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title: banter — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «banter» in the school dictionary: Friendly, playful teasing and joking talk between people: the friends' banter. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# banter

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**Who acts:** friends, Jokes, friendly banter, Dad, shopkeeper, slang · **What happens:** joke, banter, talk, mean, be, hurt · **To what, where:** talk, friendly joking way, Jokes, match, feelings, banter

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Friendly, playful teasing and joking talk between people: the friends' banter.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banter:m1:1
# text = Friendly, playful teasing and joking talk between people: the friends' banter.
1	Friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	playful	playful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	teasing	teasing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	joking	joke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
7	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	banter	banter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | gerund |  | talk |  |  |  | between people | tree rules |
| 2 | **banter** |  | the friends |  |  |  |  |  | nom banter «communication intransitive»: 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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To talk in this friendly, joking way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banter:m2:1
# text = To talk in this friendly, joking way.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	talk	talk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nsubj	_	_
5	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	joking	joke	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | friendly joking way |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **joke** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK slang, "bants" or "just banter" — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jokes that are meant to be funny, though sometimes they hurt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banter:m3:1
# text = Jokes that are meant to be funny, though sometimes they hurt.
1	Jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	meant	mean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	12	advmod	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · passive |  | Jokes |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | funny *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **hurt** | past | Jokes *= joke* |  |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was friendly banter between the two teams before the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banter:x1:1
# text = There was friendly banter between the two teams before the match.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	banter	banter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | friendly banter between the two teams |  |  | the match; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before match=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad and Grandad banter about football every Sunday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banter:x2:1
# text = Dad and Grandad banter about football every Sunday.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	banter	banter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **banter** | present | Dad and Grandad |  |  |  | sunday | about football | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about football=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shopkeeper bantered with the customers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banter:x3:1
# text = The shopkeeper bantered with the customers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shopkeeper	shopkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bantered	banter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	customers	customer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **banter** | past | the shopkeeper |  |  |  |  | with the customers | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme whether S»: agent=Agent with customer=Co-Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(UK slang) "Don't get upset, it's just bants."

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banter:x4:1
# text = (UK slang) "Don't get upset, it's just bants."
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	just	just	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	bants	bant	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support |  |  |  |  |  | upset *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | slang |  |  |  |  | bant *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If it hurts someone's feelings, it isn't banter anymore.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banter:x5:1
# text = If it hurts someone's feelings, it isn't banter anymore.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	banter	banter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	anymore	anymore	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | it | someone's feelings |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer feeling=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | it | banter |  |  |  | anymore *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The class enjoyed the teacher's banter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banter:x6:1
# text = The class enjoyed the teacher's banter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	enjoyed	enjoy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	banter	banter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enjoy** | past | the class | the teacher's banter |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer banter=Stimulus |
| 2 | **banter** |  | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | nom banter «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Ireland) The craic and banter at the party were great.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banter:x7:1
# text = (Ireland) The craic and banter at the party were great.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	craic	craic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	banter	banter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Ireland |  |  |  |  | great *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Several others bantered the old man, but he appeared to be in a good humor.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banter:x8:1
# text = Several others bantered the old man, but he appeared to be in a good humor.
1	Several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bantered	banter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	cop	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	humor	humor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **banter** | past | Several others | the old man |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **appear** | past | man |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive | man *not said here* |  |  | a good humor |  |  | tree rules |

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