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title: mispronounce — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mispronounce» in the school dictionary: To say a word or a name in the wrong way, with the wrong sounds or the wrong stress. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mispronounce

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**Who acts:** you, I, your, Many people, He, newsreader · **What happens:** say, tell, mispronounce, name, read, be · **To what, where:** word, me, name, epitome, town, words · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To say a word or a name in the wrong way, with the wrong sounds or the wrong stress.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mispronounce:m1:1
# text = To say a word or a name in the wrong way, with the wrong sounds or the wrong stress.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	stress	stress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  | a word or a name in the wrong way |  |  |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme sound=Manner |

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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 -->
Please tell me if I mispronounce your name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mispronounce:x1:1
# text = Please tell me if I mispronounce your name.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	mispronounce	mispronounce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | me |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **mispronounce** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | I | your name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **name** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many people mispronounce «Wednesday».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mispronounce:x2:1
# text = Many people mispronounce «Wednesday».
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	mispronounce	mispronounce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Wednesday	Wednesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mispronounce** | present | Many people |  |  |  | wednesday |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He mispronounced «epitome» because he had only read it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mispronounce:x3:1
# text = He mispronounced «epitome» because he had only read it.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mispronounced	mispronounce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	epitome	epitome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mispronounce** | past | He | epitome |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** | past | he | epitome |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The newsreader mispronounced the name of the town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mispronounce:x4:1
# text = The newsreader mispronounced the name of the town.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	newsreader	newsreader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	mispronounced	mispronounce	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	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mispronounce** | past | the newsreader | the name of the town |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** |  |  | the town |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's okay to mispronounce words while you are learning a language.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mispronounce:x5:1
# text = It's okay to mispronounce words while you are learning a language.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	okay	okay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	mispronounce	mispronounce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	learning	learn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | okay *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mispronounce** | to-infinitive |  | words |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **learn** | present · progressive | you | a language |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent language=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother mispronounces «spaghetti» as «pasghetti».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mispronounce:x6:1
# text = My little brother mispronounces «spaghetti» as «pasghetti».
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	mispronounces	mispronounce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	spaghetti	spaghetti	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	pasghetti	pasghetti	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mispronounce** | present | My little brother | spaghetti |  |  |  | as pasghetti | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher apologised for mispronouncing my surname.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mispronounce:x7:1
# text = The teacher apologised for mispronouncing my surname.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	apologised	apologise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	mispronouncing	mispronounce	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apologise** *speech: apologize* | past | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mispronounce** | gerund | the teacher *not said here* | my surname |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some words, like «colonel», are easy to mispronounce.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mispronounce:x8:1
# text = Some words, like «colonel», are easy to mispronounce.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	colonel	colonel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	mispronounce	mispronounce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | some words |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mispronounce** | to-infinitive | some words *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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