(ROOT (S (NP (NN Clothing)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (DT a) (NN language))) (. .)))
Clothing is a language.
nsubj
Number=Sing
clothing
Clothing
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
language
language
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ tells) (NP (PRP us)) (PP (IN about) (NP (NP (JJ individual) (NNS people)) (: :) (NP (NP (PRP$ their) (NN personality)) (, ,) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN age)) (, ,) (NP (NP (PRP$ their) (NN place)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN society)))) (CC and) (ADVP (RB so) (RB on)))))) (. .)))
It tells us about individual people: their personality, their age, their place in society and so on.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
tell
tells
VERB
VBZ
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
us
PRON
PRP
case
about
about
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
individual
individual
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
appos
Number=Sing
personality
personality
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Sing
age
age
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
society
society
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
conj
on
on
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN If) (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBP want) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB know) (NP (NP (JJR more)) (PP (IN about) (NP (NN society)))))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP we)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB look) (PP (IN at) (NP (JJ traditional) (NN clothing))))) (. .)))
If we want to know more about society, we can look at traditional clothing.
mark
if
If
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
want
want
VERB
VBP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
know
know
VERB
VB
obj
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
case
about
about
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
society
society
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
look
look
VERB
VB
case
at
at
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
traditional
traditional
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
clothing
clothing
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN continent)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Africa)))) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ long) (NN history)) (CC and) (NP (DT a) (JJ rich) (NN culture))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (DT this)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN shown) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ traditional) (NN dress)))))) (. .)))
The continent of Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
continent
continent
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Africa
Africa
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
long
long
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
history
history
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
rich
rich
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
culture
culture
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
PRON
DT
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
show
shown
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
traditional
traditional
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
dress
dress
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP You)) (ADVP (RB often)) (VP (VBP find) (NP (CD three) (NNS colours) (HYPH -) (JJ red) (, ,) (NN gold) (CC and) (NN green)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN clothing)))) (. .)))
You often find three colours - red, gold and green in the clothing.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
You
PRON
PRP
advmod
Degree=Pos
often
often
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
find
find
VERB
VBP
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
colour
colours
NOUN
NNS
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Degree=Pos
red
red
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
gold
gold
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
green
green
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
clothing
clothing
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (JJ first) (NN colour)) (VP (VBZ stands) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN blood)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS millions)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS people)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBD suffered) (PP (IN as) (NP (NNS slaves))))))))))))) (. .)))
The first colour stands for the blood of millions of people who suffered as slaves.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
colour
colour
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
stand
stands
VERB
VBZ
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
blood
blood
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
million
millions
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
suffer
suffered
VERB
VBD
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
slave
slaves
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT The) (JJ second)) (VP (VBZ is) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ rich) (NNS resources)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (JJ African) (NN earth))))))) (: ;) (CC and) (S (NP (DT the) (NN third)) (VP (VBZ represents) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS grasslands)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN home)))))) (. .)))
The second is for the rich resources of the African earth; and the third represents the grasslands of home.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
second
second
ADJ
JJ
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
rich
rich
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Plur
resource
resources
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
African
African
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
earth
earth
NOUN
NN
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
NumType=Ord|Number=Sing
third
third
NOUN
NN
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
represent
represents
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
grassland
grasslands
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
home
home
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NNS patterns)) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (NN clothing)))) (ADVP (RB also)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (DT a) (NN meaning))) (. .)))
The patterns on the clothing also have a meaning.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
pattern
patterns
NOUN
NNS
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
clothing
clothing
NOUN
NN
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
meaning
meaning
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (JJ common) (NN pattern)) (VP (VBZ is) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN form)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN cross) (`` ``) (FW ×) ('' '')) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBZ stands) (PP (IN for) (`` ``) (NP (NN unity)) ('' '')))))))))) (. .)))
A common pattern is in the form of a cross "×", which stands for "unity".
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
common
common
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
pattern
pattern
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
form
form
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
cross
cross
NOUN
NN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nmod
×
×
X
FW
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
stand
stands
VERB
VBZ
case
for
for
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obl
Number=Sing
unity
unity
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT Another) (NN pattern)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ rectangular) (NN box)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBZ represents) (`` ``) (NP (NN strength)) ('' '')))))) (. .)))
Another pattern is a rectangular box, which represents "strength".
det
another
Another
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
pattern
pattern
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
rectangular
rectangular
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
box
box
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
represent
represents
VERB
VBZ
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obj
Number=Sing
strength
strength
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN Because) (S (NP (NN clothing)) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (DT a) (JJ strong) (JJ social) (NN meaning))))) (, ,) (NP (NNS people)) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (RB very) (JJ careful)) (PP (IN in) (S (VP (VBG choosing) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB wear))))))))) (. .)))
