 the following passage, which occurs also in the Brit.
1	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	'	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	occurs	occur	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	also	also	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Brit	Brit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **occur** | present | the following passage |  |  | the Brit |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in brit=Location |

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*Sentence 3:* (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brit:x1:3
# text = (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	case	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My American pen pal calls me "the Brit".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brit:x2:1
# text = My American pen pal calls me "the Brit".
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	pal	pal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Brit	Brit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | My American pen pal |  | me |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lots of Brits go to Spain on holiday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brit:x3:1
# text = Lots of Brits go to Spain on holiday.
1	Lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Brits	brit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Lots of Brits |  | Spain | holiday |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to spain=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a typical Brit, he talks about the weather a lot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brit:x4:1
# text = As a typical Brit, he talks about the weather a lot.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	typical	typical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	Brit	brit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | present | he | a lot |  |  |  | as a typical Brit; about the weather | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about weather=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Brits won three gold medals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brit:x5:1
# text = The Brits won three gold medals.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Brits	Brit	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	medals	medal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | the Brits | three gold medals |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medal=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Australia) Some Aussies call Brits "Poms" as a joke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brit:x6:1
# text = (Australia) Some Aussies call Brits "Poms" as a joke.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	Aussies	aussie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	Brits	brit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Poms	pom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | some Aussies | Australia |  |  |  | as a joke | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent brit=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She's a Brit living in Canada.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:brit:x7:1
# text = She's a Brit living in Canada.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Brit	brit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a Brit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | gerund | a Brit *not said here* |  |  | Canada |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in canada=Location |

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