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title: demographic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «demographic» in the school dictionary: A demographic is a group of people with something in common, such as age or where they live, especially when studied or targeted by sellers. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# demographic

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**Who acts:** demographic, people, Demographics, Children, census, We · **What happens:** be, live, study, target, mean, do · **To what, where:** group, facts, populations, target, demographic information, more older people · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A demographic is a group of people with something in common, such as age or where they live, especially when studied or targeted by sellers.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demographic:m1:1
# text = A demographic is a group of people with something in common, such as age or where they live, especially when studied or targeted by sellers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	demographic	demographic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	19	advmod	_	_
18	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
22	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	23	advmod	_	_
23	studied	study	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	advcl	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	targeted	target	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	conj	_	_
26	by	by	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	sellers	seller	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a demographic | a group |  |  |  | of people; with something | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **study** | participle | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | especially *property* | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **target** | participle | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by sellers | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: 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 -->
Demographics are facts and numbers about a population: how many people, how old, where they live and so on.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demographic:m2:1
# text = Demographics are facts and numbers about a population: how many people, how old, where they live and so on.
1	Demographics	demographic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
11	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
15	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	19	advmod	_	_
18	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	so	so	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	on	on	ADV	RB	_	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Demographics | facts and numbers about a population and many people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | Demographics *= demographic* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Demographic (adjective) means to do with the study of populations.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demographic:m3:1
# text = Demographic (adjective) means to do with the study of populations.
1	Demographic	demographic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	populations	population	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Demographic |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with the study of populations | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **study** |  |  | populations |  |  |  |  | nom study «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Children under ten are the target demographic for this cartoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demographic:x1:1
# text = Children under ten are the target demographic for this cartoon.
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	under	under	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	nmod	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	target	target	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	demographic	demographic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Children under ten | the target |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The census gives demographic information about the country.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demographic:x2:1
# text = The census gives demographic information about the country.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	census	census	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	demographic	demographic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | the census | demographic information |  |  |  | about the country | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our town's demographics show more older people than before.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demographic:x3:1
# text = Our town's demographics show more older people than before.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	demographics	demographic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
7	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	before	before	ADV	RB	_	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Our town's demographics |  | more older people |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent people=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We drew a graph of demographic data in geography.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demographic:x4:1
# text = We drew a graph of demographic data in geography.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	graph	graph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	demographic	demographic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	data	data	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	geography	geography	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | We | a graph of demographic data in geography |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent graph=Theme |
| 2 | **graph** |  |  | demographic data in geography |  |  |  |  | nom graph «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Demographic change means fewer children in some villages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demographic:x5:1
# text = Demographic change means fewer children in some villages.
1	Demographic	demographic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	villages	village	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Demographic change | fewer children |  |  |  | in some villages | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot child=Theme in village=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Adverts are made for a particular demographic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demographic:x6:1
# text = Adverts are made for a particular demographic.
1	Adverts	advert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	demographic	demographic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Adverts |  |  |  | for a particular demographic | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: subject=Product for demographic=Asset |

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