--- title: His people argued with him and said it was not right that he should… — Irish Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: His people argued with him and said it was not right that he should give away the treasures of Leinster to the wife of the King of Connaught’s son; but he said that it did not matter, for when he got the girl he would get his treasures with her. Who acts: people, it, King. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (people, it, King), 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:pg2892:91:13 # text = His people argued with him and said it was not right that he should give away the treasures of Leinster to the wife of the King of Connaught’s son; but he said that it did not matter, for when he got the girl he would get his treasures with her. 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 argued argue VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 with with ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obl _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 9 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 10 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 11 advmod _ _ 11 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 ccomp _ _ 12 that that SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 14 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 ccomp _ _ 16 away away ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 treasures treasure NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 obj _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 Leinster Leinster PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 nmod _ _ 21 to to ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 23 nmod _ _ 27 of of ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 28 Connaught Connaught PROPN NNP Number=Sing 30 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 29 ’s 's PART POS _ 28 case _ _ 30 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 31 ; ; PUNCT : _ 34 punct _ _ 32 but but CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 33 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 34 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 35 that that SCONJ IN _ 39 mark _ _ 36 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 37 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ _ 38 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 39 advmod _ _ 39 matter matter VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 41 for for SCONJ IN _ 44 mark _ _ 42 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 44 advmod _ _ 43 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj _ _ 44 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 advcl _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 girl girl NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obj _ _ 47 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 48 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 49 aux _ _ 49 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 39 advcl _ _ 50 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 51 nmod:poss _ _ 51 treasures treasure NOUN NNS Number=Plur 49 obj _ _ 52 with with ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 54 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | past | King's people | | | | | with King | vn chit\_chat-37.6-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with he=Co-Agent | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | King's people *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **not** **is** | past | it | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **give away** | should | King | the treasures of Leinster | the wife of the King of Connaught's son | | | away *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent treasure=Theme to wife=Recipient | | 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | King | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **not** **matter** | past · do-support | it | | | | | | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | | 7 | **get** | past | King | the girl | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer girl=Stimulus | | 8 | **get** | would | King | King's treasures | | | | with girl | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer treasure=Stimulus | | 9 | **treasure** | | | Leinster | | | | | nom treasure «possession transitive»: of=patient | | 10 | **treasure** | | King | | | | | | nom treasure «possession transitive»: poss=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:** «Irish Fairy Tales» by James Stephens, Project Gutenberg book 2892 (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 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/91/12/) - next →: [sentence 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/91/14/) - ↑ back to [Chapter XX](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/91/)