--- title: The swineherd--that is to say, the prince--but they did not know oth… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics description: The swineherd--that is to say, the prince--but they did not know otherwise than that he was a real swineherd--did not waste a single day without doing something; he made a rattle, which, when turned quickly round, played all the waltzes, galops, and polkas known since the creation of the world. 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C. Andersen, The Swineherd. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (swineherd, piggies, prince, waltzes), 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:pg27200:188:61 # text = The swineherd--that is to say, the prince--but they did not know otherwise than that he was a real swineherd--did not waste a single day without doing something; he made a rattle, which, when turned quickly round, played all the waltzes, galops, and polkas known since the creation of the world. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 swineherd swineherd NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 -- -- PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 7 nsubj:outer _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 -- -- PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 but but CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 13 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 14 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 15 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 16 advmod _ _ 16 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 parataxis _ _ 17 otherwise otherwise ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 18 than than ADP IN _ 17 fixed _ _ 19 that that SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 20 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 21 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 cop _ _ 22 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 23 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 amod _ _ 24 swineherd swineherd NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 -- -- PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 aux _ _ 27 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 28 advmod _ _ 28 waste waste VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 24 parataxis _ _ 29 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 30 single single ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 amod _ _ 31 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obj _ _ 32 without without SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 33 doing do VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 28 advcl _ _ 34 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 33 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 35 ; ; PUNCT : _ 37 punct _ _ 36 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 37 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 advcl _ _ 38 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 rattle rattle NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 41 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 44 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 43 when when SCONJ WRB _ 44 mark _ _ 44 turned turn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 39 acl:relcl _ _ 45 quickly quickly ADV RB _ 46 advmod _ _ 46 round round ADV RB _ 44 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 48 played play VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 conj _ _ 49 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 51 det:predet _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 waltzes waltz NOUN NNS Number=Plur 48 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 52 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 53 galops galop VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 51 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 55 and and CCONJ CC _ 56 cc _ _ 56 polkas polka NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 obl _ _ 57 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 56 acl _ _ 58 since since ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 creation creation NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 obl _ _ 61 of of ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 62 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 63 det _ _ 63 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 64 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the swineherd | | | | | say *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **know** | past · do-support | piggies *= piggy* | | | | | otherwise *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **is a** | past | prince | a real swineherd | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **not** **waste** | past · do-support | | | | | day | | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **do** | gerund | | something | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality | | 6 | **make** | past | prince | a rattle | | | | polkas *obl* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rattle=Product | | 7 | **turn** | participle · passive | | a rattle | | | | round *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme | | 8 | **play** | past | prince *not said here* | all waltzes | | | | | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent waltz=Theme | | 9 | **galop** | present | all waltzes *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **know** | participle | | polkas *not said here* | | | since the creation of the world | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 11 | **create** | | | the world | | | | | nom creation «act 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:** «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, Project Gutenberg book 27200 (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 60](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/188/60/) - next →: [sentence 62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/188/62/) - ↑ back to [The Swineherd](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/188/)