--- title: Apparently the two kings then discussed the continuance of the frien… — Hawaiian Historical Legends · tree and pragmatics description: Apparently the two kings then discussed the continuance of the friendly relations which had bound them together so many years, and entered into some kind of an alliance by which Kahekili might receive assistance in his wars with the chiefs of the large island of Hawaii. 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D. Westervelt, King Kahahana, About 1773. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (two kings, Kahekili, friendly relations), 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:pg66357:13:28 # text = Apparently the two kings then discussed the continuance of the friendly relations which had bound them together so many years, and entered into some kind of an alliance by which Kahekili might receive assistance in his wars with the chiefs of the large island of Hawaii. 1 Apparently apparently ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 kings king NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 5 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 6 advmod _ _ 6 discussed discuss VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 continuance continuance NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 friendly friendly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 relations relation NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nmod _ _ 13 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 15 nsubj:pass _ _ 14 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 bound bind VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 acl:relcl _ _ 16 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ _ 17 together together ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 18 so so ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ _ 19 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 23 entered enter VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 24 into into ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 26 det _ _ 26 kind kind NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ _ 27 of of ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 alliance alliance NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 nmod _ _ 30 by by ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 34 obl _ _ 32 Kahekili Kahekili PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 nsubj _ _ 33 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ _ 34 receive receive VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 29 acl:relcl _ _ 35 assistance assistance NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obj _ _ 36 in in ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 37 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 38 nmod:poss _ _ 38 wars war NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 obl _ _ 39 with with ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 chiefs chief NOUN NNS Number=Plur 38 nmod _ _ 42 of of ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 44 large large ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 45 amod _ _ 45 island island NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 nmod _ _ 46 of of ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 Hawaii Hawaii PROPN NNP Number=Sing 45 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 48 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **discuss** *speech: other* | past | the two kings | the continuance of the friendly relations | | | then | apparently *property* | vn chit\_chat-37.6-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent continuance=Topic | | 2 | **bind** | past · perfect · passive | | the friendly relations | | | year | relations *= relation* *obj*; together *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **enter** | past | the two kings *not said here* | | | some kind of a alliance | | | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into kind=Initial\_Location | | 4 | **receive** | might | Kahekili | assistance | | Kahekili's wars with the chiefs of the large island of Hawaii | | by a alliance | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent assistance=Theme by which=Location | | 5 | **continue** | | the friendly relations | | | | | | nom continuance «act intransitive»: of=agent | | 6 | **war** | | Kahekili | | | | | with the chiefs of the large island of Hawaii | nom war «act intransitive»: poss=agent with=obl | 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:** «Hawaiian Historical Legends» by W. D. Westervelt, Project Gutenberg book 66357 (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 27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66357/13/27/) - next →: [sentence 29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66357/13/29/) - ↑ back to [King Kahahana, About 1773](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66357/13/)