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title: borderland — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «borderland» in the school dictionary: The land near a border between two countries or regions. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# borderland

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**Who acts:** that, Raiders, borderland, village, Dreams, road · **What happens:** not be, be, cross, lie, happen, wake · **To what, where:** one, borderlands, borderland, Many languages · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The land near a border between two countries or regions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:borderland:m1:1
# text = The land near a border between two countries or regions.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	near	near	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	border	border	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	regions	region	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A state or area between two things that is not clearly one or the other.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:borderland:m2:1
# text = A state or area between two things that is not clearly one or the other.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | that | one |  |  |  | clearly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Raiders crossed the borderlands between England and Scotland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:borderland:x1:1
# text = Raiders crossed the borderlands between England and Scotland.
1	Raiders	raider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	crossed	cross	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	borderlands	borderland	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | past | Raiders | the borderlands |  |  |  | between England and Scotland | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent borderland=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The borderland was full of castles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:borderland:x2:1
# text = The borderland was full of castles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	borderland	borderland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	castles	castle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The village lies in the borderland between two countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:borderland:x3:1
# text = The village lies in the borderland between two countries.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	borderland	borderland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present | the village |  |  | the borderland between two countries |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in borderland=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dreams happen in the borderland between sleep and waking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:borderland:x4:1
# text = Dreams happen in the borderland between sleep and waking.
1	Dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happen	happen	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	borderland	borderland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	waking	wake	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | Dreams |  |  | the borderland between sleep |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in borderland=Location |
| 2 | **wake** | gerund | Dreams *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many languages are spoken in the borderlands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:borderland:x5:1
# text = Many languages are spoken in the borderlands.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	borderlands	borderland	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | Many languages |  | the borderlands |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The road is dangerous even near here, and this is not yet the borderland of the Caucasus.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:borderland:x6:1
# text = The road is dangerous even near here, and this is not yet the borderland of the Caucasus.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	even	even	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	near	near	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
10	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
13	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	borderland	borderland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Caucasus	Caucasus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the road |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | this | the borderland |  |  | yet | of the Caucasus | tree rules |

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