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title: Slang here: "bruv" means mate; "bummer" (US, older) means what a sha… — Clothes · tree and pragmatics
description: Slang here: "bruv" means mate; "bummer" (US, older) means what a shame; "ah'm no" (Scotland) means I'm not; "Ma" (Ireland) means Mum; "tamping" (Wales) means fuming; "you plum" (London) means you silly; "it's giving" (US Gen Z) means it looks good; "chur" (New Zealand) means great or thanks. Who act
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# Clothes, sentence 17

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Slang here: "bruv" means mate; "bummer" (US, older) means what a shame; "ah'm no" (Scotland) means I'm not; "Ma" (Ireland) means Mum; "tamping" (Wales) means fuming; "you plum" (London) means you silly; "it's giving" (US Gen Z) means it looks good; "chur" (New Zealand) means great or thanks.

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**Who acts:** bruv, bummer, host mum, Ma, you, plum · **What happens:** mean, be, not mean, not be, fume, plum · **To what, where:** mate, shame, Ma, Mum, you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of the lesson «Clothes» of the french course of Mova's primary school. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (bruv, bummer, host mum, Ma), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = school:french:017-clothes.lesson:17
# text = Slang here: "bruv" means mate; "bummer" (US, older) means what a shame; "ah'm no" (Scotland) means I'm not; "Ma" (Ireland) means Mum; "tamping" (Wales) means fuming; "you plum" (London) means you silly; "it's giving" (US Gen Z) means it looks good; "chur" (New Zealand) means great or thanks.
# source = school lesson (ours)
# course = french
# lesson = 017-clothes.lesson
# annotation = Mova annot: Rust (en) → Haiku 5.5 (medium, Batches API) patches; gates UD 2.18; agreed by treeagree rules (Stanza, Trankit, spaCy trf): R5-strong ×8, R6-punct-agree ×2, R7-rel-agree ×1, R8-pos-agree ×1
1	Slang	slang	NOUN	NN	_	0	root	_	_
2	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	advmod	_	_
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	_
5	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	_
11	bummer	bummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=8:appos
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	_
14	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=18:nsubj
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	conj	_	_
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	_
18	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
19	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	18	ccomp	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	shame	shame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=19:nsubj
22	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
23	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	_
24	ah	ah	INTJ	UH	_	26	discourse	_	_
25	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
26	no	no	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
27	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	_
28	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	29	punct	_	_
29	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	appos	_	_
30	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	29	punct	_	_
31	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
32	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	37	nsubj	_	_
33	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	37	cop	_	_
34	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	37	advmod	_	_
35	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
36	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	37	punct	_	_
37	Ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	nsubj	_	Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=31:ccomp
38	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	37	punct	_	_
39	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	40	punct	_	_
40	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	42	nsubj	_	_
41	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	40	punct	_	_
42	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	conj	_	_
43	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	obj	_	Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=51:nsubj
44	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
45	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	46	punct	_	_
46	tamping	tamping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	appos	_	_
47	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	46	punct	_	_
48	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	49	punct	_	_
49	Wales	Wales	PROPN	NNP	_	43	conj	_	_
50	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	49	punct	_	Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=43:punct
51	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	42	ccomp	_	_
52	fuming	fume	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	51	xcomp	_	_
53	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	61	punct	_	_
54	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	56	punct	_	_
55	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	56	nsubj	_	_
56	plum	plum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	61	nsubj	_	_
57	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	56	punct	_	_
58	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	59	punct	_	_
59	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	56	appos	_	_
60	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	59	punct	_	_
61	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	conj	_	_
62	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	61	obj	_	Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=63:nsubj
63	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	61	xcomp	_	Agree=R7-rel-agree|Haiku=61:obj|HaikuPos=NOUN:NN:Number=Sing
64	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
65	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	68	punct	_	Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=31:punct|HaikuPos=PUNCT:'':_
66	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	68	nsubj	_	_
67	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	68	aux	_	_
68	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	31	ccomp	_	_
69	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	68	punct	_	_
70	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	73	punct	_	_
71	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	73	compound	_	_
72	Gen	Gen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	73	compound	_	Agree=R8-pos-agree|Haiku=73:compound|HaikuPos=NOUN:NN:Number=Sing
73	Z	z	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	nsubj	_	_
74	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	73	punct	_	_
75	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	parataxis	_	_
76	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	77	nsubj	_	_
77	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	75	ccomp	_	_
78	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	77	xcomp	_	_
79	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
80	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	81	punct	_	_
81	chur	chur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	nsubj	_	Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=77:xcomp
82	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	81	punct	_	_
83	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	85	punct	_	_
84	New	New	PROPN	NNP	_	85	flat	_	_
85	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	87	nsubj	_	_
86	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	85	punct	_	_
87	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	77	parataxis	_	_
88	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	87	xcomp	_	_
89	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	90	cc	_	_
90	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	conj	_	Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=87:conj
91	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: assert
- voice: narrator
- polarity: none
- teacher: kept the draft

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | bruv | mate |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mate=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present | bummer | a shame |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shame=Topic |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | no *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | present | the host mum *= mum* | Ma |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **mean** | present | Ma | Mum and Wales |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 8 | **fume** *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 9 | **plum** *in a quote* |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **mean** | present | plum | you |  |  |  | silly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Topic |
| 11 | **give** *in a quote* | present · progressive | plum |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 12 | **mean** | present | US Gen Z |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 13 | **look** | present | Z |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 14 | **mean** | present | chur |  |  |  |  | great *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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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.

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**The tree:** Mova annot: Rust (en) → Haiku 5.5 (medium, Batches API) patches; gates UD 2.18; agreed by treeagree rules (Stanza, Trankit, spaCy trf): R5-strong ×8, R6-punct-agree ×2, R7-rel-agree ×1, R8-pos-agree ×1. **The frames** are read from the tree by Mova's frames reader (`prag`) when this page is built, the lesson read in order, so a pronoun may be resolved from an earlier sentence.

See the [release 0.4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/releases/0.4/).

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