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title: There are several second languages in widespread use among the Argen… — Argentina · tree and pragmatics
description: There are several second languages in widespread use among the Argentine population: English (by 2.8 million people); Italian (by 1.5 million people); Arabic (specifically its Northern Levantine dialect, by one million people); Standard German (by 200,000 people); Guaraní (by 200,000 people, mostly 
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# Argentina, sentence 449

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From Wikipedia, [«Argentina»](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina), revision of the 2026-09-01 dump, [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). The trees and pragmatics of these pages, Mova's parse of that text, are CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

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There are several second languages in widespread use among the Argentine population: English (by 2.8 million people); Italian (by 1.5 million people); Arabic (specifically its Northern Levantine dialect, by one million people); Standard German (by 200,000 people); Guaraní (by 200,000 people, mostly in Corrientes and Misiones); Catalan (by 174,000 people); Quechua (by 65,000 people, mostly in the Northwest); Wichí (by 53,700 people, mainly in Chaco where, along with Kom and Moqoit, it is official de jure); Vlax Romani (by 52,000 people); Albanian (by 40,000 people); Japanese (by 32,000 people); Aymara (by 30,000 people, mostly in the Northwest); and Ukrainian (by 27,000 people).

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**Who acts:** language · **What happens:** be

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This is a sentence of the English Wikipedia article «Argentina». The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (language), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. The article's note marks are left out of the parse.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = wikipedia:Argentina:449
# text = There are several second languages in widespread use among the Argentine population: English (by 2.8 million people); Italian (by 1.5 million people); Arabic (specifically its Northern Levantine dialect, by one million people); Standard German (by 200,000 people); Guaraní (by 200,000 people, mostly in Corrientes and Misiones); Catalan (by 174,000 people); Quechua (by 65,000 people, mostly in the Northwest); Wichí (by 53,700 people, mainly in Chaco where, along with Kom and Moqoit, it is official de jure); Vlax Romani (by 52,000 people); Albanian (by 40,000 people); Japanese (by 32,000 people); Aymara (by 30,000 people, mostly in the Northwest); and Ukrainian (by 27,000 people).
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	123	cop	_	_
3	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	widespread	widespread	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	among	among	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Argentine	Argentine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
14	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	2.8	2.8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	18	compound	_	_
18	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	Italian	Italian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
23	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	by	by	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	1.5	1.5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	26	compound	_	_
26	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	27	nummod	_	_
27	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
30	Arabic	Arabic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
31	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	specifically	specifically	ADV	RB	_	36	advmod	_	_
33	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	36	nmod:poss	_	_
34	Northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
35	Levantine	Levantine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	compound	_	_
36	dialect	dialect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
38	by	by	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
39	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	40	compound	_	_
40	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	41	nummod	_	_
41	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	_
44	Standard	Standard	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	45	compound	_	_
45	German	German	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
46	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	49	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	by	by	ADP	IN	_	49	case	_	_
48	200,000	200000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	49	nummod	_	_
49	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	49	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
52	Guaraní	Guaraní	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
53	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	56	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	by	by	ADP	IN	_	56	case	_	_
55	200,000	200000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	56	nummod	_	_
56	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	_
58	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	60	advmod	_	_
59	in	in	ADP	IN	_	60	case	_	_
60	Corrientes	Corrientes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	56	appos	_	_
61	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	62	cc	_	_
62	Misiones	Misiones	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	60	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	60	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	_
65	Catalan	Catalan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
66	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	69	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	by	by	ADP	IN	_	69	case	_	_
68	174,000	174,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	69	nummod	_	_
69	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	65	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	69	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	_
72	Quechua	Quechua	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
73	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	76	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	by	by	ADP	IN	_	76	case	_	_
75	65,000	65,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	76	nummod	_	_
76	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
78	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	81	advmod	_	_
79	in	in	ADP	IN	_	81	case	_	_
80	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	81	det	_	_
81	Northwest	Northwest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	81	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	_
84	Wichí	Wichí	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
85	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	88	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	by	by	ADP	IN	_	88	case	_	_
87	53,700	53,700	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	88	nummod	_	_
88	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	92	punct	_	_
90	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	92	advmod	_	_
91	in	in	ADP	IN	_	92	case	_	_
92	Chaco	Chaco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
93	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	97	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	97	punct	_	_
95	along	along	ADP	IN	_	97	case	_	_
96	with	with	ADP	IN	_	97	case	_	_
97	Kom	Kom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
98	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	99	cc	_	_
99	Moqoit	Moqoit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	97	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
100	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	103	punct	_	_
101	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	103	nsubj	_	_
102	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	103	cop	_	_
103	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	97	parataxis	_	_
104	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	103	flat:foreign	_	_
105	jure	jure	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	104	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	104	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	109	punct	_	_
108	Vlax	Vlax	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	109	compound	_	_
109	Romani	Romani	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	97	conj	_	_
110	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	113	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
111	by	by	ADP	IN	_	113	case	_	_
112	52,000	52,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	113	nummod	_	_
113	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	109	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
114	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	113	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	116	punct	_	_
116	Albanian	Albanian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
117	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	120	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
118	by	by	ADP	IN	_	120	case	_	_
119	40,000	40000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	120	nummod	_	_
120	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
121	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	120	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
122	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	123	punct	_	_
123	Japanese	Japanese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
124	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	127	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
125	by	by	ADP	IN	_	127	case	_	_
126	32,000	32,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	127	nummod	_	_
127	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	123	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
128	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	127	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
129	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	130	punct	_	_
130	Aymara	Aymara	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	123	obl	_	_
131	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	134	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
132	by	by	ADP	IN	_	134	case	_	_
133	30,000	30,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	134	nummod	_	_
134	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	130	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
135	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	139	punct	_	_
136	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	139	advmod	_	_
137	in	in	ADP	IN	_	139	case	_	_
138	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	139	det	_	_
139	Northwest	Northwest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	134	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
140	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	139	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
141	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	143	punct	_	_
142	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	143	cc	_	_
143	Ukrainian	ukrainian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	123	parataxis	_	_
144	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	147	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
145	by	by	ADP	IN	_	147	case	_	_
146	27,000	27,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	147	nummod	_	_
147	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	143	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
148	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	147	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
149	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	123	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | language |  |  |  |  | official *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | Aymara *obl*; 32,000 people *appos*; japanese *property* | 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.

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