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title: emancipation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «emancipation» in the school dictionary: Being set free from slavery or from strict control by others. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# emancipation

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**Who acts:** Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation, that, people, fight, women · **What happens:** be, get, sign, mean, enslave, include · **To what, where:** slavery, equal rights, Emancipation Proclamation, 1863, right, Emancipation Day · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being set free from slavery or from strict control by others.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emancipation:m1:1
# text = Being set free from slavery or from strict control by others.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	cop	_	_
2	set	set	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	slavery	slavery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  | slavery or strict control by others |  | free *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
Getting equal rights and freedoms, for example for women or a group of people.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emancipation:m2:1
# text = Getting equal rights and freedoms, for example for women or a group of people.
1	Getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	_	_
2	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rights	right	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	freedoms	freedom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | gerund |  | equal rights and freedoms |  |  |  | for example; for women or a group of people | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent right=Theme for example=Source |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1863.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emancipation:x1:1
# text = The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1863.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Emancipation	emancipation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Proclamation	proclamation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	signed	sign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Abraham	Abraham	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Lincoln	Lincoln	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl:agent	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	1863	1863	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign** | past · passive | Abraham Lincoln | the Emancipation Proclamation |  | 1863 |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme in 1863=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Emancipation meant that enslaved people were free.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emancipation:x2:1
# text = Emancipation meant that enslaved people were free.
1	Emancipation	emancipation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	enslaved	enslave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | past | Emancipation |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **enslave** | past | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | people |  |  |  |  | free *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fight for women's emancipation included the right to vote.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emancipation:x3:1
# text = The fight for women's emancipation included the right to vote.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	emancipation	emancipation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	included	include	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	vote	vote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **include** | past | the fight for women's emancipation | the right |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Theme |
| 2 | **vote** | to-infinitive | the fight for women's emancipation *not said here* | the right *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **emancipate** |  | women |  |  |  |  |  | nom emancipation «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many people celebrate Emancipation Day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emancipation:x4:1
# text = Many people celebrate Emancipation Day.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	celebrate	celebrate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Emancipation	Emancipation	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **celebrate** | present | Many people | Emancipation Day |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent day=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Frederick Douglass spoke out for emancipation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emancipation:x5:1
# text = Frederick Douglass spoke out for emancipation.
1	Frederick	Frederick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Douglass	Douglass	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	emancipation	emancipation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak out** *speech: other* | past | Frederick |  |  |  |  | for emancipation | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Catholic emancipation in Britain and Ireland came in 1829.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emancipation:x6:1
# text = Catholic emancipation in Britain and Ireland came in 1829.
1	Catholic	catholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	emancipation	emancipation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	1829	1829	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Catholic emancipation in Britain and Ireland |  |  | 1829 |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in 1829=Location |

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