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title: cornish — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cornish» in the school dictionary: From or to do with Cornwall, a county in the far south-west of England. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cornish

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**Who acts:** We, Cornish tin mines, few people, Cornish coast, you, Kernow · **What happens:** do, learn, eat, be, speak, have · **To what, where:** old Celtic language, Cornish pasties, beach, museums, Cornish, beautiful cliffs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From or to do with Cornwall, a county in the far south-west of England.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cornish:m1:1
# text = From or to do with Cornwall, a county in the far south-west of England.
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	Cornwall	Cornwall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	county	county	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	west	west	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 Cornwall | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old Celtic language of Cornwall, which is being learned again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cornish:m2:1
# text = The old Celtic language of Cornwall, which is being learned again.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Celtic	celtic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Cornwall	Cornwall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	learned	learn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	again	again	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present · passive |  | the old Celtic language of Cornwall |  |  | again |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We ate Cornish pasties on the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cornish:x1:1
# text = We ate Cornish pasties on the beach.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Cornish	cornish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	pasties	pasty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	beach	beach	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 | **eat** | past | We | Cornish pasties |  | the beach |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pasty=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cornish tin mines are now museums.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cornish:x2:1
# text = Cornish tin mines are now museums.
1	Cornish	cornish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	mines	mine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	museums	museum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | Cornish tin mines | museums |  |  | now |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A few people speak Cornish today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cornish:x3:1
# text = A few people speak Cornish today.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Cornish	Cornish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	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 | a few people | Cornish |  |  | today |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Cornish coast has beautiful cliffs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cornish:x4:1
# text = The Cornish coast has beautiful cliffs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Cornish	Cornish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the Cornish coast | beautiful cliffs |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cliff=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Cornwall, you put jam first on a cream tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cornish:x5:1
# text = In Cornwall, you put jam first on a cream tea.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Cornwall	Cornwall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	jam	jam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	advmod	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | you | jam |  | Cornwall |  | on a cream tea; first *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent jam=Theme on tea=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Kernow» is the Cornish name for Cornwall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cornish:x6:1
# text = «Kernow» is the Cornish name for Cornwall.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Kernow	Kernow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Cornish	cornish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Cornwall	Cornwall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Kernow | the Cornish name |  |  |  | for Cornwall | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“Here's the right valiant Cornish man, Who slew the giant Cormoran.”

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cornish:x7:1
# text = “Here's the right valiant Cornish man, Who slew the giant Cormoran.”
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	valiant	valiant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	Cornish	Cornish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	slew	slay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	Cormoran	Cormoran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the right valiant Cornish man |  |  |  |  | here *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **slay** *in a quote* | past | the right valiant Cornish man | the giant Cormoran |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cormoran=Patient |

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