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title: slavic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «slavic» in the school dictionary: Slavic means about the Slavs, a large group of peoples in eastern and central Europe, or about their languages. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# slavic

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**Who acts:** Slavic, Slavic languages, She, Slavic peoples, Babushka · **What happens:** mean, be, share, use, learn, live · **To what, where:** family, Ukrainian Slavic languages, many similar words, Cyrillic alphabet, eastern Europe, Slavic word

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Slavic means about the Slavs, a large group of peoples in eastern and central Europe, or about their languages.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slavic:m1:1
# text = Slavic means about the Slavs, a large group of peoples in eastern and central Europe, or about their languages.
1	Slavic	slavic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Slavs	Slav	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	central	central	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
16	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	about	about	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Slavic |  |  |  |  | about the Slavs | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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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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Slavic languages are a family of related languages, such as Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slavic:m2:1
# text = Slavic languages are a family of related languages, such as Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian.
1	Slavic	slavic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	14	mark	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	Ukrainian	ukrainian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	Polish	polish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	Czech	Czech	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	14	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	Russian	Russian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	Bulgarian	bulgarian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	Serbian	serbian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Slavic languages | a family |  |  |  | of related languages | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ukrainian and Polish are Slavic languages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slavic:x1:1
# text = Ukrainian and Polish are Slavic languages.
1	Ukrainian	ukrainian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Polish	polish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	Slavic	slavic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 |  | Ukrainian Slavic languages |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Slavic languages share many similar words.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slavic:x2:1
# text = Slavic languages share many similar words.
1	Slavic	slavic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **share** | present | Slavic languages | many similar words |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some Slavic languages use the Cyrillic alphabet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slavic:x3:1
# text = Some Slavic languages use the Cyrillic alphabet.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	Slavic	slavic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Cyrillic	cyrillic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | some Slavic languages | the Cyrillic alphabet |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alphabet=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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She is learning about Slavic folk tales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slavic:x4:1
# text = She is learning about Slavic folk tales.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	_	_
3	learning	learn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Slavic	slavic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present · progressive | She |  |  |  |  | about Slavic folk tales | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about tale=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The Slavic peoples live mostly in eastern and central Europe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slavic:x5:1
# text = The Slavic peoples live mostly in eastern and central Europe.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Slavic	slavic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	central	central	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | the Slavic peoples |  |  | eastern Europe |  | mostly *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in europe=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Babushka" is a Slavic word for grandmother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slavic:x6:1
# text = "Babushka" is a Slavic word for grandmother.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Babushka	Babushka	PROPN	NNP	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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Slavic	slavic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	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** | present | Babushka | a Slavic word |  |  |  | for grandmother | tree rules |

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