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title: dubliner — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dubliner» in the school dictionary: A person who is from Dublin, the capital city of Ireland, or who lives there. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dubliner

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**Who acts:** person, Dubliners, granny, he, Lots, James · **What happens:** be, live, sense, know, sing, walk · **To what, where:** Dublin, name, proud Dubliner, humour, street, city centre · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who is from Dublin, the capital city of Ireland, or who lives there.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubliner:m1:1
# text = A person who is from Dublin, the capital city of Ireland, or who lives there.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Dublin	Dublin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	capital	capital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person and the capital city of Ireland |  |  | Dublin |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | a person and the capital city of Ireland |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
«Dubliners» is also the name of a famous book of stories by James Joyce (1914) and of an Irish folk band, The Dubliners.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubliner:m2:1
# text = «Dubliners» is also the name of a famous book of stories by James Joyce (1914) and of an Irish folk band, The Dubliners.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Dubliners	dubliner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	James	James	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
16	Joyce	Joyce	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	flat	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
22	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
23	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
24	folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	Dubliners	dubliner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Dubliners | the name and a Irish folk band and the Dubliners |  |  |  | of a famous book of stories by James | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My granny is a proud Dubliner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubliner:x1:1
# text = My granny is a proud Dubliner.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	granny	granny	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Dubliner	Dubliner	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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 | My granny | a proud Dubliner |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dubliners are famous for their sense of humour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubliner:x2:1
# text = Dubliners are famous for their sense of humour.
1	Dubliners	dubliner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	humour	humour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Dubliners |  |  |  |  | for Dubliners's sense of humour; famous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **sense** |  | Dubliners *= dubliner* | humour |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a Dubliner, he knew every street in the city centre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubliner:x3:1
# text = As a Dubliner, he knew every street in the city centre.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Dubliner	Dubliner	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past | he | every street |  | the city centre |  | as a Dubliner | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer street=Stimulus as dubliner=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Dubliners sang old Irish folk songs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubliner:x4:1
# text = The Dubliners sang old Irish folk songs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Dubliners	dubliner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | the Dubliners | old Irish folk songs |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lots of Dubliners walk along the River Liffey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubliner:x5:1
# text = Lots of Dubliners walk along the River Liffey.
1	Lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Dubliners	dubliner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	along	along	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	River	River	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Liffey	Liffey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | Lots of Dubliners |  |  | the River Liffey |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along liffey=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
James Joyce wrote a book called «Dubliners».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubliner:x6:1
# text = James Joyce wrote a book called «Dubliners».
1	James	James	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Joyce	Joyce	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Dubliners	dubliner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | James | a book |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme |
| 2 | **call** | participle | a book *not said here* | Dubliners |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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