--- title: "The town will not take that to heart," observed the man; "that will… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics description: "The town will not take that to heart," observed the man; "that will not disturb a single person; for they will all think I'm only telling them a story if I say, 'The Will-o'-the-Wisp is in the town, says the Moor-woman. Who acts: town, that, poets, Wisp. 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C. Andersen, The Will-o-the Wisp Is in the Town, Says the Moor Woman. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (town, that, poets, Wisp), 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:pg27200:211:234 # text = "The town will not take that to heart," observed the man; "that will not disturb a single person; for they will all think I'm only telling them a story if I say, 'The Will-o'-the-Wisp is in the town, says the Moor-woman. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 town town NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 4 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 obj _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ _ 12 observed observe VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ; ; PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 16 " " PUNCT '' _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 20 nsubj _ _ 18 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 19 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 20 advmod _ _ 20 disturb disturb VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 conj _ _ 21 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 22 single single ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 23 amod _ _ 23 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ; ; PUNCT : _ 29 punct _ _ 25 for for SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 26 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 27 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 29 aux _ _ 28 all all ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 29 think think VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 conj _ _ 30 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 31 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 33 aux _ _ 32 only only ADV RB _ 33 advmod _ _ 33 telling tell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 29 ccomp _ _ 34 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 iobj _ _ 35 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ _ 37 if if SCONJ IN _ 39 mark _ _ 38 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 39 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 33 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 41 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 56 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 42 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 43 Will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 54 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 44 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 54 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 45 o of ADP IN Abbr=Yes 54 mark _ SpaceAfter=No 46 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 54 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 47 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 50 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ SpaceAfter=No 49 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 48 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 50 Wisp wisp NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 nsubj _ _ 51 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 54 cop _ _ 52 in in ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 town town NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 56 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 33 parataxis _ _ 57 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 58 Moor moor NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 59 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 58 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 60 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 61 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **take** *in a quote* | future | the town | that | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument that=Theme heart=Destination | | 2 | **observe** | past | the town *not said here* | the man | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent man=Topic | | 3 | **not** **disturb** *in a quote* | future | that | a single person | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus person=Experiencer | | 4 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | future | poets *= poet* | | | | | all *property* | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 5 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present · progressive | poets *= poet* | a story | poets *= poet* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient story=Topic | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | poets *= poet* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **is** *in a quote* | future | the Wisp | | | the town | | | tree rules | | 8 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | the town | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | 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. 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