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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Tylor, three mythic descriptions, we, good ship), 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:pg22373:49:120 # text = After quoting three mythic descriptions found among the Karens, the Algonquins, and the Aztecs, Mr. Tylor remarks, "On the suggestion of this group of solar conceptions and that of Maui's death, we may perhaps explain as derived from a broken-down fancy of solar-myth, that famous episode of Greek legend, where the good ship Argo passed between the Symplegades, those two huge cliffs that opened and closed again with swift and violent collision." 1 After after SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 quoting quote VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 20 advcl _ _ 3 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _ 4 mythic mythic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 descriptions description NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 6 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl _ _ 7 among among ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Karens Karen PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 Algonquins Algonquin PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 9 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 Aztecs Aztec PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 18 Mr. Mr. PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 nmod:desc _ _ 19 Tylor Tylor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ _ 20 remarks remark VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 22 " " PUNCT `` _ 25 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 On on ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 suggestion suggestion NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 28 det _ _ 28 group group NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nmod _ _ 29 of of ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 solar solar ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 amod _ _ 31 conceptions conception NOUN NNS Number=Plur 28 nmod _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 33 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 37 nsubj _ _ 34 of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 35 Maui Maui PROPN NNP Number=Sing 37 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 36 's 's PART POS _ 35 case _ _ 37 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 39 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 40 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 42 aux _ _ 41 perhaps perhaps ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ _ 42 explain explain VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 20 parataxis _ _ 43 as as SCONJ IN _ 44 mark _ _ 44 derived derive VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 42 xcomp _ _ 45 from from ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 46 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 47 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 50 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 48 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 47 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 49 down down ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 50 amod _ _ 50 fancy fancy NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obl _ _ 51 of of ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 52 solar solar ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 54 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 53 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 52 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 54 myth myth NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 56 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 58 det _ _ 57 famous famous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 58 amod _ _ 58 episode episode NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 conj _ _ 59 of of ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 60 Greek Greek ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 61 amod _ _ 61 legend legend NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 62 , , PUNCT , _ 68 punct _ _ 63 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 68 advmod _ _ 64 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 66 det _ _ 65 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 66 amod _ _ 66 ship ship NOUN NN Number=Sing 68 nsubj _ _ 67 Argo Argo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 66 appos _ _ 68 passed pass VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 61 conj _ _ 69 between between ADP IN _ 71 case _ _ 70 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 71 det _ _ 71 Symplegades Symplegade PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 68 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 72 , , PUNCT , _ 76 punct _ _ 73 those that DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 76 det _ _ 74 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 76 nummod _ _ 75 huge huge ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 76 amod _ _ 76 cliffs cliff NOUN NNS Number=Plur 42 obl _ _ 77 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 78 nsubj _ _ 78 opened open VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 76 acl:relcl _ _ 79 and and CCONJ CC _ 80 cc _ _ 80 closed close VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 78 conj _ _ 81 again again ADV RB _ 80 advmod _ _ 82 with with ADP IN _ 83 case _ _ 83 swift swift NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 obl _ _ 84 and and CCONJ CC _ 86 cc _ _ 85 violent violent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 86 amod _ _ 86 collision collision NOUN NN Number=Sing 83 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 87 . . PUNCT . _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 88 " " PUNCT '' _ 20 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **quote** *speech: other* | gerund | Tylor Mr. *not said here* | three mythic descriptions | | | | the Aztecs *obl* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent description=Topic | | 2 | **find** | participle | three mythic descriptions *not said here* | the Karens and the Algonquins | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent karen=Topic | | 3 | **remark** *speech: assert* | present | Tylor Mr. | | | the suggestion of this group of solar conceptions and Maui's death | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **explain** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | may | we | that two huge cliffs | | a broken down fancy of solar myth and that famous episode of Greek legend | | perhaps *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **derive** *in a quote* | participle | we *not said here* | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **break** *in a quote* | participle | | | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 7 | **pass** *in a quote* | past | the good ship | | | the Symplegades | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme between symplegade=Location | | 8 | **open** *in a quote* | past | that two huge cliffs | | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **close** *in a quote* | participle | that two huge cliffs *not said here* | | | | again | with swift and violent collision | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with swift=Theme | | 10 | **suggest** *in a quote* | | this group of solar conceptions | | | | | | nom suggestion «cognition intransitive»: of=agent | | 11 | **die** *in a quote* | | Maui | | | | | | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent | | 12 | **fancy** *in a quote* | | | solar myth | | | | | nom fancy «cognition transitive»: of=patient | 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:** «Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore», Project Gutenberg book 22373 (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 119](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/49/119/) - next →: [sentence 121](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/49/121/) - ↑ back to [Magic and Witchcraft., part 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/49/)