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Weston, Opening, part 2. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Knight, warriors), 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:pg66084:2:33 # text = “Nay,” quoth the stranger, “so help me He that sitteth on high, ’twas not mine errand to tarry any while in this dwelling; but the praise of this thy folk and thy city is lifted up on high, and thy warriors are holden for the best and the most valiant of those who ride mail-clad to the fight. 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Nay nay INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ” " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 5 quoth quoth VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 stranger stranger NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 “ " PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 so so ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 11 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 12 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 11 obj _ _ 13 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 14 that that SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 15 sitteth sit VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 acl:relcl _ _ 16 on on ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 17 high high ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 19 ’ ' ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 twas twa NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 obl _ _ 21 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 23 advmod _ _ 22 mine my PRON PRP Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 23 compound _ _ 23 errand errand NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ 24 to to PART TO _ 25 mark _ _ 25 tarry tarry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 acl _ _ 26 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 27 det _ _ 27 while while NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obj _ _ 28 in in ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 30 det _ _ 30 dwelling dwelling NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 ; ; PUNCT : _ 43 punct _ _ 32 but but CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 praise praise NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 nsubj:pass _ _ 35 of of ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 34 nmod _ _ 37 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 38 nmod:poss _ _ 38 folk folk NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 nsubj _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 40 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 41 nmod:poss _ _ 41 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 conj _ _ 42 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 43 aux:pass _ _ 43 lifted lift VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 parataxis _ _ 44 up up ADP RP _ 43 compound:prt _ _ 45 on on ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 46 high high ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 48 and and CCONJ CC _ 52 cc _ _ 49 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 50 nmod:poss _ _ 50 warriors warrior NOUN NNS Number=Plur 52 nsubj _ _ 51 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 52 cop _ _ 52 holden holden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 conj _ _ 53 for for ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 52 obl _ _ 56 and and CCONJ CC _ 59 cc _ _ 57 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 59 det _ _ 58 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 59 advmod _ _ 59 valiant valiant NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 conj _ _ 60 of of ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 61 those that PRON DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 59 nmod _ _ 62 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 63 nsubj _ _ 63 ride ride VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 61 acl:relcl _ _ 64 mail mail NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 65 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 64 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 66 clad clad VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 63 ccomp _ _ 67 to to ADP IN _ 69 case _ _ 68 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 69 det _ _ 69 fight fight NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 70 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **quoth** | present | | the stranger | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **help** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | Knight | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary | | 3 | **sit** *in a quote* | present | Knight | mine errand | | high ’ twas | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on twa=Location | | 4 | **tarry** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Knight *not said here* | mine errand *not said here* | | this dwelling | while | | vn linger-53.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in dwelling=Location | | 5 | **lift up** *in a quote* | present · passive | | the praise of this | | high | | thy folk and thy city *nsubj* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme on high=Destination | | 6 | **is** *in a quote* | present | thy warriors | | | | | for the best; the valiant of those *conj*; holden *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **ride** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | who *nsubj* | tree rules | | 8 | **clad** *in a quote* | participle | | | | | | to the fight; mail *compound* | tree rules | | 9 | **praise** *in a quote* | | | this | | | | | nom praise «communication 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:** «Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Middle-English Arthurian Romance Retold in Modern Prose» by Jessie L. Weston, Project Gutenberg book 66084 (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 32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66084/2/32/) - next →: [sentence 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66084/2/34/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66084/2/)