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title: soundman — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «soundman» in the school dictionary: A person whose job is to record or control the sound for films, television, radio, concerts or plays. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# soundman

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**Who acts:** job, soundman, school play, Our, news crew · **What happens:** be, control, hold, make, ask, film · **To what, where:** sound, long microphone, actors, guitars, concert, everyone

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person whose job is to record or control the sound for films, television, radio, concerts or plays.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soundman:m1:1
# text = A person whose job is to record or control the sound for films, television, radio, concerts or plays.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	record	record	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	control	control	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	television	television	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	concerts	concert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	plays	play	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	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 | **is** | present | job |  |  |  |  | record *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **control** | infinitive | job *not said here* | the sound |  |  |  | for films and television and radio and concerts or plays | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soundman held a long microphone above the actors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soundman:x1:1
# text = The soundman held a long microphone above the actors.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soundman	soundman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	microphone	microphone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	above	above	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	actors	actor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | the soundman | a long microphone |  | the actors |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent microphone=Theme above actor=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the concert the soundman made the guitars louder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soundman:x2:1
# text = At the concert the soundman made the guitars louder.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	concert	concert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	soundman	soundman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	guitars	guitar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	louder	loud	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the soundman | the guitars |  | the concert |  | loud *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset guitar=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soundman asked everyone to be quiet before filming.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soundman:x3:1
# text = The soundman asked everyone to be quiet before filming.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soundman	soundman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	filming	film	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the soundman |  | everyone |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the soundman *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **film** | gerund | the soundman *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school play had a soundman at the back of the hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soundman:x4:1
# text = Our school play had a soundman at the back of the hall.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	soundman	soundman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Our school play | a soundman |  | the back of the hall |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soundman=Patient |
| 2 | **play** |  | Our |  |  |  |  |  | nom play «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soundman checked the microphones: «One, two, one, two.»

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soundman:x5:1
# text = The soundman checked the microphones: «One, two, one, two.»
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soundman	soundman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	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	microphones	microphone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the soundman | the microphones |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent microphone=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The news crew had a cameraman and a soundman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soundman:x6:1
# text = The news crew had a cameraman and a soundman.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	crew	crew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cameraman	cameraman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	soundman	soundman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the news crew | a cameraman and a soundman |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cameraman=Patient |

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