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title: porc — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «porc» in the school dictionary: «Porc» is the French word for pig, and also for pork, the meat from a pig. It is said roughly «por», with no «c» sound. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# porc

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**Who acts:** Porc, It, meat, animal, rôti, Je · **What happens:** be, say, not be, mean, not eat, sound · **To what, where:** French word, Porc, English word, pork, English, pig · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«porc» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [porc in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/porc.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Porc» is the French word for pig, and also for pork, the meat from a pig. It is said roughly «por», with no «c» sound.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* «Porc» is the French word for pig, and also for pork, the meat from a pig.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porc:m1:1
# text = «Porc» is the French word for pig, and also for pork, the meat from a pig.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Porc	porc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	also	also	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	pork	pork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Porc | the French word and pork and the meat from a pig |  |  |  | for pig | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* It is said roughly «por», with no «c» sound.

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porc:m1:2
# text = It is said roughly «por», with no «c» sound.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	roughly	roughly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	por	por	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	c	c	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | Porc |  |  |  | por *obl* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is not an English word; in English the meat is «pork» and the animal is «pig».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porc:m2:1
# text = It is not an English word; in English the meat is «pork» and the animal is «pig».
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	pork	pork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | It | a English word and pig |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the meat | pork |  | English |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the animal | pig |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the French menu, «rôti de porc» means roast pork.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porc:x1:1
# text = On the French menu, «rôti de porc» means roast pork.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	menu	menu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	rôti	rôti	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	11	nsubj	_	_
8	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	7	flat	_	_
9	porc	porc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	roast	roast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	pork	pork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | rôti | roast pork |  | the French menu |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pork=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Je ne mange pas de porc» means «I don't eat pork».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porc:x2:1
# text = «Je ne mange pas de porc» means «I don't eat pork».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Je	Je	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	9	nsubj	_	_
3	ne	ne	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	2	flat:foreign	_	_
4	mange	mange	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	2	flat:foreign	_	_
5	pas	pas	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	7	dep	_	_
6	de	de	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	porc	porc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
15	pork	pork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Je and de porc |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **eat** *in a quote* | present · do-support | I | pork |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pork=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In French, porc sounds like «por».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porc:x3:1
# text = In French, porc sounds like «por».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	porc	porc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	por	por	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | porc |  |  | French |  | like por | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in french=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
English «pork» comes from French «porc».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porc:x4:1
# text = English «pork» comes from French «porc».
1	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	pork	pork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	porc	porc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | English | porc |  | French |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from french=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer's pig is «un porc» or «un cochon» in French.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porc:x5:1
# text = The farmer's pig is «un porc» or «un cochon» in French.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	un	un	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	porc	porc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	un	un	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	cochon	cochon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the farmer's pig | un porc or un cochon in French |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people do not eat pork for religious reasons, so the canteen labels dishes with porc.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porc:x6:1
# text = Some people do not eat pork for religious reasons, so the canteen labels dishes with porc.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	pork	pork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	reasons	reason	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	canteen	canteen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	labels	label	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	compound	_	_
15	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	porc	porc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **eat** | present · do-support | some people | pork |  |  |  | for religious reasons; labels dishes with porc *obl* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pork=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our French worksheet matched «le porc» to a picture of ham.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porc:x7:1
# text = Our French worksheet matched «le porc» to a picture of ham.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	worksheet	worksheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	matched	match	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	le	le	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	porc	porc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	ham	ham	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **match** | past | Our French worksheet | le porc |  |  |  | to a picture of ham | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent porc=Patient to picture=Co-Patient |

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