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title: journalist — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «journalist» in the school dictionary: A person whose job is to find out news and write or speak about it for newspapers, magazines, TV, radio or websites. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# journalist

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**Who acts:** person, journalist, I, Journalists, sports journalist, you · **What happens:** be, write, speak, interview, want, grow up · **To what, where:** head teacher, journalist, facts, mayor, report · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person whose job is to find out news and write or speak about it for newspapers, magazines, TV, radio or websites.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journalist:m1:1
# text = A person whose job is to find out news and write or speak about it for newspapers, magazines, TV, radio or websites.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
14	about	about	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	newspapers	newspaper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	magazines	magazine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	websites	website	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | find *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | infinitive | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | infinitive | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about job; for newspapers and magazines and TV and radio or websites | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The journalist interviewed the head teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journalist:x1:1
# text = The journalist interviewed the head teacher.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	journalist	journalist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	interviewed	interview	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interview** *speech: other* | past | the journalist |  | the head teacher |  |  |  | vn interrogate-37.1.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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I want to be a journalist when I grow up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journalist:x2:1
# text = I want to be a journalist when I grow up.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	journalist	journalist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is a** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | a journalist |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **grow up** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Journalists must check their facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journalist:x3:1
# text = Journalists must check their facts.
1	Journalists	journalist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | must | Journalists | Journalists's facts |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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A sports journalist wrote about the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journalist:x4:1
# text = A sports journalist wrote about the match.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	compound	_	_
3	journalist	journalist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | a sports journalist |  |  |  |  | about the match | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about match=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The journalist asked the mayor a hard question.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journalist:x5:1
# text = The journalist asked the mayor a hard question.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	journalist	journalist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mayor	mayor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the journalist | the mayor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write a report as if you were a journalist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journalist:x6:1
# text = Write a report as if you were a journalist.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	journalist	journalist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | a report |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent report=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | you |  |  |  |  | as a journalist | tree rules |

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