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title: foreigner — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «foreigner» in the school dictionary: A person from another country. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# foreigner

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**Who acts:** town, I, Many foreigners, people, guide, you · **What happens:** welcome, go, be, come, see, feel · **To what, where:** foreigners, France, foreigner, old castle, new country, English · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«foreigner» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: [foreigner in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/foreigner.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person from another country.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:foreigner:m1:1
# text = A person from another country.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town welcomes foreigners every summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:foreigner:x1:1
# text = The town welcomes foreigners every summer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	welcomes	welcome	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	foreigners	foreigner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **welcome** | present | the town | foreigners |  |  | summer |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foreigner=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When I went to France, I was the foreigner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:foreigner:x2:1
# text = When I went to France, I was the foreigner.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	foreigner	foreigner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | I |  |  | France |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to france=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **is a** | past | I | the foreigner |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many foreigners come to see the old castle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:foreigner:x3:1
# text = Many foreigners come to see the old castle.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	foreigners	foreigner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Many foreigners |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | Many foreigners *not said here* | the old castle |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer castle=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people feel like foreigners in a new country at first.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:foreigner:x4:1
# text = Some people feel like foreigners in a new country at first.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	foreigners	foreigner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | some people |  |  | a new country |  | like foreigners | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like foreigner=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The guide spoke English to the foreigners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:foreigner:x5:1
# text = The guide spoke English to the foreigners.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guide	guide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	foreigners	foreigner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the guide | English |  |  |  | to the foreigners | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be kind to newcomers and foreigners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:foreigner:x6:1
# text = Be kind to newcomers and foreigners.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	newcomers	newcomer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	foreigners	foreigner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to newcomers and foreigners; kind *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One evening the foreigner sat in the balcony.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:foreigner:x7:1
# text = One evening the foreigner sat in the balcony.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	foreigner	foreigner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	balcony	balcony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **sit** | past | the foreigner |  |  | the balcony | evening |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in balcony=Location |

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