--- title: “Father,” he said to the Tsar, “give me a ship, I will go and get dr… — Russian Folk-Tales · tree and pragmatics description: “Father,” he said to the Tsar, “give me a ship, I will go and get drugs for my bride; and see that your herdsman comes with me, as I am so well accustomed to him.” Who acts: Father, herdsman. A sentence of «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. N. 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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 (Father, herdsman), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg62509:18:8 # text = “Father,” he said to the Tsar, “give me a ship, I will go and get drugs for my bride; and see that your herdsman comes with me, as I am so well accustomed to him.” 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Father Father PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ” " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Tsar Tsar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 “ " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 ccomp _ _ 13 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 iobj _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 ship ship NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 17 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 18 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 19 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 parataxis _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 21 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 conj _ _ 22 drugs drug NOUN NNS Number=Plur 21 obj _ _ 23 for for ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ _ 25 bride bride NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 ; ; PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 28 see see VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 29 that that SCONJ IN _ 32 mark _ _ 30 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 31 herdsman herdsman NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nsubj _ _ 32 comes come VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 28 ccomp _ _ 33 with with ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 32 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 36 as as SCONJ IN _ 41 mark _ _ 37 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 38 am be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ _ 39 so so ADV RB _ 41 advmod _ _ 40 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 41 advmod _ _ 41 accustomed accustom VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 32 conj _ _ 42 to to ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 43 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 . . PUNCT . _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 45 ” " PUNCT '' _ 28 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Father | | the Tsar | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to tsar=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **give** *in a quote* | infinitive | | a ship | Father | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient ship=Theme | | 3 | **go** *in a quote* | future | Father | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **get** *in a quote* | infinitive | Father *not said here* | drugs | | | | for my bride | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent drug=Theme for bride=Beneficiary | | 5 | **see** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 6 | **come** *in a quote* | present | your herdsman | | | | | with Father | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **accustom** *in a quote* | present · passive | Father | | herdsman | | | well *property* | tree rules | 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:** «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. N. Afanas'ev, Project Gutenberg book 62509 (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 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/18/7/) - next →: [sentence 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/18/9/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/18/)