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title: cultural — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cultural» in the school dictionary: To do with the customs, beliefs, art, food and way of life of a group of people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cultural

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**Who acts:** Diwali, class, city, Learning, castle, gestures · **What happens:** do, be, learn, have, give · **To what, where:** important cultural festival, greetings, new cultural centre, language, cultural knowledge, you

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To do with the customs, beliefs, art, food and way of life of a group of people.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cultural:m1:1
# text = To do with the customs, beliefs, art, food and way of life of a group of people.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	customs	custom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with the customs and beliefs and art and food and way of life of a group of people | 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 -->
To do with art, music, theatre and books.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cultural:m2:1
# text = To do with art, music, theatre and books.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	theatre	theatre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with art and music and theatre and books | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Diwali is an important cultural festival for many families.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cultural:x1:1
# text = Diwali is an important cultural festival for many families.
1	Diwali	Diwali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	cultural	cultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Diwali | a important cultural festival |  |  |  | for many families | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class learnt about cultural differences in greetings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cultural:x2:1
# text = Our class learnt about cultural differences in greetings.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	learnt	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	cultural	cultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	differences	difference	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	greetings	greeting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | Our class |  |  | greetings |  | about cultural differences | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about difference=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The city has a new cultural centre with a theatre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cultural:x3:1
# text = The city has a new cultural centre with a theatre.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	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	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	cultural	cultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	theatre	theatre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the city | a new cultural centre |  |  |  | with a theatre | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent centre=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Learning a language gives you cultural knowledge too.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cultural:x4:1
# text = Learning a language gives you cultural knowledge too.
1	Learning	learn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	cultural	cultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | gerund |  | a language |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent language=Topic |
| 2 | **give** | present | Learning | cultural knowledge | you |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient knowledge=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The castle is part of our cultural heritage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cultural:x5:1
# text = The castle is part of our cultural heritage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	cultural	cultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	heritage	heritage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the castle | part |  |  |  | of our cultural heritage | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Some gestures are polite in one country and rude in another for cultural reasons.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cultural:x6:1
# text = Some gestures are polite in one country and rude in another for cultural reasons.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	gestures	gesture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	cultural	cultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	reasons	reason	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | some gestures |  |  | one country |  | polite *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | some gestures *not said here* |  |  | another |  | for cultural reasons | tree rules |

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