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title: academic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «academic» in the school dictionary: Academic means to do with school, study and learning, especially reading, writing and maths rather than practical skills. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# academic

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**Who acts:** Academic, person, question, academic year, She, uncle · **What happens:** mean, do, read, be, teach, not matter · **To what, where:** person, research, university, real life, anything, books · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«academic» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [academic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/academic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Academic means to do with school, study and learning, especially reading, writing and maths rather than practical skills.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:academic:m1:1
# text = Academic means to do with school, study and learning, especially reading, writing and maths rather than practical skills.
1	Academic	academic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	reading	read	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
18	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	21	cc	_	_
19	than	than	ADP	IN	_	18	fixed	_	_
20	practical	practical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	skills	skill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Academic |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with school and study and learning | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **read** | gerund | Academic *not said here* |  |  |  |  | especially *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
An academic is a person who teaches or does research at a university.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:academic:m2:1
# text = An academic is a person who teaches or does research at a university.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	academic	academic	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	teaches	teach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	research	research	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a academic | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **teach** *speech: other* | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | present | a person *not said here* | research |  | a university |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent research=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A question that is academic does not matter in real life because it will not change anything.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:academic:m3:1
# text = A question that is academic does not matter in real life because it will not change anything.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	academic	academic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
17	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a question |  |  |  |  | academic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | a question |  |  | real life |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **not** **change** | future | question | anything |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The academic year starts after the summer holidays in the UK.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:academic:x1:1
# text = The academic year starts after the summer holidays in the UK.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	academic	academic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | the academic year |  |  |  | after the summer holidays in the UK |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is very academic and loves books.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:academic:x2:1
# text = She is very academic and loves books.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	academic	academic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | academic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | present | She *not said here* | books |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer book=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His uncle is an academic at a university.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:academic:x3:1
# text = His uncle is an academic at a university.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	academic	academic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | His uncle |  |  | a university |  | academic *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sport and academic subjects are both important.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:academic:x4:1
# text = Sport and academic subjects are both important.
1	Sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	academic	academic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	subjects	subject	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	both	both	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Sport and academic subjects |  |  |  |  | both, important *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whether we would have won is academic now; the game is over.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:academic:x5:1
# text = Whether we would have won is academic now; the game is over.
1	Whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	won	win	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	academic	academic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	over	over	ADV	RB	_	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | would · perfect | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  | now | academic *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | the game |  |  |  |  | over *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Academic writing uses formal words.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:academic:x6:1
# text = Academic writing uses formal words.
1	Academic	academic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Academic writing | formal words |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school is proud of its academic results.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:academic:x7:1
# text = Our school is proud of its academic results.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	academic	academic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our school |  |  |  |  | of school's academic results; proud *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **result** |  | school |  |  |  |  |  | nom result «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is good at practical things as well as academic ones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:academic:x8:1
# text = He is good at practical things as well as academic ones.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	practical	practical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	11	cc	_	_
8	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	fixed	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
10	academic	academic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  | practical things |  | good *property* | tree rules |

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