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title: emergent — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «emergent» in the school dictionary: Emergent means starting to appear, grow or become known. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# emergent

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**Who acts:** Emergent, emergent plant, top, emergent layer, tallest trees, emergent property · **What happens:** mean, start, appear, grow, become, know · **To what, where:** water, top, canopy, something, emergent trees, emergent plants

<!-- .vabout -->
«emergent» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [emergent in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/emergent.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Emergent means starting to appear, grow or become known.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emergent:m1:1
# text = Emergent means starting to appear, grow or become known.
1	Emergent	emergent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	starting	start	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	appear	appear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Emergent |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **start** *not said to happen* | gerund | Emergent *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **appear** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Emergent *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **grow** | infinitive | Emergent *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **become** | infinitive | Emergent *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **know** | participle | Emergent *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An emergent plant grows in water but its top sticks up out of the water, like a reed.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emergent:m2:1
# text = An emergent plant grows in water but its top sticks up out of the water, like a reed.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	emergent	emergent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	sticks	stick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	reed	reed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | a emergent plant |  |  | water |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Location |
| 2 | **stick up** | present | plant's top |  |  | the water |  | like a reed | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme out water=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The emergent layer is the very top of a rainforest, where the tallest trees poke above the canopy.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emergent:m3:1
# text = The emergent layer is the very top of a rainforest, where the tallest trees poke above the canopy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	emergent	emergent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	rainforest	rainforest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	tallest	tall	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	15	amod	_	_
15	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	poke	poke	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
17	above	above	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	canopy	canopy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the emergent layer | the top |  |  |  | of a rainforest | tree rules |
| 2 | **poke** | present | the tallest trees |  |  | the canopy |  |  | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent above canopy=Location |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An emergent property is something a whole group has that its single parts do not have.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emergent:m4:1
# text = An emergent property is something a whole group has that its single parts do not have.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	emergent	emergent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
14	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a emergent property | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | a whole group |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **have** | present · do-support | group's single parts |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The emergent layer is home to eagles and monkeys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emergent:x1:1
# text = The emergent layer is home to eagles and monkeys.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	emergent	emergent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	eagles	eagle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the emergent layer |  |  |  |  | to eagles and monkeys; home *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tallest trees in the rainforest are emergent trees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emergent:x2:1
# text = The tallest trees in the rainforest are emergent trees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tallest	tall	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rainforest	rainforest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	emergent	emergent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the tallest trees in the rainforest | emergent trees |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Reeds are emergent plants at the edge of the pond.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emergent:x3:1
# text = Reeds are emergent plants at the edge of the pond.
1	Reeds	reed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	emergent	emergent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Reeds | emergent plants |  | the edge of the pond |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Teachers help emergent readers with simple books.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emergent:x4:1
# text = Teachers help emergent readers with simple books.
1	Teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	emergent	emergent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	readers	reader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Teachers | emergent readers |  |  |  | with simple books | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent reader=Beneficiary with book=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An ant colony is clever even though each ant is simple — that is an emergent property.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emergent:x5:1
# text = An ant colony is clever even though each ant is simple — that is an emergent property.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	colony	colony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	even	even	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
7	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
12	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	emergent	emergent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a ant colony |  |  |  |  | clever *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | each ant |  |  |  |  | simple *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | that | a emergent property |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Emergent countries are growing quickly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emergent:x6:1
# text = Emergent countries are growing quickly.
1	Emergent	emergent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present · progressive | Emergent countries |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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