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title: W'en I year Miss Sally gwine 'bout de house w'isslin' 'W'en I k'n re… — Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings · tree and pragmatics
description: W'en I year Miss Sally gwine 'bout de house w'isslin' 'W'en I k'n read my titles cle'r--an' w'en I see de martins swawmin' atter sundown--an' w'en I year de peckerwoods confabbin' togedder dese moonshiny nights in my een er town--en I knows de hot wedder's a breakin' up, an' I know it's 'bout time f
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# Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, XIV. That Deceitful Jug, sentence 38

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W'en I year Miss Sally gwine 'bout de house w'isslin' 'W'en I k'n read my titles cle'r--an' w'en I see de martins swawmin' atter sundown--an' w'en I year de peckerwoods confabbin' togedder dese moonshiny nights in my een er town--en I knows de hot wedder's a breakin' up, an' I know it's 'bout time fer po' fokes fer ter be rastlin' 'roun' and huntin' up dere rashuns.

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**Who acts:** I, w'en, confabbin, de hot wedder, wedder, fokes · **What happens:** k'n, read, see, year, night, know up · **To what, where:** W'en, titles cle'r, de martins, een town, en, breakin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris, XIV. That Deceitful Jug. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (I, w'en, confabbin, de hot wedder), 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:pg2306:60:38
# text = W'en I year Miss Sally gwine 'bout de house w'isslin' 'W'en I k'n read my titles cle'r--an' w'en I see de martins swawmin' atter sundown--an' w'en I year de peckerwoods confabbin' togedder dese moonshiny nights in my een er town--en I knows de hot wedder's a breakin' up, an' I know it's 'bout time fer po' fokes fer ter be rastlin' 'roun' and huntin' up dere rashuns.
1	W'en	W'en	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	flat	_	_
3	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:desc	_	_
4	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	vocative	_	_
5	Sally	Sally	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
6	gwine	gwine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	'	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	bout	bout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
9	de	de	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
10	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	w'isslin	w'isslin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	_
13	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	W'en	W'en	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	k'n	k'n	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
17	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	ccomp	_	_
18	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
19	titles	title	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	compound	_	_
20	cle'r	cle'r	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	_
24	w'en	w'en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	appos	_	_
25	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
26	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	acl:relcl	_	_
27	de	de	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	martins	martin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obj	_	_
29	swawmin	swawmin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	32	punct	_	_
31	atter	atter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	compound	_	_
32	sundown	sundown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	36	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	36	punct	_	_
36	w'en	w'en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	nsubj	_	_
37	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	38	nsubj	_	_
38	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	appos	_	_
39	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	38	flat:foreign	_	_
40	peckerwoods	peckerwood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	38	conj	_	_
41	confabbin	confabbin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	46	punct	_	_
43	togedder	togedder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	nsubj	_	_
44	dese	dese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	46	amod	_	_
45	moonshiny	moonshiny	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	compound	_	_
46	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	40	nmod	_	_
47	in	in	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
48	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	51	nmod:poss	_	_
49	een	een	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	51	nummod	_	_
50	er	e	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	51	advmod	_	_
51	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	conj	_	_
54	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	55	nsubj	_	_
55	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	53	acl:relcl	_	_
56	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	58	compound	_	_
57	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	amod	_	_
58	wedder	wedder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	61	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	61	cop	_	_
60	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	61	det	_	_
61	breakin	breakin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	61	punct	_	_
63	up	up	ADP	RP	_	55	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
65	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	68	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	68	punct	_	_
67	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	68	nsubj	_	_
68	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	46	parataxis	_	_
69	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	73	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	73	cop	_	_
71	'	's	PART	POS	_	70	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	bout	bout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	compound	_	_
73	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	ccomp	_	_
74	fer	f	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	75	amod	_	_
75	po	po	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	81	punct	_	_
77	fokes	foke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	81	nsubj	_	_
78	fer	f	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	79	amod	_	_
79	ter	ter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	conj	_	_
80	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	81	cop	_	_
81	rastlin	rastlin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	81	punct	_	_
83	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	84	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	roun	roun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	81	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	84	punct	_	_
86	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	87	cc	_	_
87	huntin	huntin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	87	punct	_	_
89	up	up	ADP	RP	_	84	compound	_	_
90	dere	dere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	91	compound	_	_
91	rashuns	rashun	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	84	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **k'n** | present | I | W'en |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** | infinitive | I *not said here* | my titles cle'r |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cle'r=Topic |
| 3 | **see** | present | I | de martins |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer martin=Stimulus |
| 4 | **year** |  | a w'en |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **night** |  | confabbin |  |  | my een town and en |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **know up** | present | I | en *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer en=Stimulus |
| 7 | **is a** | present | de hot wedder | a breakin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **know** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 9 | **is a** | present | wedder | bout time and fer po |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **is a** | infinitive | fokes and fer ter | rastlin and roun and huntin and dere rashuns |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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