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discourse: discourse element

This is used for interjections and other discourse particles and elements (which are not clearly linked to the structure of the sentence, except in an expressive way). We generally follow the guidelines of what the Penn Treebanks count as an INTJ. They define this to include: interjections (oh, uh-huh, Welcome), fillers (um, ah), and discourse markers (well, like, actually, but not you know).

Iguazu is in Argentina :)
discourse(is-2, :)-5)

Treebank Statistics (UD_English)

This relation is universal.

825 nodes (0%) are attached to their parents as discourse.

615 instances of discourse (75%) are right-to-left (child precedes parent). Average distance between parent and child is 3.94545454545455.

The following 39 pairs of parts of speech are connected with discourse: en-pos/VERB-en-pos/INTJ (492; 60% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/INTJ (71; 9% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/SYM (55; 7% instances), en-pos/ADJ-en-pos/INTJ (45; 5% instances), en-pos/PROPN-en-pos/INTJ (23; 3% instances), en-pos/INTJ-en-pos/INTJ (22; 3% instances), en-pos/ADJ-en-pos/SYM (14; 2% instances), en-pos/ADV-en-pos/INTJ (14; 2% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/SYM (14; 2% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/NOUN (10; 1% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/ADV (7; 1% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/NOUN (6; 1% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/VERB (6; 1% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/VERB (4; 0% instances), en-pos/PRON-en-pos/INTJ (4; 0% instances), en-pos/PROPN-en-pos/SYM (4; 0% instances), en-pos/NUM-en-pos/INTJ (3; 0% instances), en-pos/PROPN-en-pos/NOUN (3; 0% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/ADV (3; 0% instances), en-pos/ADJ-en-pos/NOUN (2; 0% instances), en-pos/ADV-en-pos/SYM (2; 0% instances), en-pos/AUX-en-pos/INTJ (2; 0% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/ADJ (2; 0% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/PUNCT (2; 0% instances), en-pos/ADJ-en-pos/ADJ (1; 0% instances), en-pos/ADJ-en-pos/PROPN (1; 0% instances), en-pos/ADJ-en-pos/VERB (1; 0% instances), en-pos/ADP-en-pos/INTJ (1; 0% instances), en-pos/CCONJ-en-pos/INTJ (1; 0% instances), en-pos/DET-en-pos/INTJ (1; 0% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/DET (1; 0% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/PROPN (1; 0% instances), en-pos/NUM-en-pos/ADV (1; 0% instances), en-pos/NUM-en-pos/SYM (1; 0% instances), en-pos/PART-en-pos/INTJ (1; 0% instances), en-pos/SYM-en-pos/SYM (1; 0% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/PROPN (1; 0% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/PUNCT (1; 0% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/X (1; 0% instances).

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1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	_
8	come	come	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_

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1	whatever	whatever	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	perverted	perverted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_

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1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	join	join	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	we	PRON	PRP$	Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	!!!!	!!!!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
7	:-)	:-)	SYM	NFP	_	2	discourse	_	_


Treebank Statistics (UD_English-ESL)

This relation is universal.

75 nodes (0%) are attached to their parents as discourse.

66 instances of discourse (88%) are right-to-left (child precedes parent). Average distance between parent and child is 4.

The following 12 pairs of parts of speech are connected with discourse: en-pos/VERB-en-pos/INTJ (47; 63% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/ADV (5; 7% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/INTJ (4; 5% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/VERB (4; 5% instances), en-pos/ADJ-en-pos/INTJ (3; 4% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/NOUN (3; 4% instances), en-pos/ADJ-en-pos/VERB (2; 3% instances), en-pos/ADV-en-pos/INTJ (2; 3% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/VERB (2; 3% instances), en-pos/ADV-en-pos/ADV (1; 1% instances), en-pos/NUM-en-pos/ADV (1; 1% instances), en-pos/PRON-en-pos/INTJ (1; 1% instances).

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1	_	_	VERB	VB	_	0	root	_	_
2	_	_	PRON	PRP	_	1	dobj	_	_
3	_	_	PROPN	NNP	_	4	compound	_	_
4	_	_	PROPN	NNP	_	1	vocative	_	_
5	_	_	PROPN	NNP	_	4	name	_	_
6	_	_	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
7	_	_	CONJ	CC	_	1	cc	_	_
8	_	_	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	_
9	_	_	VERB	VB	_	1	conj	_	_
10	_	_	PRON	PRP	_	9	dobj	_	_
11	_	_	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	_	_	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_

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1	_	_	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
2	_	_	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	_	_	PRON	EX	_	4	expl	_	_
4	_	_	VERB	VBZ	_	0	root	_	_
5	_	_	ADJ	JJ	_	6	amod	_	_
6	_	_	NOUN	NN	_	4	nsubj	_	_
7	_	_	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	_	_	ADJ	JJ	_	9	amod	_	_
9	_	_	NOUN	NN	_	6	nmod	_	_
10	_	_	ADV	RB	_	4	discourse	_	_
11	_	_	ADV	RB	_	10	mwe	_	_
12	_	_	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_

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1	_	_	PRON	PRP	_	4	nsubj	_	_
2	_	_	AUX	VBZ	_	4	aux	_	_
3	_	_	PART	RB	_	4	neg	_	_
4	_	_	VERB	VB	_	0	root	_	_
5	_	_	NOUN	NN	_	4	dobj	_	_
6	_	_	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
7	_	_	VERB	VBZ	_	4	discourse	_	_
8	_	_	PRON	PRP	_	7	nsubj	_	_
9	_	_	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_


Treebank Statistics (UD_English-LinES)

This relation is universal.

131 nodes (0%) are attached to their parents as discourse.

