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title: mancunian — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mancunian» in the school dictionary: A person who comes from or lives in Manchester, a big city in north-west England. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mancunian

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**Who acts:** person, way, uncle, She, Mancunians, Mancunian rain · **What happens:** come, live, do, speak, be, love · **To what, where:** Manchester, people, proud Mancunian, football, band, phrase · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person who comes from or lives in Manchester, a big city in north-west England.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mancunian:m1:1
# text = A person who comes from or lives in Manchester, a big city in north-west England.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Manchester	Manchester	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	north	north	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	west	west	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **live** | present | a person *not said here* |  |  | Manchester |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in manchester=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with Manchester, its people or its way of speaking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mancunian:m2:1
# text = To do with Manchester, its people or its way of speaking.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Manchester	Manchester	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | its people or its way |  |  |  | with Manchester | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | its way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mancunian:x1:1
# text = My uncle is a proud Mancunian.
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	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Mancunian	Mancunian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My uncle | a proud Mancunian |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mancunian:x2:1
# text = She speaks with a strong Mancunian 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	Mancunian	mancunian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Mancunians love their football.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mancunian:x3:1
# text = Mancunians love their football.
1	Mancunians	mancunian	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Mancunians | Mancunians's football |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer football=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The band was made up of four young Mancunians.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mancunian:x4:1
# text = The band was made up of four young Mancunians.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Mancunians	Mancunian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | past · passive |  | the band |  |  |  | of four young Mancunians | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mancunian rain is famous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mancunian:x5:1
# text = The Mancunian rain is famous.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Mancunian	mancunian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Mancunian rain |  |  |  |  | famous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Our kid» is a phrase many Mancunians use for a brother or sister.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mancunian:x6:1
# text = «Our kid» is a phrase many Mancunians use for a brother or sister.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Mancunians	Mancunian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Our kid | a phrase |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | present | many Mancunians | a phrase *not said here* |  |  |  | for a brother or sister | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent phrase=Theme for brother=Eventuality |

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