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title: emigration — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «emigration» in the school dictionary: Emigration is leaving your own country to go and live permanently in another country. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# emigration

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**Who acts:** Emigration, huge emigration, Poverty, Grandad · **What happens:** leave, go, live, be, journey, split · **To what, where:** own country, country, Many emigrants, many weeks, families, world

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Emigration is leaving your own country to go and live permanently in another country.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emigration:m1:1
# text = Emigration is leaving your own country to go and live permanently in another country.
1	Emigration	emigration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
11	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
14	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present · progressive | Emigration | your own country |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent country=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | to-infinitive | Emigration *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **live** | infinitive | Emigration *not said here* |  |  | another country |  | permanently *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in country=Location |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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There was huge emigration from Ireland during the famine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emigration:x1:1
# text = There was huge emigration from Ireland during the famine.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	emigration	emigration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	during	during	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	famine	famine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | huge emigration from Ireland |  |  | there | during the famine |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Emigration to Australia was popular among British families.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emigration:x2:1
# text = Emigration to Australia was popular among British families.
1	Emigration	emigration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	among	among	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Emigration to Australia |  |  |  |  | among British families; popular *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many emigrants left by ship, a journey of many weeks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emigration:x3:1
# text = Many emigrants left by ship, a journey of many weeks.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	emigrants	emigrant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | participle |  | Many emigrants and a journey of many weeks *not said here* |  |  |  | by ship | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent by ship=Location |
| 2 | **journey** |  |  | many weeks |  |  |  |  | nom journey «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Emigration can split families across the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emigration:x4:1
# text = Emigration can split families across the world.
1	Emigration	emigration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	split	split	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **split** | can | Emigration | families |  | the world |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Poverty and war are common causes of emigration.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emigration:x5:1
# text = Poverty and war are common causes of emigration.
1	Poverty	Poverty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	causes	cause	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	emigration	emigration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Poverty and war | common causes |  |  |  | of emigration | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad talks about his emigration from Scotland to Canada.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emigration:x6:1
# text = Grandad talks about his emigration from Scotland to Canada.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	emigration	emigration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | present | Grandad |  | Canada |  |  | about Grandad's emigration from Scotland | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.topic»: agent=Agent about emigration=Topic to canada=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **emigrate** |  | Grandad |  |  | Scotland |  |  | nom emigration «act intransitive»: poss=agent from=place |

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