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title: analyst — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «analyst» in the school dictionary: A person whose job is to study information closely to understand it or find problems, like a data analyst or sports analyst. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# analyst

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**Who acts:** person, football analyst, aunt, Analysts, prices, analyst · **What happens:** be, understand, find, job, explain, work · **To what, where:** information, problems, goal, mistakes, report, Spies · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«analyst» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [analyst in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/analyst.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person whose job is to study information closely to understand it or find problems, like a data analyst or sports analyst.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyst:m1:1
# text = A person whose job is to study information closely to understand it or find problems, like a data analyst or sports analyst.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	study	study	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
15	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	data	data	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	analyst	analyst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
23	analyst	analyst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | closely, study *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **understand** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* | information |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 3 | **find** | infinitive | a person *not said here* | problems |  |  |  | like a data analyst or sports and analyst | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic |
| 4 | **job** |  | a person |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=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 -->
A psychoanalyst, a kind of therapist (mostly US use).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyst:m2:1
# text = A psychoanalyst, a kind of therapist (mostly US use).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	psychoanalyst	psychoanalyst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	therapist	therapist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The football analyst explained the goal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyst:x1:1
# text = The football analyst explained the goal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	analyst	analyst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	explained	explain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | past | the football analyst | the goal |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A data analyst studies numbers on a computer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyst:x2:1
# text = A data analyst studies numbers on a computer.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	data	data	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	analyst	analyst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	studies	study	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	compound	_	_
5	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt works as a weather analyst.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyst:x3:1
# text = My aunt works as a weather analyst.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	analyst	analyst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | My aunt |  |  |  |  | as a weather analyst | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.attribute PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent as analyst=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Analysts think prices will rise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyst:x4:1
# text = Analysts think prices will rise.
1	Analysts	analyst	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	rise	rise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Analysts |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **rise** | future | prices |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The analyst found mistakes in the report.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyst:x5:1
# text = The analyst found mistakes in the report.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	analyst	analyst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | the analyst | mistakes |  | the report |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Spies were studied by intelligence analysts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyst:x6:1
# text = Spies were studied by intelligence analysts.
1	Spies	spy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	studied	study	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	intelligence	intelligence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	analysts	analyst	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | past · passive | intelligence analysts | Spies |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |

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