vocative

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`vocative`: vocative

The vocative relation is used to mark dialogue participant addressed in text (common in conversations, emails and newsgroup postings). The relation links the addressee’s name to its host sentence.

Ganix, etorri !

Ganix, come !



  
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Ganix, etorri! \n Ganix, come!

vocative(etorri-3, Ganix-1)
punct(etorri-3, ,-2)
punct(etorri-3, !-4)
{
    "text": "Ganix, etorri! \n Ganix, come! ",
    "entities": [
        [ "embedded-1-T1", "token", [ [ 0, 6 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T2", "token", [ [ 7, 14 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T4", "token", [ [ 17, 23 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T5", "token", [ [ 24, 29 ] ] ]
    ],
    "relations": [],
    "attributes": [],
    "error": true,
    "sentlabels": [ "1" ]
}

Nora zoaz, Kurt ?

Where are you going, Kurt ?



  
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Nora zoaz, Kurt ? \n Where you_are_going, Kurt ?

vocative(zoaz-2, Kurt-4)
punct(zoaz-2, ,-3)
advmod(zoaz-2, Nora-1)
punct(zoaz-2, ?-5)
{
    "text": "Nora zoaz, Kurt ? \n Where you_are_going, Kurt ? ",
    "entities": [
        [ "embedded-2-T1", "token", [ [ 0, 4 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T2", "token", [ [ 5, 10 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T3", "token", [ [ 11, 15 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T4", "token", [ [ 16, 17 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T6", "token", [ [ 20, 25 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T7", "token", [ [ 26, 40 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T8", "token", [ [ 41, 45 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T9", "token", [ [ 46, 47 ] ] ]
    ],
    "relations": [],
    "attributes": [],
    "error": true,
    "sentlabels": [ "2" ]
}

Treebank Statistics (UD_Basque)

This relation is universal.

42 nodes (0%) are attached to their parents as vocative.

28 instances of vocative (67%) are left-to-right (parent precedes child). Average distance between parent and child is 3.21428571428571.

The following 2 pairs of parts of speech are connected with vocative: VERB-PROPN (25; 60% instances), VERB-NOUN (17; 40% instances).



  
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# visual-style 6	bgColor:blue
# visual-style 6	fgColor:white
# visual-style 3	bgColor:blue
# visual-style 3	fgColor:white
# visual-style 3 6 vocative	color:blue
1	-	-	PUNCT	_	_	3	punct	_	_
2	Zer	zer	DET	_	Case=Abs|Definite=Ind	3	dobj	_	_
3	gertatzen	gertatu	VERB	_	Aspect=Imp|VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	zaizu	izan	AUX	_	Mood=Ind|Number[abs]=Sing|Number[dat]=Sing|Person[abs]=3|Person[dat]=2	3	aux	_	_
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	_	3	punct	_	_
6	Ganix	Ganix	PROPN	_	Case=Abs|Definite=Def|Number=Sing	3	vocative	_	_
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	_	3	punct	_	_
{
    "entities": [
        [ "embedded-3-S1-T1", "PUNCT", [ [ 0, 1 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-S1-T2", "DET", [ [ 2, 5 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-S1-T3", "VERB", [ [ 6, 15 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-S1-T4", "AUX", [ [ 16, 21 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-S1-T5", "PUNCT", [ [ 22, 23 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-S1-T6", "PROPN", [ [ 24, 29 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-S1-T7", "PUNCT", [ [ 30, 31 ] ] ]
    ],
    "attributes": [ [ "embedded-3-S1-A1", "Case", "embedded-3-S1-T2", "Abs" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-A2", "Definite", "embedded-3-S1-T2", "Ind" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-A3", "Aspect", "embedded-3-S1-T3", "Imp" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-A4", "VerbForm", "embedded-3-S1-T3", "Inf" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-A5", "Mood", "embedded-3-S1-T4", "Ind" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-A6", "Number[abs]", "embedded-3-S1-T4", "Sing" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-A7", "Number[dat]", "embedded-3-S1-T4", "Sing" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-A8", "Person[abs]", "embedded-3-S1-T4", "3" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-A9", "Person[dat]", "embedded-3-S1-T4", "2" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-A10", "Case", "embedded-3-S1-T6", "Abs" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-A11", "Definite", "embedded-3-S1-T6", "Def" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-A12", "Number", "embedded-3-S1-T6", "Sing" ] ],
    "relations": [
        [ "embedded-3-S1-R0", "punct", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-3-S1-T3" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-3-S1-T1" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-S1-R1", "dobj", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-3-S1-T3" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-3-S1-T2" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-S1-R2", "root", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-3-S1-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-3-S1-T3" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-S1-R3", "aux", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-3-S1-T3" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-3-S1-T4" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-S1-R4", "punct", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-3-S1-T3" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-3-S1-T5" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-S1-R5", "vocative", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-3-S1-T3" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-3-S1-T6" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-S1-R6", "punct", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-3-S1-T3" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-3-S1-T7" ] ] ]
    ],
    "comments": [ [ "embedded-3-S1-T1", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: -" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-T2", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: zer" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-T3", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: gertatu" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-T4", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: izan" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-T5", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: ," ], [ "embedded-3-S1-T6", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: Ganix" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-T7", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: ?" ] ],
    "styles": [ [ "embedded-3-S1-T6", "bgColor", "blue" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-T6", "fgColor", "white" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-T3", "bgColor", "blue" ], [ "embedded-3-S1-T3", "fgColor", "white" ], [ [ "embedded-3-S1-T3", "embedded-3-S1-T6", "vocative" ], "color", "blue" ] ],
    "sentlabels": [ "3" ],
    "text": "- Zer gertatzen zaizu , Ganix ?",
    "error": false
}



