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Speck, Myths and Folk-lore of the Timagami Ojibwa., 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 (child, Wemicus), 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:pg66509:12:159 # text = The child did the bidding of his mother and, when the mitten was thrown to Wemicus, he said, “Ask your father to come and see me,” and he named a certain day. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 bidding bidding NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 mother mother NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 11 when when SCONJ WRB _ 15 mark _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 mitten mitten NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj:pass _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux:pass _ _ 15 thrown throw VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 16 to to ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 Wemicus Wemicus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 19 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 20 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 22 “ " PUNCT `` _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 Ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 20 ccomp _ _ 24 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ _ 25 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obj _ _ 26 to to PART TO _ 27 mark _ _ 27 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 xcomp _ _ 28 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 29 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 conj _ _ 30 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 29 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 32 ” " PUNCT '' _ 23 punct _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 34 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 35 named name VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 conj _ _ 36 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 37 certain certain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 38 amod _ _ 38 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 39 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | the child | the bidding of Wemicus's mother | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bidding=Eventuality | | 2 | **throw** | past · passive | | the mitten | Wemicus | | | | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: subject=Theme to wemicus=Destination | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Wemicus | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | infinitive | | | your father | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent father=Recipient clause=Topic | | 5 | **come** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **see** *in a quote* | infinitive | | Wemicus | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus | | 7 | **name** | past | Wemicus | | | | day | | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **bid** | | | Wemicus's mother | | | | | nom bidding «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:** «Myths and Folk-lore of the Timiskaming Algonquin and Timagami Ojibwa» by Frank G. 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