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description: I am advised by my publishers that this book is to be included in their catalogue of humorous publications, and this friendly warning gives me an opportunity to say that however humorous it may be in effect, its intention is perfectly serious; and, even if it were otherwise, it seems to me that a vo
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# Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, Dear Frost:, sentence 24

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I am advised by my publishers that this book is to be included in their catalogue of humorous publications, and this friendly warning gives me an opportunity to say that however humorous it may be in effect, its intention is perfectly serious; and, even if it were otherwise, it seems to me that a volume written wholly in dialect must have its solemn, not to say melancholy, features.

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**Who acts:** publishers, friendly warning, book, intention, it, volume · **What happens:** advise, include, give, say, humorou, be · **To what, where:** I, book, catalogue, opportunity, me, effect · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris, Dear Frost:. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (publishers, friendly warning, book, intention), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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:pg2306:1:24
# text = I am advised by my publishers that this book is to be included in their catalogue of humorous publications, and this friendly warning gives me an opportunity to say that however humorous it may be in effect, its intention is perfectly serious; and, even if it were otherwise, it seems to me that a volume written wholly in dialect must have its solemn, not to say melancholy, features.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	advised	advise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	publishers	publisher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	included	include	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	catalogue	catalogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	humorous	humorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	publications	publication	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
22	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	24	det	_	_
23	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
25	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
26	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	25	iobj	_	_
27	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	opportunity	opportunity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	_
29	to	to	PART	TO	_	30	mark	_	_
30	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	acl	_	_
31	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	33	mark	_	_
32	however	however	ADV	RB	_	33	advmod	_	_
33	humorous	humorou	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	ccomp	_	_
34	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	38	nsubj	_	_
35	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	38	aux	_	_
36	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	38	cop	_	_
37	in	in	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
38	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
40	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	41	nmod:poss	_	_
41	intention	intention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	nsubj	_	_
42	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	44	cop	_	_
43	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	RB	_	44	advmod	_	_
44	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	38	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	55	punct	_	_
46	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	52	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
48	even	even	ADV	RB	_	52	advmod	_	_
49	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	52	mark	_	_
50	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	52	nsubj	_	_
51	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	52	cop	_	_
52	otherwise	otherwise	ADV	RB	_	55	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
54	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	55	nsubj	_	_
55	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
56	to	to	ADP	IN	_	57	case	_	_
57	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	55	obl	_	_
58	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	66	mark	_	_
59	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	60	det	_	_
60	volume	volume	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	66	nsubj	_	_
61	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	60	acl	_	_
62	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	61	advmod	_	_
63	in	in	ADP	IN	_	64	case	_	_
64	dialect	dialect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	61	obl	_	_
65	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	66	aux	_	_
66	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	55	advcl	_	_
67	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	68	nmod:poss	_	_
68	solemn	solemn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	66	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	_
70	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	72	advmod	_	_
71	to	to	PART	TO	_	72	mark	_	_
72	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	55	conj	_	_
73	melancholy	melancholy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	72	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	_
75	features	feature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	73	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **advise** *speech: other* | present · passive | my publishers | I |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **include** | present · passive |  | this book |  |  |  | in publishers's catalogue of humorous publications *goal* | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme in catalogue=Goal |
| 3 | **give** | present | this friendly warning | a opportunity | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient opportunity=Theme |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | this friendly warning *not said here* | a opportunity *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **humorou** | present |  |  |  |  |  | however *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **is** | may | book |  |  | effect |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **is** | present | book's intention |  |  |  |  | perfectly, serious *property* | tree rules |
| 8 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | intention |  |  |  |  | otherwise *property* | tree rules |
| 9 | **seem** | present | it |  | me |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 10 | **write** | participle |  | a volume *not said here* |  | dialect |  | wholly *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in dialect=Destination |
| 11 | **have** | must | a volume | book's solemn |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent solemn=Patient |
| 12 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  | melancholy and features |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent melancholy=Topic |
| 13 | **catalogue** |  | humorous publications |  |  |  |  |  | nom catalogue «communication intransitive»: of=agent |
| 14 | **intend** |  | book |  |  |  |  |  | nom intention «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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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.

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**Text:** «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris, Project Gutenberg book 2306 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order.

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