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title: brummie — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «brummie» in the school dictionary: A person from Birmingham, the big city in the middle of England. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# brummie

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**Who acts:** way, nan, He, Brummie comedian, everyone, Ta · **What happens:** speak, do, be, make, laugh, say · **To what, where:** proud Brummie, everyone, Brummie way, Peaky Blinders, Brummies, London · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person from Birmingham, the big city in the middle of England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brummie:m1:1
# text = A person from Birmingham, the big city in the middle of England.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Birmingham	Birmingham	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The accent and way of speaking of people from Birmingham.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brummie:m2:1
# text = The accent and way of speaking of people from Birmingham.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Birmingham	Birmingham	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of people from Birmingham | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From or to do with Birmingham.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brummie:m3:1
# text = From or to do with Birmingham.
1	From	from	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Birmingham	Birmingham	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with Birmingham | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My nan is a proud Brummie. (UK)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* My nan is a proud Brummie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brummie:x1:1
# text = My nan is a proud Brummie.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Brummie	Brummie	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 nan | a proud Brummie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (UK)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brummie:x1:2
# text = (UK)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	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 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He speaks with a strong Brummie accent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brummie:x2:1
# text = He speaks with a strong Brummie accent.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	Brummie	brummie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  |  | with a strong Brummie accent | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with accent=Co-Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Brummie comedian made everyone laugh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brummie:x3:1
# text = The Brummie comedian made everyone laugh.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Brummie	Brummie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	comedian	comedian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	obj	_	_
6	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the Brummie comedian | everyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | infinitive | everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Ta-ra-a-bit, bab» is a Brummie way to say goodbye.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brummie:x4:1
# text = «Ta-ra-a-bit, bab» is a Brummie way to say goodbye.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ta	Ta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	ra	ra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	bab	bab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	Brummie	Brummie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	acl	_	_
18	goodbye	goodbye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ta and ra | a Brummie way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | goodbye |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Peaky Blinders is set among Brummies a hundred years ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brummie:x5:1
# text = Peaky Blinders is set among Brummies a hundred years ago.
1	Peaky	peaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Blinders	blinder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	among	among	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Brummies	brummy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | present · passive |  | Peaky Blinders |  | Brummies |  | ago *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme among brummy=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No accent is better than another, Brummie included.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brummie:x6:1
# text = No accent is better than another, Brummie included.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	Brummie	Brummie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	included	include	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | no accent |  |  |  |  | than another; good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **include** | past | Brummie |  |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She moved to London but kept her Brummie voice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brummie:x7:1
# text = She moved to London but kept her Brummie voice.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	Brummie	Brummie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past | She |  | London |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to london=Result |
| 2 | **keep** | past | She *not said here* | London's Brummie voice |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Theme |

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