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title: notional — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «notional» in the school dictionary: Existing only as an idea or estimate, not real or exact, as in "a notional sum". Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# notional

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**Who acts:** player, price, rent, map, We, equator · **What happens:** exist, base, get, spend, be, pay · **To what, where:** game, nobody, notional one pound, notional line, zones, notional budget

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Existing only as an idea or estimate, not real or exact, as in "a notional sum".

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notional:m1:1
# text = Existing only as an idea or estimate, not real or exact, as in "a notional sum".
1	Existing	exist	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	estimate	estimate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	notional	notional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exist** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: 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}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Based on theory, not on facts or practice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notional:m2:1
# text = Based on theory, not on facts or practice.
1	Based	base	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	case	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	theory	theory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	appos	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **base** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each player gets a notional £100 in the game to spend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notional:x1:1
# text = Each player gets a notional £100 in the game to spend.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	notional	notional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	£	£	SYM	$	_	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	spend	spend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | each player |  |  | the game |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer £=Stimulus |
| 2 | **spend** | to-infinitive | each player *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The price is only notional; nobody has really paid it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notional:x2:1
# text = The price is only notional; nobody has really paid it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	notional	notional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	really	really	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the price |  |  |  |  | notional *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** | present · perfect · passive |  | nobody |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Recipient it=Asset |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rent was a notional one pound a year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notional:x3:1
# text = The rent was a notional one pound a year.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rent	rent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	notional	notional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pound	pound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the rent | a notional one pound |  |  | year |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The map uses a notional line to divide the zones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notional:x4:1
# text = The map uses a notional line to divide the zones.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	notional	notional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	divide	divide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	zones	zone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | the map | a notional line |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Patient |
| 2 | **divide** | to-infinitive | the map *not said here* | the zones |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent zone=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We worked out a notional budget for our class party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notional:x5:1
# text = We worked out a notional budget for our class party.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	notional	notional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	budget	budget	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work out** | past | We | a notional budget |  |  |  | for our class party | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent budget=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The equator is a notional line round the Earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notional:x6:1
# text = The equator is a notional line round the Earth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	equator	equator	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	notional	notional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	round	round	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the equator | a notional line |  |  |  | round the Earth | tree rules |

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