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title: costa — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «costa» in the school dictionary: Costa Coffee, a big chain of coffee shops in the UK and Ireland; people say «Let's go to Costa». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# costa

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**Who acts:** people, 's, Costa, Mum, We, footballer · **What happens:** say, let, go, name, mean, not be · **To what, where:** 's, Costa, coasts, coast, English common word, hot chocolate · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«costa» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [costa in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/costa.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Costa Coffee, a big chain of coffee shops in the UK and Ireland; people say «Let's go to Costa».

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:costa:m1:1
# text = Costa Coffee, a big chain of coffee shops in the UK and Ireland; people say «Let's go to Costa».
1	Costa	costa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	Coffee	Coffee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
16	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
17	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	Let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Costa	Costa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | 's *not said here* |  |  | Costa |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to costa=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 -->
Part of names of coasts and countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:costa:m2:1
# text = Part of names of coasts and countries.
1	Part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	coasts	coast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Costa Rica (a country in Central America), Costa del Sol and Costa Brava (holiday coasts in Spain).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:costa:m2e:1
# text = Costa Rica (a country in Central America), Costa del Sol and Costa Brava (holiday coasts in Spain).
1	Costa	Costa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	Rica	Rica	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Central	Central	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	_
8	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	Costa	Costa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
12	del	Del	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	_
13	Sol	Sol	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	Costa	Costa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
16	Brava	Brava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	flat	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	coasts	coast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	appos	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Costa» means «coast» in these languages; it is not an English common word.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:costa:m3:1
# text = «Costa» means «coast» in these languages; it is not an English common word.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Costa	costa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
16	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Costa | coast |  |  |  | in this languages | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot coast=Theme in language=Attribute |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | Costa | a English common word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A surname, as in the footballer Diego Costa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:costa:m4:1
# text = A surname, as in the footballer Diego Costa.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	Diego	Diego	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
9	Costa	Costa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: science, rare — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rib, or a rib-like ridge, for example the strong front vein of an insect's wing.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:costa:m5:1
# text = A rib, or a rib-like ridge, for example the strong front vein of an insect's wing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rib	rib	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	rib	rib	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ridge	ridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	vein	vein	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	wing	wing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum bought a hot chocolate for me at Costa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:costa:x1:1
# text = Mum bought a hot chocolate for me at Costa.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Costa	Costa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | Mum | a hot chocolate |  | Costa |  | for me | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent chocolate=Theme for i=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Costa Rica is home to sloths and toucans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:costa:x2:1
# text = Costa Rica is home to sloths and toucans.
1	Costa	Costa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Rica	Rica	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sloths	sloth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	toucans	toucan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Costa |  |  |  |  | to sloths and toucans; home *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went on holiday to the Costa del Sol in Spain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:costa:x3:1
# text = We went on holiday to the Costa del Sol in Spain.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	Costa	Costa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	del	Del	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Sol	Sol	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | We |  |  | holiday |  | to the Costa del Sol in Spain | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to sol=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Costa» means coast in Spanish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:costa:x4:1
# text = «Costa» means coast in Spanish.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Costa	costa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Spanish	Spanish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Costa | coast |  |  |  | in Spanish | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot coast=Theme in spanish=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The footballer Costa scored in the final.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:costa:x5:1
# text = The footballer Costa scored in the final.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Costa	Costa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	scored	score	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	final	final	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | past | the footballer |  |  | the final |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Costa Rica has no army.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:costa:x6:1
# text = Costa Rica has no army.
1	Costa	Costa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Rica	Rica	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Costa | no army |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent army=Patient |

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