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title: cochin — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cochin» in the school dictionary: A large, fluffy breed of chicken with feathers growing down over its legs and feet, first brought to Britain from Asia in the 1800s. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cochin

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**Who acts:** feathers, neighbour, Cochin chickens, Cochin, little ones, Ships · **What happens:** grow down, bring, name, keep, have, be · **To what, where:** legs, Britain, Asia, Kochi, fluffy Cochin hen, garden · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«cochin» 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: [cochin in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cochin.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A large, fluffy breed of chicken with feathers growing down over its legs and feet, first brought to Britain from Asia in the 1800s.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cochin:m1:1
# text = A large, fluffy breed of chicken with feathers growing down over its legs and feet, first brought to Britain from Asia in the 1800s.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	fluffy	fluffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	breed	breed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	down	down	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	over	over	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	19	advmod	_	_
19	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
22	from	from	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	1800s	1800	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow down** | gerund | feathers *not said here* |  |  | chicken's legs and feet |  | down *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over leg=Location |
| 2 | **bring** | participle |  | chicken's legs and feet *not said here* | Britain | Asia |  | in the 1800s; first *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent to britain=Destination from asia=Initial\_Location |

<!-- .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: a place name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cochin, the old English name of Kochi, a port city in the state of Kerala in south-west India, famous for spices and fishing nets.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cochin:m2:1
# text = Cochin, the old English name of Kochi, a port city in the state of Kerala in south-west India, famous for spices and fishing nets.
1	Cochin	cochin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Kochi	Kochi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	port	port	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Kerala	Kerala	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	south	south	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	west	west	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
25	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	spices	spice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obl	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
28	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	compound	_	_
29	nets	net	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** |  |  | Kochi |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: a place name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cochin China, an old French name for the southern part of Vietnam.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cochin:m3:1
# text = Cochin China, an old French name for the southern part of Vietnam.
1	Cochin	Cochin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Vietnam	Vietnam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our neighbour keeps a fluffy Cochin hen in her garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cochin:x1:1
# text = Our neighbour keeps a fluffy Cochin hen in her garden.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	fluffy	fluffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	Cochin	cochin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	hen	hen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Our neighbour | a fluffy Cochin hen |  | neighbour's garden |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent hen=Theme in garden=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cochin chickens have feathers right down to their toes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cochin:x2:1
# text = Cochin chickens have feathers right down to their toes.
1	Cochin	cochin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	chickens	chicken	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	right	right	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	toes	toe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Cochin chickens | feathers |  |  |  | down *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Cochin was so calm that the little ones could stroke it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cochin:x3:1
# text = The Cochin was so calm that the little ones could stroke it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Cochin	Cochin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	stroke	stroke	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the Cochin |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stroke** | could | the little ones | Cochin |  |  |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ships sailed to Cochin to buy pepper and spices.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cochin:x4:1
# text = Ships sailed to Cochin to buy pepper and spices.
1	Ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Cochin	Cochin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	pepper	pepper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	spices	spice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | Ships |  |  | Cochin |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to cochin=Trajectory |
| 2 | **buy** | to-infinitive | Ships *not said here* | pepper and spices |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pepper=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cochin is now called Kochi.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cochin:x5:1
# text = Cochin is now called Kochi.
1	Cochin	cochin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	Kochi	Kochi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | Cochin |  |  | now |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw the big Chinese fishing nets of Kochi in a geography video.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cochin:x6:1
# text = We saw the big Chinese fishing nets of Kochi in a geography video.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	nets	net	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Kochi	Kochi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	geography	geography	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | the big Chinese fishing nets of Kochi |  | a geography video |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer net=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are two Cochin Chinese amongst them; they wear feathers on their legs, and are well educated.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cochin:x7:1
# text = There are two Cochin Chinese amongst them; they wear feathers on their legs, and are well educated.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	Cochin	Cochin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	amongst	amongst	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
18	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	19	advmod	_	_
19	educated	educate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | two Cochin Chinese |  |  | there |  | amongst them *= they* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme amongst they=Location |
| 2 | **wear** | present | they | feathers |  | feathers's legs |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent feather=Source |
| 3 | **educate** *speech: other* | present · passive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP.recipient» |

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