--- title: And “Schnipp-schnapp-schnurre-basselurre,” said the robber maiden; a… — Andersen's Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: And “Schnipp-schnapp-schnurre-basselurre,” said the robber maiden; and she took the hands of each, and promised that if she should some day pass through the town where they lived, she would come and visit them; and then away she rode. Who acts: schnapp schnurre basselurre, basselurre, hands. 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C. Andersen, The Snow Queen, part 5. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (schnapp schnurre basselurre, basselurre, hands), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg1597:15:69 # text = And “Schnipp-schnapp-schnurre-basselurre,” said the robber maiden; and she took the hands of each, and promised that if she should some day pass through the town where they lived, she would come and visit them; and then away she rode. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 2 “ " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 Schnipp schnipp NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 4 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 schnapp schnapp NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 6 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 schnurre schnurre NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 basselurre basselurre NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ” " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ 12 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 robber robber NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 maiden maiden NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ; ; PUNCT : _ 19 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 18 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 19 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 parataxis _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 obj _ _ 22 of of ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 each each DET DT PronType=Tot 21 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 26 promised promise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 conj _ _ 27 that that SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 28 if if SCONJ IN _ 30 mark _ _ 29 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 30 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 33 aux _ _ 31 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 32 det _ _ 32 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl:unmarked _ _ 33 pass pass VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 43 advcl _ _ 34 through through ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 town town NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ _ 37 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 39 advmod _ _ 38 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 39 lived live VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 41 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 42 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 43 aux _ _ 43 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 26 ccomp _ _ 44 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 45 visit visit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 43 conj _ _ 46 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 47 ; ; PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 48 and and CCONJ CC _ 52 cc _ _ 49 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 50 advmod _ _ 50 away away ADV RB _ 52 advmod _ _ 51 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ _ 52 rode ride VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | schnapp schnurre basselurre | the robber maiden | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent maiden=Topic | | 2 | **take** | past | basselurre | the hands of each | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme | | 3 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | basselurre *not said here* | | | | | | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **pass** | should | basselurre *not said here* | | | the town | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through town=Location | | 5 | **live** | past | hands *= hand* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **come** | would | basselurre | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **visit** | infinitive | basselurre *not said here* | hands *= hand* | | | | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Co-Agent | | 8 | **ride** | past | basselurre | | | | | away *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | 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. **Text:** «Andersen's Fairy Tales» by H. C. Andersen, Project Gutenberg book 1597 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 68](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/15/68/) - next →: [sentence 70](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/15/70/) - ↑ back to [The Snow Queen, part 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/15/)