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title: tia — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tia» in the school dictionary: Tia is a girl's name. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tia

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**Who acts:** Tia, Tía, Tía Rosa, Tio, Grandad · **What happens:** be, mean, sound, not be, stand, sit · **To what, where:** name, aunt, English word, me, class, best tamales

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«tia» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [tia in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tia.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tia is a girl's name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tia:m1:1
# text = Tia is a girl's name.
1	Tia	Tia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | Tia | a girl's name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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Usage: Spanish and Portuguese — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tía (Spanish) and tia (Portuguese) mean aunt; it sounds like TEE-uh to an English ear. It is not an English word.

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*Sentence 1:* Tía (Spanish) and tia (Portuguese) mean aunt; it sounds like TEE-uh to an English ear.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tia:m2:1
# text = Tía (Spanish) and tia (Portuguese) mean aunt; it sounds like TEE-uh to an English ear.
1	Tía	Tía	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	tia	tia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Portuguese	Portuguese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	_
10	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	TEE	tee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	uh	uh	INTJ	UH	_	16	discourse	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Tía and tia | aunt |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aunt=Topic |
| 2 | **sound** | present | tia |  |  |  |  | like TEE; to a English ear | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ear=Experiencer |

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*Sentence 2:* It is not an English word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tia:m2:2
# text = It is not an English word.
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	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | tia | a English word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: abbreviation, medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
TIA stands for transient ischaemic attack, a mini-stroke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tia:m3:1
# text = TIA stands for transient ischaemic attack, a mini-stroke.
1	TIA	TIA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	transient	transient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	ischaemic	ischaemic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	attack	attack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	mini	mini	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	stroke	stroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | TIA |  |  |  |  | for transient ischaemic attack and a mini stroke | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for attack=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tia sits next to me in class. (a name)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Tia sits next to me in class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tia:x1:1
# text = Tia sits next to me in class.
1	Tia	Tia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	next	next	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | Tia |  | me | class |  | next *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in class=Location |

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*Sentence 2:* (a name)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tia:x1:2
# text = (a name)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My tía makes the best tamales. (Spanish)

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*Sentence 1:* My tía makes the best tamales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tia:x2:1
# text = My tía makes the best tamales.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tía	tía	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	tamales	tamale	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 | **make** | present | My tía | the best tamales |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tamale=Product |

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*Sentence 2:* (Spanish)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tia:x2:2
# text = (Spanish)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tía Rosa is visiting from Mexico. (Spanish)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Tía Rosa is visiting from Mexico.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tia:x3:1
# text = Tía Rosa is visiting from Mexico.
1	Tía	Tía	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Rosa	Rosa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	visiting	visit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Mexico	Mexico	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | present · progressive | Tía Rosa |  |  | Mexico |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 2:* (Spanish)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tia:x3:2
# text = (Spanish)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tio and Tia mean uncle and aunt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tia:x4:1
# text = Tio and Tia mean uncle and aunt.
1	Tio	Tio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Tia	Tia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Tio and Tia | uncle and aunt |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent uncle=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad had a TIA and went to hospital.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tia:x5:1
# text = Grandad had a TIA and went to hospital.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	TIA	TIA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Grandad | a TIA |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tia=Patient |
| 2 | **go** | past | Grandad *not said here* |  |  | hospital |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to hospital=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tia scored the winning goal. (a name)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Tia scored the winning goal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tia:x6:1
# text = Tia scored the winning goal.
1	Tia	Tia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scored	score	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	winning	win	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | past | Tia | the winning goal |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme |
| 2 | **win** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (a name)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tia:x6:2
# text = (a name)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

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