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title: journal — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «journal» in the Judaism dictionary: A journal is a book in which you write about what happens each day, your thoughts and feelings; a kind of diary. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# journal

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**Who acts:** journal, you, your, experts, I, bean plant · **What happens:** be, write, happen, think, publish, work · **To what, where:** book, thoughts, serious magazine, work, newspaper, newspaper names

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«journal» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 meanings 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: [journal in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/journal.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A journal is a book in which you write about what happens each day, your thoughts and feelings; a kind of diary.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:journal:m1:1
# text = A journal is a book in which you write about what happens each day, your thoughts and feelings; a kind of diary.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	journal	journal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	write	write	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	nsubj	_	_
12	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
13	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	diary	diary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a journal | a book |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | present | you |  |  | a book |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in which=Destination |
| 3 | **happen** | present |  | your thoughts and feelings |  |  | day |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **think** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A journal is a serious magazine about a subject, like science or medicine, where experts publish their work.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:journal:m2:1
# text = A journal is a serious magazine about a subject, like science or medicine, where experts publish their work.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	journal	journal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	magazine	magazine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	18	advmod	_	_
17	experts	expert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	publish	publish	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
19	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a journal | a serious magazine and science or medicine |  |  |  | about a subject | tree rules |
| 2 | **publish** | present | experts | experts's work |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Result |
| 3 | **work** |  | experts *= expert* |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A journal is a newspaper (used in some newspaper names, like «The Wall Street Journal»).

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:journal:m3:1
# text = A journal is a newspaper (used in some newspaper names, like «The Wall Street Journal»).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	journal	journal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
10	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
16	Wall	Wall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Street	Street	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	Journal	Journal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a journal | a newspaper |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a newspaper *not said here* |  | some newspaper names |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In bookkeeping, a journal is a record of money in and out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:journal:m4:1
# text = In bookkeeping, a journal is a record of money in and out.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	bookkeeping	bookkeeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	journal	journal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	record	record	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	out	out	ADV	RB	_	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a journal | a record |  | bookkeeping |  | of money | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I write in my journal every night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:journal:x1:1
# text = I write in my journal every night.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	write	write	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	journal	journal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present | I |  |  | my journal | night |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in journal=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep a science journal of how your bean plant grows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:journal:x2:1
# text = Keep a science journal of how your bean plant grows.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	journal	journal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	bean	bean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | a science journal |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent journal=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | present | your bean plant |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anne Frank's diary is a famous journal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:journal:x3:1
# text = Anne Frank's diary is a famous journal.
1	Anne	Anne	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	Frank	Frank	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
4	diary	diary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	journal	journal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Anne's diary | a famous journal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The discovery was published in a science journal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:journal:x4:1
# text = The discovery was published in a science journal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	published	publish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	journal	journal	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 | **publish** | past · passive |  | the discovery |  | a science journal |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad reads a medical journal for his job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:journal:x5:1
# text = Dad reads a medical journal for his job.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	journal	journal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present | Dad | a medical journal |  |  |  | for Dad's job | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent journal=Topic |
| 2 | **job** |  | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Today's journal entry is about the school trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:journal:x6:1
# text = Today's journal entry is about the school trip.
1	Today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	journal	journal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Today's journal entry |  |  |  |  | about the school trip | tree rules |
| 2 | **enter** |  | Today |  |  |  |  |  | nom entry «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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