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title: jamaican — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «jamaican» in the school dictionary: adjective From or belonging to Jamaica, an island country in the Caribbean. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# jamaican

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**Who acts:** adjective, Usain, We, Reggae, grandparents, Jamaican flag · **What happens:** belong, be, try, come, mix · **To what, where:** Jamaica, famous Jamaican runner, Jamaican jerk chicken, Jamaican music, London, 1960s

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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adjective From or belonging to Jamaica, an island country in the Caribbean.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jamaican:m1:1
# text = adjective From or belonging to Jamaica, an island country in the Caribbean.
1	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	From	from	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Jamaica	Jamaica	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Caribbean	Caribbean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | gerund | adjective *not said here* |  | Jamaica |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
noun A person from Jamaica.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jamaican:m2:1
# text = noun A person from Jamaica.
1	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Jamaica	Jamaica	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Usain Bolt is a famous Jamaican runner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jamaican:x1:1
# text = Usain Bolt is a famous Jamaican runner.
1	Usain	Usain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	Bolt	Bolt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	Jamaican	Jamaican	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	runner	runner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Usain | a famous Jamaican runner |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We tried Jamaican jerk chicken.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jamaican:x2:1
# text = We tried Jamaican jerk chicken.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Jamaican	Jamaican	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	jerk	jerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | We | Jamaican jerk chicken |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chicken=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Reggae is Jamaican music.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jamaican:x3:1
# text = Reggae is Jamaican music.
1	Reggae	reggae	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	Jamaican	Jamaican	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Reggae | Jamaican music |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My grandparents are Jamaican and came to London in the 1960s.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jamaican:x4:1
# text = My grandparents are Jamaican and came to London in the 1960s.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandparents	grandparent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	Jamaican	Jamaican	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	1960s	1960s	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My grandparents |  |  |  |  | jamaican *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | past | My grandparents *not said here* |  | London | the 1960s |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to london=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Jamaican flag is black, green and gold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jamaican:x5:1
# text = The Jamaican flag is black, green and gold.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Jamaican	Jamaican	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Jamaican flag |  |  |  |  | black *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the Jamaican flag *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jamaican Patois mixes English with African words.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jamaican:x6:1
# text = Jamaican Patois mixes English with African words.
1	Jamaican	Jamaican	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Patois	Patois	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	mixes	mix	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	African	African	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	words	word	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 | **mix** | present | Jamaican Patois | English |  |  |  | with African words | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent english=Patient with word=Co-Patient |

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