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title: specialist — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «specialist» in the school dictionary: A specialist is a person who knows a great deal about one subject or does one kind of work very well. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# specialist

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** specialist, person, doctor, specialist teacher, She, divers · **What happens:** be, know, do, treat, mean, send · **To what, where:** person, great deal, one kind, doctor, one part, me

<!-- .vabout -->
«specialist» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [specialist in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/specialist.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A specialist is a person who knows a great deal about one subject or does one kind of work very well.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:specialist:m1:1
# text = A specialist is a person who knows a great deal about one subject or does one kind of work very well.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	specialist	specialist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
20	very	very	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a specialist | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | present | a person | a great deal |  |  |  | about one subject | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer deal=Stimulus |
| 3 | **do** | present | a person *not said here* | one kind of work |  |  |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Eventuality |

<!-- .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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A specialist is a doctor who treats one part of the body or one kind of illness, like a heart specialist.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:specialist:m2:1
# text = A specialist is a doctor who treats one part of the body or one kind of illness, like a heart specialist.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	specialist	specialist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	treats	treat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	like	like	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	specialist	specialist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a specialist | a doctor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **treat** | present | a doctor | one part of the body or one kind of illness |  |  |  | like a heart specialist | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent part=Recipient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As an adjective, specialist means for one particular purpose or for experts, as in "specialist equipment".

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:specialist:m3:1
# text = As an adjective, specialist means for one particular purpose or for experts, as in "specialist equipment".
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	specialist	specialist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
9	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	experts	expert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	specialist	specialist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	equipment	equipment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | specialist |  |  |  |  | as a adjective; for one particular purpose or experts | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor sent me to a skin specialist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:specialist:x1:1
# text = The doctor sent me to a skin specialist.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	specialist	specialist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | the doctor | me |  | a skin specialist |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent i=Theme to specialist=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our music lessons are taught by a specialist teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:specialist:x2:1
# text = Our music lessons are taught by a specialist teacher.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	taught	teach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	specialist	specialist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | present · passive | a specialist teacher | Our music lessons |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is a specialist in sharks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:specialist:x3:1
# text = She is a specialist in sharks.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	specialist	specialist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sharks	shark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a specialist |  | sharks |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The divers used specialist equipment to explore the wreck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:specialist:x4:1
# text = The divers used specialist equipment to explore the wreck.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	divers	diver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	specialist	specialist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	equipment	equipment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	explore	explore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wreck	wreck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the divers | specialist equipment |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent equipment=Patient |
| 2 | **explore** | to-infinitive | the divers *not said here* | the wreck |  |  |  |  | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent wreck=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We bought my bike at a specialist cycle shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:specialist:x5:1
# text = We bought my bike at a specialist cycle shop.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	specialist	specialist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cycle	cycle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | We | my bike |  | a cycle shop |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent bike=Theme at shop=Asset |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A specialist came to fix the old church clock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:specialist:x6:1
# text = A specialist came to fix the old church clock.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	specialist	specialist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | a specialist |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **fix** | to-infinitive | a specialist *not said here* | the old church clock |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent clock=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I leave to Celtic specialists the task of settling the exact relations of these various texts.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:specialist:x7:1
# text = I leave to Celtic specialists the task of settling the exact relations of these various texts.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Celtic	celtic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	specialists	specialist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	settling	settle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	relations	relation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	16	det	_	_
15	various	various	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	texts	text	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | I |  |  | Celtic specialists and the task |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to specialist=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **settle** | gerund | the task *not said here* | the exact relations of this various texts |  |  |  |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme relation=Location |

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