  
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# visual-style 7	bgColor:blue
# visual-style 7	fgColor:white
# visual-style 6	bgColor:blue
# visual-style 6	fgColor:white
# visual-style 6 7 vocative	color:blue
1	Ez	ez	PART	_	Negative=Neg	6	discourse	_	_
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	_	6	punct	_	_
3	ez	ez	PART	_	Negative=Neg	6	neg	_	_
4	naiz	izan	AUX	_	Mood=Ind|Number[abs]=Sing|Person[abs]=1	6	aux	_	_
5	bakarrik	bakarrik	ADV	_	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	egoiten	egon	VERB	_	Aspect=Imp|VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	e	e	NOUN	_	Animacy=Inan|Case=Abs|Definite=Def|Number=Sing	6	vocative	_	_
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	_	6	punct	_	_
{
    "entities": [
        [ "embedded-4-S1-T1", "PART", [ [ 0, 2 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-T2", "PUNCT", [ [ 3, 4 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-T3", "PART", [ [ 5, 7 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-T4", "AUX", [ [ 8, 12 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-T5", "ADV", [ [ 13, 21 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-T6", "VERB", [ [ 22, 29 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-T7", "NOUN", [ [ 30, 31 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-T8", "PUNCT", [ [ 32, 33 ] ] ]
    ],
    "attributes": [ [ "embedded-4-S1-A1", "Negative", "embedded-4-S1-T1", "Neg" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-A2", "Negative", "embedded-4-S1-T3", "Neg" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-A3", "Mood", "embedded-4-S1-T4", "Ind" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-A4", "Number[abs]", "embedded-4-S1-T4", "Sing" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-A5", "Person[abs]", "embedded-4-S1-T4", "1" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-A6", "Aspect", "embedded-4-S1-T6", "Imp" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-A7", "VerbForm", "embedded-4-S1-T6", "Inf" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-A8", "Animacy", "embedded-4-S1-T7", "Inan" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-A9", "Case", "embedded-4-S1-T7", "Abs" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-A10", "Definite", "embedded-4-S1-T7", "Def" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-A11", "Number", "embedded-4-S1-T7", "Sing" ] ],
    "relations": [
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R0", "discourse", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T6" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T1" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R1", "punct", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T6" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T2" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R2", "neg", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T6" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T3" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R3", "aux", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T6" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T4" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R4", "advmod", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T6" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T5" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R5", "root", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T6" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R6", "vocative", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T6" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T7" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R7", "punct", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T6" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T8" ] ] ]
    ],
    "comments": [ [ "embedded-4-S1-T1", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: ez" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T2", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: ," ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T3", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: ez" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T4", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: izan" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T5", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: bakarrik" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T6", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: egon" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T7", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: e" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T8", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: !" ] ],
    "styles": [ [ "embedded-4-S1-T7", "bgColor", "blue" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T7", "fgColor", "white" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T6", "bgColor", "blue" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T6", "fgColor", "white" ], [ [ "embedded-4-S1-T6", "embedded-4-S1-T7", "vocative" ], "color", "blue" ] ],
    "sentlabels": [ "4" ],
    "text": "Ez , ez naiz bakarrik egoiten e !",
    "error": false
}

vocative in other languages: [bg] [cs] [de] [el] [en] [es] [eu] [fa] [fi] [fr] [ga] [he] [hu] [it] [ja] [ko] [sv] [u]

vocative: vocative

Treebank Statistics (UD_Basque)

`vocative`: vocative