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title: bling — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bling» in the school dictionary: Shiny, expensive-looking jewellery such as big gold chains and sparkly rings. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bling

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**Who acts:** rapper, little sister, party dress, watch, dance costumes, He · **What happens:** look, cover, show, wear, have, be · **To what, where:** wealth, loads, pencil case, lots, bling, clothes

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«bling» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [bling in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bling.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shiny, expensive-looking jewellery such as big gold chains and sparkly rings.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bling:m1:1
# text = Shiny, expensive-looking jewellery such as big gold chains and sparkly rings.
1	Shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	expensive	expensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	jewellery	jewellery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	chains	chain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	sparkly	sparkly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A flashy show of wealth, or something covered in glitter or sparkles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bling:m2:1
# text = A flashy show of wealth, or something covered in glitter or sparkles.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	flashy	flashy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	conj	_	_
9	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	glitter	glitter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	sparkles	sparkle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | in glitter or sparkles | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in glitter=Theme |
| 2 | **show** |  |  | wealth |  |  |  |  | nom show «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rapper wore loads of bling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bling:x1:1
# text = The rapper wore loads of bling.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rapper	rapper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	bling	bling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the rapper | loads of bling |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent load=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little sister covered her pencil case in bling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bling:x2:1
# text = My little sister covered her pencil case in bling.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	bling	bling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past | My little sister | sister's pencil case |  |  |  | in bling | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent case=Destination in bling=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her party dress had lots of bling on it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bling:x3:1
# text = Her party dress had lots of bling on it.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bling	bling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Her party dress | lots of bling |  | bling |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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That watch is so bling! (slang)

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*Sentence 1:* That watch is so bling!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bling:x4:1
# text = That watch is so bling!
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	bling	bling	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that watch |  |  |  |  | bling *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (slang)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bling:x4:2
# text = (slang)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The dance costumes were full of sparkly bling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bling:x5:1
# text = The dance costumes were full of sparkly bling.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	costumes	costume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	sparkly	sparkly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bling	bling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the dance costumes |  |  |  |  | of sparkly bling; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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He likes clothes with no bling at all.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bling:x6:1
# text = He likes clothes with no bling at all.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	bling	bling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | He | clothes |  |  |  | with no bling at all | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot clothes=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car had gold bling on the wheels.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bling:x7:1
# text = The car had gold bling on the wheels.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bling	bling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wheels	wheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the car | gold bling |  | the wheels |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bling=Patient |

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