Because clothing has a strong social meaning, people are very careful in choosing what to wear.
mark
because
Because
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
clothing
clothing
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
strong
strong
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
social
social
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
meaning
meaning
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
advmod
very
very
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
careful
careful
ADJ
JJ
mark
in
in
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
choose
choosing
VERB
VBG
obj
PronType=Int
what
what
PRON
WP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
wear
wear
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (PRP It))) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB be) (NP (DT a) (JJ serious) (NN mistake)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB wear) (NP (DT the) (JJ wrong) (NN clothing))) (, ,) (CC or) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB wear) (NP (NNS clothes)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ wrong) (NN way)))))))))) (. .)))
It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothing, or to wear clothes in the wrong way.
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
serious
serious
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
mistake
mistake
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
csubj
VerbForm=Inf
wear
wear
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
wrong
wrong
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
clothing
clothing
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
mark
to
to
PART
TO
conj
VerbForm=Inf
wear
wear
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
clothes
clothes
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
wrong
wrong
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
way
way
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN For) (NP (NN instance))) (, ,) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Ghana))) (, ,) (NP (DT a) (NN woman)) (VP (MD should) (VP (VB wear) (NP (PRP$ her) (NN waistband)) (ADVP (RB differently)) (PP (VBG according) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN importance)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (JJ social) (NN event)))))))) (. .)))
For instance, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband differently according to the importance of the social event.
case
for
For
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
instance
instance
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Ghana
Ghana
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
woman
woman
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
should
should
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
wear
wear
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
waistband
waistband
NOUN
NN
advmod
differently
differently
ADV
RB
case
ExtPos=ADP|VerbForm=Ger
accord
according
VERB
VBG
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
importance
importance
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
social
social
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
event
event
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Traditional) (NN dress)) (ADVP (RB also)) (VP (VBZ tells) (NP (PRP us)) (PP (IN about) (NP (JJ everyday) (NN life)))) (. .)))
Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life.
amod
Degree=Pos
traditional
Traditional
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
dress
dress
NOUN
NN
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
tell
tells
VERB
VBZ
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
us
PRON
PRP
case
about
about
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
everyday
everyday
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ African) (NNS designs)) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (JJ famous) (PP (IN for) (NP (JJ loose) (NN clothing))))) (. .)))
African designs are famous for loose clothing.
amod
Degree=Pos
African
African
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
design
designs
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
root
Degree=Pos
famous
famous
ADJ
JJ
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
loose
loose
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
clothing
clothing
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN climate)) (, ,) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ hot) (NN sun)) (CC and) (NP (JJ wide) (NN temperature) (NNS ranges)))) (, ,)) (VP (VBZ requires) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (DT the) (NNS clothes)) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (JJ comfortable) (PP (IN for) (NP (JJ daily) (NN life)))))))) (. .)))
The climate, with the hot sun and wide temperature ranges, requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
climate
climate
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
hot
hot
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
sun
sun
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
wide
wide
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
temperature
temperature
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
range
ranges
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
require
requires
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
clothes
clothes
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
ccomp
Degree=Pos
comfortable
comfortable
ADJ
JJ
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
daily
daily
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN Although) (S (NP (JJ many) (NNS people)) (VP (VBP wear) (NP (JJ western) (NNS clothes)) (, ,) (PP (ADVP (RB particularly)) (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ big) (NNS cities)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Africa)))))))) (, ,) (NP (JJ traditional) (NN dress)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (ADVP (RB very) (RB highly)) (VBN valued))) (. .)))
Although many people wear western clothes, particularly in the big cities in Africa, traditional dress is very highly valued.
mark
although
Although
SCONJ
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
wear
wear
VERB
VBP
amod
Degree=Pos
western
western
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
clothes
clothes
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
particularly
particularly
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
big
big
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
city
cities
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Africa
Africa
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
traditional
traditional
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
dress
dress
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
very
very
ADV
RB
advmod
highly
highly
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
value
valued
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT This)) (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (JJ deep) (JJ cultural) (NNS meanings)))))) (. .)))
This is because it has deep cultural meanings.
nsubj:outer
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
This
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
VERB
VBZ
amod
Degree=Pos
deep
deep
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
cultural
cultural
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
meaning
meanings
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Clothing is a language. It tells us about individual people: their personality, their age, their place in society and so on. If we want to know more about society, we can look at traditional clothing.  The continent of Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress. You often find three colours - red, gold and green in the clothing. The first colour stands for the blood of millions of people who suffered as slaves. The second is for the rich resources of the African earth; and the third represents the grasslands of home.  The patterns on the clothing also have a meaning. A common pattern is in the form of a cross "×", which stands for "unity". Another pattern is a rectangular box, which represents "strength".  Because clothing has a strong social meaning, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothing, or to wear clothes in the wrong way. For instance, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband differently according to the importance of the social event.  Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose clothing. The climate, with the hot sun and wide temperature ranges, requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.  Although many people wear western clothes, particularly in the big cities in Africa, traditional dress is very highly valued. This is because it has deep cultural meanings.