Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I wrote a new song, at least a few good riffs for it, and I’m reading some Pentatonics books to help my guitar techniques.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD wrote)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ new) (NN song)) (, ,)
(NP (QP (IN at) (JJS least) (DT a) (JJ few)) (JJ good) (NNS riffs)))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP it)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VBG reading)
(NP (DT some) (NNP Pentatonics) (NNS books))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB help)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN guitar) (NNS techniques)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I never saw Amber as much of a screamer… * shrugs * If you wrote a song – fic about Eight, which song would you choose?
(Parse)
(S1 (SBARQ (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB never))
(VP (VBD saw)
(NP (NNP Amber))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (PP (RB much) (IN of)
(S (NP (DT a) (NN screamer))
(VP (VBG ..)) (. .)))
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(SBAR (IN If)
(S (NP (PRP you))
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(NP (NP (DT a) (NN song)) (: -) (JJ fic) (QP (RB about) (CD Eight)))))
(, ,) (WHNP (WDT which) (NN song)) (SQ (MD would)
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (VB choose)))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I came along, I wrote a song for you, And all the things you do, And it was called “Yellow.”
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(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD came) (ADVP (RB along))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD wrote)
(NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN song))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP you))))
(, ,) (CC And)
(NP (NP (PDT all) (DT the) (NNS things))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX do)))))
(, ,) (CC And)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN called) (PRN ('' ') ('' ') (JJ Yellow)))))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ')))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I haven’t written a song in years!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX have) (RB n't)
(VP (VBN written)
(NP (DT a) (NN song))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNS years)))))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I wrote songs, my brother Serge wrote them too.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD wrote)
(NP (NNS songs))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN brother) (NNP Serge))
(VP (VBD wrote)
(NP (PRP them)) (ADVP (RB too)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I wrote another song fic for Snape Goddess? love song challenge for Draco and Hermione.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD wrote)
(NP (DT another) (NN song) (JJ fic))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (NNP Snape) (NN Goddess) (. ?) (NN love) (NN song) (NN challenge))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NNP Draco) (CC and) (NNP Hermione)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
this is what happens when I take a night off I make crappy video recordings of me playing songs NMH I wish I could write a song like that lots of things goin on, new things
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT this))
(VP (AUX is)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (VP (VBZ happens)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP take)
(NP (DT a) (NN night)) (PRT (RP off))
(SBAR (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP make)
(NP (NP (JJ crappy) (NN video) (NNS recordings))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP me)))
(VP (VBG playing)
(NP (NNS songs)))
(CC NMH)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP wish)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB write)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN song))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (NP (DT that) (NNS lots))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNS things) (NNP goin)))
(ADVP (RB on)) (, ,)
(NP (JJ new) (NNS things)))))))))))))))))))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But I wrote a song, and this is a true story.”
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC But)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD wrote)
(NP (DT a) (NN song))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (DT this))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (DT a) (JJ true) (NN story))))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ')))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
P I just wrote a song.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (X (SYM P))
(NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (VBD wrote)
(NP (DT a) (NN song)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
For a short time Page was married to composer Nacio Herb Brown, who wrote songs for “The Broadway Melody,’ ’ but the marriage was annulled within a year, Sterne said.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (PP (IN For)
(NP (DT a) (JJ short) (NN time)))
(NP (NNP Page))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN married)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NN composer) (NNP Nacio) (NNP Herb) (NNP Brown)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBD wrote)
(NP (NNS songs))
(PP (IN for))))
('' ') ('' ')
(NP (NNP The) (NNP Broadway) (NNP Melody) (PRN (, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
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(VP (AUX was)
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(PP (IN within)
(NP (DT a) (NN year)))
(, ,)) (NNP Sterne))
(VP (VBD said)) (. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I wrote another song today.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD wrote)
(NP (DT another) (NN song))
(NP (NN today)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I had a dream last night that I wrote a song.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (DT a) (NN dream))
(NP (JJ last) (NN night)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD wrote)
(NP (DT a) (NN song))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Instead of an open mic (as well as?) I could write a song for the concert we give for family and friends at the end of the singing course.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (RB Instead) (IN of)
(NP (DT an) (JJ open) (NN mic)))
(PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (ADVP (RB as) (RB well) (IN as)) (. ?) (-RRB- -RRB-))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB write)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN song))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT the) (NN concert)))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBP give)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NN family) (CC and) (NNS friends)))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN end))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN singing) (NN course)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I sing of the coldness of my heart, then of yours, try to make you stay with me, if just for now Fa, So, I hope you know That as the I watch everyone else living I write another song, uncoordinated hands playing uncoordinated notes in D Minor, You always said I was an amazing musician, So why is it that I can *n’t read the sheet music in front of my eyes?
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP sing)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN coldness))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN heart))))
(, ,) (ADVP (RB then)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNS yours))))
(, ,)
(VP (VBP try)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB make)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VB stay)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP me)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (ADVP (RB just))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (ADVP (RB now)) (NNP Fa)))
(, ,) (ADVP (RB So)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP hope)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
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(SBAR (IN That)
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(VP (VBP watch)
(S (NP (NN everyone) (RB else))
(VP (VBG living)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VB write)
(NP (DT another) (NN song)))
(, ,)
(S (NP (JJ uncoordinated) (NNS hands))
(VP (VBG playing)
(NP (JJ uncoordinated) (NNS notes))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP D) (NNP Minor)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP You)) (ADVP (RB always))
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(VP (MD can)
(NP (NNP *))
(VP (RB n't) (VB read)
(NP (DT the) (NN sheet) (NN music))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN front))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NNS eyes)))))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I even dreamed of me writing a song then singing it.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB even))
(VP (VBD dreamed)
(PP (IN of)
(S (NP (PRP me))
(VP (VBG writing)
(NP (DT a) (NN song)) (ADVP (RB then))
(S (VP (VBG singing)
(NP (PRP it)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Ok, so I wrote another song and Alethea wanted me to put it up… so here it is.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (INTJ (UH Ok)) (, ,) (CC so)
(S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD wrote)
(NP (DT another) (NN song))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (NNP Alethea))
(VP (VBD wanted)
(S (NP (PRP me))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB put)
(NP (PRP it)) (PRT (RP up)) (ADVP (RB ..))))
(. .))))
(CC so)
(S (ADVP (RB here))
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX is))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Most of you know I’ve been writing songs for a while and I’ve amassed about 250 songs by now.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (JJS Most))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP you))))
(VP (VBP know)
(SBAR (S (S (NP (PRP I))
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(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBG writing)
(NP (NNS songs))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT a) (NN while))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 've)
(VP (VBN amassed)
(NP (QP (RB about) (CD 250)) (NNS songs))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (RB now)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
’ ’. I didn’t write another melodious song to make a part 2 of “DG’ ’. This may sound weird, but I think “GLASS SKIN’ ’ doesn’t really have a catch.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (S (VP (POS ') ('' ')))
(. .)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX did) (RB n't)
(VP (VB write)
(NP (DT another) (JJ melodious) (NN song)
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(VP (VB make)
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(PP (IN of) ('' ')
(NP (: ')
(NP (NNP DG) (POS ')) (: '))))
(. .))
(S (NP (DT This))
(VP (MD may)
(VP (VB sound)
(ADJP (JJ weird)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP think) (: ') (: ')
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(S (VP (AUX does) (RB n't) (ADVP (RB really))
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (DT a) (NN catch)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I wish I could write songs.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP wish)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB write)
(NP (NNS songs))))
(. .)))
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