--- title: Then he gave him a servant to set him in the way, and lead him by th… — Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Middle-Englis… · tree and pragmatics description: Then he gave him a servant to set him in the way, and lead him by the downs, that he should have no need to ford the stream, and should fare by the shortest road through the groves; and Gawain thanked the lord for the honour done him. Who acts: God, Gawain, honour. 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Weston, Opening, part 7. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (God, Gawain, honour), 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:pg66084:7:33 # text = Then he gave him a servant to set him in the way, and lead him by the downs, that he should have no need to ford the stream, and should fare by the shortest road through the groves; and Gawain thanked the lord for the honour done him. 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 iobj _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 servant servant NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 set set VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 advcl _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 lead lead VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 conj _ _ 16 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ _ 17 by by ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 downs down NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 21 that that SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 22 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 23 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 24 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 parataxis _ _ 25 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 26 det _ _ 26 need need NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obj _ _ 27 to to PART TO _ 28 mark _ _ 28 ford ford VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 26 acl _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 stream stream NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 33 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ _ 34 fare fare VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 conj _ _ 35 by by ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 37 shortest short ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 38 amod _ _ 38 road road NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obl _ _ 39 through through ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 groves grove NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 ; ; PUNCT : _ 45 punct _ _ 43 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 44 Gawain Gawain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 45 nsubj _ _ 45 thanked thank VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 lord lord NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obj _ _ 48 for for ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 honour honour NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 nsubj _ _ 51 done do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 45 advcl _ _ 52 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | past | God | a servant | Sir | | then | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient servant=Theme | | 2 | **set** | to-infinitive | God *not said here* | God | | the way | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme in way=Destination | | 3 | **lead** | infinitive | God *not said here* | God | | | | by the downs | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme by down=Destination | | 4 | **have** | should | God | no need | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent need=Patient | | 5 | **ford** | to-infinitive | God *not said here* | the stream | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **fare** | should | God *not said here* | | | the groves | | by the shortest road | tree rules | | 7 | **thank** *speech: thank* | past | Gawain | | the lord | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lord=Theme | | 8 | **do** | past | the honour | God | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Eventuality | 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. 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