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title: welshman — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «welshman» in the school dictionary: A man or boy from Wales, a country in the west of Great Britain, part of the United Kingdom. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# welshman

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**Who acts:** grandad, Welshman, famous poet, teacher, Two Welshmen · **What happens:** be, score, win, walk, speak, sing · **To what, where:** proud Welshman, Cardiff, winning try, Welshman, shop, Welsh · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A man or boy from Wales, a country in the west of Great Britain, part of the United Kingdom.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:welshman:m1:1
# text = A man or boy from Wales, a country in the west of Great Britain, part of the United Kingdom.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Wales	Wales	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	west	west	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	Great	Great	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	flat	_	_
15	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	United	United	PROPN	NNP	_	21	flat	_	_
21	Kingdom	Kingdom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My grandad is a proud Welshman from Cardiff.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:welshman:x1:1
# text = My grandad is a proud Welshman from Cardiff.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Welshman	Welshman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Cardiff	Cardiff	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My grandad | a proud Welshman |  | Cardiff |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Welshman scored the winning try for his rugby team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:welshman:x2:1
# text = The Welshman scored the winning try for his rugby team.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Welshman	Welshman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	scored	score	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	winning	win	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	try	try	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	rugby	rugby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | past | the Welshman | the winning try |  |  |  | for Welshman's rugby team | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent try=Theme for team=Source |
| 2 | **win** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The famous poet Dylan Thomas was a Welshman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:welshman:x3:1
# text = The famous poet Dylan Thomas was a Welshman.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	Dylan	Dylan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
5	Thomas	Thomas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Welshman	Welshman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the famous poet | a Welshman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Welshman, a Scotsman and an Englishman walked into a shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:welshman:x4:1
# text = A Welshman, a Scotsman and an Englishman walked into a shop.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Welshman	Welshman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Scotsman	Scotsman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Englishman	Englishman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
9	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | a Welshman and a Scotsman and a Englishman |  |  |  |  | into a shop *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into shop=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My teacher is a Welshman who speaks Welsh at home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:welshman:x5:1
# text = My teacher is a Welshman who speaks Welsh at home.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	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	Welshman	Welshman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	Welsh	Welsh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	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 a** | present | My teacher | a Welshman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | a Welshman | Welsh |  | home |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two Welshmen sang in the choir.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:welshman:x6:1
# text = Two Welshmen sang in the choir.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	Welshmen	welshman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	choir	choir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | Two Welshmen |  |  | the choir |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in choir=Location |

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