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title: bailiwick — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bailiwick» in the school dictionary: A person's area of skill, interest or responsibility: «Maths is her bailiwick». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bailiwick

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**Who acts:** Maths, Fixing, Jersey, that, garden, Guernsey · **What happens:** be, rule, call, fix, form, plan · **To what, where:** bailiwick, area, computers, trip · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person's area of skill, interest or responsibility: «Maths is her bailiwick».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bailiwick:m1:1
# text = A person's area of skill, interest or responsibility: «Maths is her bailiwick».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	bailiwick	bailiwick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Maths | person's bailiwick |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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}

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Usage: UK, law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The area ruled by a bailiff; today Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands are each called a Bailiwick.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bailiwick:m2:1
# text = The area ruled by a bailiff; today Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands are each called a Bailiwick.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ruled	rule	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bailiff	bailiff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Jersey	Jersey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	Guernsey	Guernsey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	Channel	Channel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	Islands	Island	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
16	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
17	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Bailiwick	Bailiwick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | participle |  | the area *not said here* |  |  |  | by a bailiff | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **call** | present · passive |  | the area |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fixing computers is Dad's bailiwick.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bailiwick:x1:1
# text = Fixing computers is Dad's bailiwick.
1	Fixing	fix	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	computers	computer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	bailiwick	bailiwick	NOUN	NN	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 | **fix** | gerund |  | computers |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent computer=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Fixing | Dad's bailiwick |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jersey is a Bailiwick, not part of the UK.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bailiwick:x2:1
# text = Jersey is a Bailiwick, not part of the UK.
1	Jersey	Jersey	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	Bailiwick	Bailiwick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Jersey | a Bailiwick |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sorry, that's outside my bailiwick.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bailiwick:x3:1
# text = Sorry, that's outside my bailiwick.
1	Sorry	sorry	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bailiwick	bailiwick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | outside my bailiwick | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The garden is Grandma's bailiwick.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bailiwick:x4:1
# text = The garden is Grandma's bailiwick.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	bailiwick	bailiwick	NOUN	NN	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 | the garden | Grandma's bailiwick |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Guernsey and its islands form a Bailiwick.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bailiwick:x5:1
# text = Guernsey and its islands form a Bailiwick.
1	Guernsey	guernsey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
5	form	form	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Bailiwick	Bailiwick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | present | Guernsey and its islands | a Bailiwick |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bailiwick=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Planning the trip is my bailiwick this year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bailiwick:x6:1
# text = Planning the trip is my bailiwick this year.
1	Planning	plan	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	bailiwick	bailiwick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | gerund |  | the trip |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trip=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Planning | my bailiwick |  |  | year |  | tree rules |

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