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LEGENDS, part 4, sentence 137 In one story they seem to belong to the great and widely subdivided family of Indian demons; in another they appear to be akin to certain fiends of Turanian extraction; in a third they display features which may have been inherited from the forgotten deities of old Slavonic mythology; in all the stories which belong to the "legendary class" they bear manifest signs of having been subjected to Christian influences, the effect of which has been insufficient to do more than slightly to disguise their heathenism. **Who acts:** proportions, stories · **What happens:** seem, belong, subdivide, appear, be, display · **To what, where:** one story, another, features, third, forgotten deities, manifest signs This is a sentence of «Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore», Chapter VI. LEGENDS, part 4. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (proportions, stories), 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:pg22373:59:137 # text = In one story they seem to belong to the great and widely subdivided family of Indian demons; in another they appear to be akin to certain fiends of Turanian extraction; in a third they display features which may have been inherited from the forgotten deities of old Slavonic mythology; in all the stories which belong to the "legendary class" they bear manifest signs of having been subjected to Christian influences, the effect of which has been insufficient to do more than slightly to disguise their heathenism. 1 In in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 3 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 4 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 seem seem VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 belong belong VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 10 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 widely widely ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 subdivided subdivide VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 14 amod _ _ 14 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 Indian Indian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 demons demon NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ; ; PUNCT : _ 22 punct _ _ 19 in in ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 22 obl _ _ 21 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 22 appear appear VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 23 to to PART TO _ 25 mark _ _ 24 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 25 cop _ _ 25 akin akin ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 advcl _ _ 26 to to ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 certain certain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 28 amod _ _ 28 fiends fiend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 obl _ _ 29 of of ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 Turanian turanian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 amod _ _ 31 extraction extraction NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 ; ; PUNCT : _ 37 punct _ _ 33 in in ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 third third NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ _ 36 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 37 display display VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 22 conj _ _ 38 features feature NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 obj _ _ 39 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 43 nsubj:pass _ _ 40 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 43 aux _ _ 41 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 43 aux _ _ 42 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 43 aux:pass _ _ 43 inherited inherit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 38 acl:relcl _ _ 44 from from ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 46 forgotten forget VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 47 amod _ _ 47 deities deity NOUN NNS Number=Plur 43 obl _ _ 48 of of ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 49 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 51 amod _ _ 50 Slavonic slavonic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 51 amod _ _ 51 mythology mythology NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 52 ; ; PUNCT : _ 56 punct _ _ 53 in in ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 54 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 56 det:predet _ _ 55 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 56 det _ _ 56 stories story NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 obl _ _ 57 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 58 nsubj _ _ 58 belong belong VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 56 acl:relcl _ _ 59 to to ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 63 det _ _ 61 " " PUNCT `` _ 63 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 62 legendary legendary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 63 amod _ _ 63 class class NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 64 " " PUNCT `` _ 66 punct _ _ 65 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 66 nsubj _ _ 66 bear bear VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 63 parataxis _ _ 67 manifest manifest ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 68 amod _ _ 68 signs sign NOUN NNS Number=Plur 66 obj _ _ 69 of of SCONJ IN _ 72 mark _ _ 70 having have AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 72 aux _ _ 71 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 72 aux:pass _ _ 72 subjected subject VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 68 acl _ _ 73 to to ADP IN _ 75 case _ _ 74 Christian Christian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 75 amod _ _ 75 influences influence NOUN NNS Number=Plur 72 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 76 , , PUNCT , _ 78 punct _ _ 77 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 78 det _ _ 78 effect effect NOUN NN Number=Sing 68 conj _ _ 79 of of ADP IN _ 80 case _ _ 80 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 83 obl _ _ 81 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 83 aux _ _ 82 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 83 cop _ _ 83 insufficient insufficient ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 78 conj _ _ 84 to to PART TO _ 85 mark _ _ 85 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 83 xcomp _ _ 86 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV 85 obj _ _ 87 than than ADP IN _ 86 fixed _ _ 88 slightly slightly ADV RB _ 85 advmod _ _ 89 to to PART TO _ 90 mark _ _ 90 disguise disguise VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 85 advcl _ _ 91 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 92 nmod:poss _ _ 92 heathenism heathenism NOUN NN Number=Sing 90 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 93 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seem** | present | proportions *= proportion* | | | one story | | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute | | 2 | **belong** | to-infinitive | proportions *= proportion* *not said here* | | | | | to the great subdivided family of Indian demons | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **subdivide** | participle | | | | | | widely *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **appear** | present | proportions *= proportion* | | | another | | in all stories | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in another=Location | | 5 | **is** | to-infinitive | proportions *= proportion* *not said here* | | | | | to certain fiends of Turanian extraction; akin *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **display** | present | proportions *= proportion* | features | | a third | | | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feature=Theme | | 7 | **inherit** | may · perfect · passive | | features | | the forgotten deities of old Slavonic mythology | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from deity=Source | | 8 | **forget** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **belong** | present | all stories | | | | | to the legendary class | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme | | 10 | **bear** | present | proportions *= proportion* | manifest signs and the effect | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Patient | | 11 | **subject** | gerund · perfect · passive | | manifest signs and the effect *not said here* | | | | to Christian influences | tree rules | | 12 | **is** | present · perfect | proportions *= proportion* *not said here* | | | | | of the effect; insufficient *property* | tree rules | | 13 | **do** | to-infinitive | proportions *= proportion* *not said here* | more | | | | slightly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Eventuality | | 14 | **disguise** | to-infinitive | proportions *= proportion* *not said here* | proportions's heathenism | | | | | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme heathenism=Destination | 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 136](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/59/136/) - next →: [sentence 138](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/59/138/) - ↑ back to [Chapter VI. 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