131 instances of discourse (100%) are right-to-left (child precedes parent). Average distance between parent and child is 4.2824427480916.

The following 21 pairs of parts of speech are connected with discourse: en-pos/VERB-en-pos/INTJ (49; 37% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/NUM (11; 8% instances), en-pos/ADJ-en-pos/INTJ (8; 6% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/INTJ (8; 6% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/ADV (8; 6% instances), en-pos/AUX-en-pos/INTJ (7; 5% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/PROPN (5; 4% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/VERB (5; 4% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/NOUN (4; 3% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/ADV (3; 2% instances), en-pos/PRON-en-pos/INTJ (3; 2% instances), en-pos/PROPN-en-pos/INTJ (3; 2% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/ADJ (3; 2% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/NUM (3; 2% instances), en-pos/ADV-en-pos/INTJ (2; 2% instances), en-pos/INTJ-en-pos/INTJ (2; 2% instances), en-pos/PUNCT-en-pos/INTJ (2; 2% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/PRON (2; 2% instances), en-pos/ADP-en-pos/INTJ (1; 1% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/ADJ (1; 1% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/VERB (1; 1% instances).

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1	Yes	_	INTJ	_	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	_	PUNCT	Comma	_	1	punct	_	_
3	said	_	VERB	PAST	_	0	root	_	_
4	Quinn	_	PROPN	SG-NOM	_	3	nsubj	_	_
5	after	_	ADP	_	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	_	DET	IND-SG	_	8	det	_	_
7	long	_	ADJ	POS	_	8	amod	_	_
8	silence	_	NOUN	SG-NOM	_	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	_	PUNCT	Period	_	3	punct	_	_

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1	1	_	NUM	ID	_	4	discourse	_	_
2	A	_	DET	IND-SG	_	4	det	_	_
3	select	_	VERB	INF	_	4	amod	_	_
4	query	_	NOUN	SG-NOM	_	0	root	_	_

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1	Yes	_	INTJ	_	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	_	PUNCT	Comma	_	1	punct	_	_
3	lovely	_	ADJ	POS	_	4	amod	_	_
4	creature	_	NOUN	SG-NOM	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	_	PUNCT	Comma	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	_	VERB	PRES	_	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	_	PART	NEG	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	she	_	PRON	PERS-SG-NOM	_	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	_	PUNCT	Questionmark	_	4	punct	_	_


Treebank Statistics (UD_English-ParTUT)

This relation is universal.

6 nodes (0%) are attached to their parents as discourse.

6 instances of discourse (100%) are right-to-left (child precedes parent). Average distance between parent and child is 5.

The following 5 pairs of parts of speech are connected with discourse: en-pos/VERB-en-pos/ADV (2; 33% instances), en-pos/ADJ-en-pos/INTJ (1; 17% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/ADV (1; 17% instances), en-pos/NOUN-en-pos/PROPN (1; 17% instances), en-pos/VERB-en-pos/INTJ (1; 17% instances).

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1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PE	Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	remember	remember	VERB	V	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	there	there	ADV	B	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	sitting	sit	VERB	V	VerbForm=Ger	3	ccomp	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	E	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	DET	AP	Number=Sing|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	desk	desk	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	thinking	think	VERB	V	VerbForm=Ger	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	FF	_	9	punct	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	FB	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Well	well	ADV	B	_	15	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	FF	_	15	punct	_	_
14	I	I	PRON	PE	Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	know	know	VERB	V	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
16	this	this	PRON	PD	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	FB	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	FS	_	3	punct	_	_

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1	The	the	DET	RD	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	italicised	italicised	ADJ	A	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	phrase	phrase	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	39	nsubj	_	_
4	parodying	parody	VERB	V	Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	RD	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	line	line	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	FB	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Oh	Oh	PROPN	SP	_	12	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	FF	_	8	punct	_	_
10	tiger	tiger	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	PART	_	10	case	_	_
12	heart	heart	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
13	wrapped	wrap	VERB	V	Mood=Ind|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	E	_	18	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	RI	Definite=Ind|Number=Sing|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	woman	woman	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	PART	_	16	case	_	_
18	hide	hide	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	FB	_	12	punct	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	E	_	23	case	_	_
21	Shakespeare	Shakespeare	PROPN	SP	_	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	's	PART	PART	_	21	case	_	_
23	Henry	Henry	PROPN	SP	_	6	nmod	_	_
24	VI	sixth	ADJ	NO	Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord	23	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	FF	_	23	punct	_	_
26	Part	part	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	23	appos	_	_
27	3	3	NUM	N	NumType=Card	26	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	FF	_	26	punct	_	_
29	along	along	ADP	E	_	32	case	_	_
30	with	with	ADP	E	_	29	fixed	_	_
31	the	the	DET	RD	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	pun	pun	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
33	"	"	PUNCT	FB	_	34	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	Shake	Shake	PROPN	SP	_	32	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	-	-	PUNCT	FF	_	34	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	Scene	Scene	PROPN	SP	_	34	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	"	"	PUNCT	FB	_	34	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	FF	_	32	punct	_	_
39	identifies	identify	VERB	V	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
40	Shakespeare	Shakespeare	PROPN	SP	_	39	obj	_	_
41	as	as	ADP	E	_	44	case	_	_
42	Greene	Greene	PROPN	SP	_	44	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	's	's	PART	PART	_	42	case	_	_
44	target	target	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	39	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	.	.	PUNCT	FS	_	39	punct	_	_

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1	Please	please	ADV	B	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	rise	rise	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	FF	_	2	punct	_	_
4	then	then	ADV	B	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	FF	_	4	punct	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	E	_	10	case	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DD	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	minute	minute	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	PART	_	8	case	_	_
10	silence	silence	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	FS	_	2	punct	_	_


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