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title: ang — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ang» in the school dictionary: «ang» is a sound in Mandarin Chinese, as in «áng» (昂, to raise the head). It sounds like «ahng» to an English ear and is not an English word. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ang

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**Who acts:** ang, Ang bahay, Mandarin teacher, surname · **What happens:** be, raise, sound, not be, rhyme, mean · **To what, where:** sound, Mandarin, head, English word, Filipino word, surname

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«ang» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [ang in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ang.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«ang» is a sound in Mandarin Chinese, as in «áng» (昂, to raise the head). It sounds like «ahng» to an English ear and is not an English word.

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*Sentence 1:* «ang» is a sound in Mandarin Chinese, as in «áng» (昂, to raise the head).

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ang:m1:1
# text = «ang» is a sound in Mandarin Chinese, as in «áng» (昂, to raise the head).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	ang	ang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	áng	áng	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	昂	昂	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	raise	raise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	acl:relcl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | ang | a sound and áng |  | Mandarin |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **raise** | to-infinitive | ang *not said here* | the head |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* It sounds like «ahng» to an English ear and is not an English word.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ang:m1:2
# text = It sounds like «ahng» to an English ear and is not an English word.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	ahng	ahng	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | ang |  |  |  |  | like ahng; to a English ear | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ear=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | ang *not said here* | a English word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: Tagalog — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Ang» is the Filipino word for «the».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ang:m2:1
# text = «Ang» is the Filipino word for «the».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ang	Ang	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Filipino	Filipino	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ang | the Filipino word |  |  |  | for the | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ang is a surname in Southeast Asia, like the film director Ang Lee.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ang:m3:1
# text = Ang is a surname in Southeast Asia, like the film director Ang Lee.
1	Ang	Ang	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	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	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Southeast	Southeast	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	director	director	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
13	Ang	Ang	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	_
14	Lee	Lee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ang | a surname and the film director |  | Southeast Asia |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In pinyin, «ang» rhymes roughly with «long» without the l.

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ang:x1:1
# text = In pinyin, «ang» rhymes roughly with «long» without the l.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	pinyin	pinyin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	ang	ang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	rhymes	rhyme	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	roughly	roughly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	without	without	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	l.	L.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rhyme** | present | ang |  |  | pinyin |  | with long; without the l.; roughly *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with long=Co-Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Ang bahay» means «the house» in Tagalog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ang:x2:1
# text = «Ang bahay» means «the house» in Tagalog.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ang	Ang	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bahay	bahay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Tagalog	Tagalog	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Ang bahay | the house in Tagalog |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ang Lee is a famous film director.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ang:x3:1
# text = Ang Lee is a famous film director.
1	Ang	Ang	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	Lee	Lee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	director	director	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ang | a famous film director |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our Mandarin teacher practised «ang» and «an».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ang:x4:1
# text = Our Mandarin teacher practised «ang» and «an».
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	Mandarin	mandarin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	practised	practise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	ang	ang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **practise** | past | Our Mandarin teacher | ang |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend's surname is Ang.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ang:x5:1
# text = My friend's surname is Ang.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	Ang	Ang	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My friend's surname | Ang |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Ang» on its own is not an English word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ang:x6:1
# text = «Ang» on its own is not an English word.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ang	Ang	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | Ang on its own | a English word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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