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title: texan — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «texan» in the school dictionary: A person from Texas, a big state in the south of the USA. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# texan

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**Who acts:** cousin, Texans, We, rancher, Howdy, Many Texans · **What happens:** do, be, say, eat, speak · **To what, where:** y'all, Texan barbecue, tall Texan, cowboy hat, typical Texan greeting, both · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person from Texas, a big state in the south of the USA.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:texan:m1:1
# text = A person from Texas, a big state in the south of the USA.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Texas	Texas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From or to do with Texas: a Texan ranch, a Texan accent.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:texan:m2:1
# text = From or to do with Texas: a Texan ranch, a Texan accent.
1	From	from	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Texas	Texas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Texan	texan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	ranch	ranch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Texan	texan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with Texas | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin is a Texan and says "y'all".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:texan:x1:1
# text = My cousin is a Texan and says "y'all".
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	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	Texan	texan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	y'all	y'all	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My cousin |  |  |  |  | texan *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | My cousin *not said here* | y'all |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent y'all=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Texans are proud of their huge state.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:texan:x2:1
# text = Texans are proud of their huge state.
1	Texans	texan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **is** | present | Texans |  |  |  |  | of Texans's huge state; proud *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We ate Texan barbecue with brisket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:texan:x3:1
# text = We ate Texan barbecue with brisket.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Texan	texan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	barbecue	barbecue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	brisket	brisket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | We | Texan barbecue |  |  |  | with brisket | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barbecue=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rancher was a tall Texan in a cowboy hat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:texan:x4:1
# text = The rancher was a tall Texan in a cowboy hat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rancher	rancher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Texan	Texan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	cowboy	cowboy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the rancher | a tall Texan |  | a cowboy hat |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Howdy!" is a typical Texan greeting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:texan:x5:1
# text = "Howdy!" is a typical Texan greeting.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Howdy	howdy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	typical	typical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	Texan	texan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	greeting	greeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Howdy | a typical Texan greeting |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Texans speak both English and Spanish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:texan:x6:1
# text = Many Texans speak both English and Spanish.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Texans	texan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	_
5	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | Many Texans | both |  |  |  | english *property* | tree rules |

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