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title: glaswegian — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «glaswegian» in the school dictionary: A Glaswegian is a person who comes from Glasgow, the biggest city in Scotland. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# glaswegian

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**Who acts:** Glaswegian person, Glaswegian, way, words, uncle, She · **What happens:** be, come, mean, belong, speak, wean · **To what, where:** Glaswegian person, Glasgow, strong local accent, Glaswegian people, Glaswegian word, everyone · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«glaswegian» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [glaswegian in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glaswegian.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Glaswegian is a person who comes from Glasgow, the biggest city in Scotland.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glaswegian:m1:1
# text = A Glaswegian is a person who comes from Glasgow, the biggest city in Scotland.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	Glaswegian	glaswegian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	13	amod	_	_
13	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a Glaswegian person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | present | a Glaswegian person |  |  | Glasgow |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from glasgow=Initial\_Location |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
Glaswegian means belonging to Glasgow, such as its people, buildings or way of speaking.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glaswegian:m2:1
# text = Glaswegian means belonging to Glasgow, such as its people, buildings or way of speaking.
1	Glaswegian	glaswegian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	buildings	building	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
15	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Glaswegian |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **belong** *not said to happen* | gerund | Glaswegian *not said here* |  | Glasgow |  |  | such its people and buildings or way | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glaswegian is also the strong local accent and dialect of Glasgow, with words like «wean» (child) and «messages» (shopping).

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glaswegian:m3:1
# text = Glaswegian is also the strong local accent and dialect of Glasgow, with words like «wean» (child) and «messages» (shopping).
1	Glaswegian	glaswegian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	dialect	dialect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	appos	_	_
15	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	wean	wean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	messages	message	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	_
26	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	shopping	shopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Glaswegian | the strong local accent and dialect of Glasgow and messages and shopping |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wean** *in a quote* | infinitive | words *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle is a Glaswegian.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glaswegian:x1:1
# text = My uncle is a Glaswegian.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Glaswegian	glaswegian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My uncle |  |  |  |  | glaswegian *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She speaks with a strong Glaswegian accent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glaswegian:x2:1
# text = She speaks with a strong Glaswegian accent.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	Glaswegian	glaswegian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | She |  |  |  |  | with a strong Glaswegian accent | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with accent=Co-Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glaswegian people are known for being friendly and funny.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glaswegian:x3:1
# text = Glaswegian people are known for being friendly and funny.
1	Glaswegian	glaswegian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present · passive |  | Glaswegian people |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | friendly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Wean» is a Glaswegian word for a child.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glaswegian:x4:1
# text = «Wean» is a Glaswegian word for a child.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Wean	Wean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Glaswegian	glaswegian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Wean | a Glaswegian word |  |  |  | for a child | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Glaswegian comedian made everyone laugh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glaswegian:x5:1
# text = The Glaswegian comedian made everyone laugh.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Glaswegian	glaswegian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	comedian	comedian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	obj	_	_
6	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the Glaswegian comedian | everyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | infinitive | everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We listened to a Glaswegian storyteller.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glaswegian:x6:1
# text = We listened to a Glaswegian storyteller.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Glaswegian	glaswegian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	storyteller	storyteller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | past | We |  |  |  |  | to a Glaswegian storyteller | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to storyteller=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Glaswegian might say «Gonnae no dae that» for «Please don't do that».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glaswegian:x7:1
# text = A Glaswegian might say «Gonnae no dae that» for «Please don't do that».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Glaswegian	glaswegian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj	_	_
3	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Gonnae	Gonnae	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	dae	dae	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	6	dep	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
11	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	16	discourse	_	_
14	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | might | a Glaswegian | Gonnae |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **do** *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support |  | that |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lots of famous bands are Glaswegian.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glaswegian:x8:1
# text = Lots of famous bands are Glaswegian.
1	Lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	bands	band	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	Glaswegian	glaswegian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Lots of famous bands |  |  |  |  | glaswegian *property* | tree rules |

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