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Speck, Myths and Folk-lore of the Timagami Ojibwa., 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 (hunter, beaver, arrow), 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:pg66509:17:177 # text = Once a hunter was so quick of foot that when he shot his arrow at a beaver plunging into the lake from the shore, he would run down, catch the beaver by the tail before the arrow got to it, and hold it until the arrow struck. 1 Once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 6 advmod _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 hunter hunter NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 so so ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 quick quick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 foot foot NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 9 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 12 obj _ _ 10 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 12 advmod _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 shot shoot VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 acl:relcl _ _ 13 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 arrow arrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 15 at at ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 beaver beaver NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 18 plunging plunge VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 17 acl _ _ 19 into into ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 lake lake NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ _ 22 from from ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 shore shore NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 26 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 27 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 28 aux _ _ 28 run run VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 parataxis _ _ 29 down down ADP RP _ 28 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 31 catch catch VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 28 conj _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 beaver beaver NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obj _ _ 34 by by ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 tail tail NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obl _ _ 37 before before SCONJ IN _ 40 mark _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 arrow arrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 nsubj _ _ 40 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 advcl _ _ 41 to to ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 42 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 44 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 45 hold hold VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 28 parataxis _ _ 46 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 obj _ _ 47 until until SCONJ IN _ 50 mark _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 arrow arrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 nsubj _ _ 50 struck strike VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 45 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 51 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | a hunter | | | | | of foot; once, quick *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **shoot** | past | hunter | foot | | | | at a beaver; hunter's arrow *obj* | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent that=Destination arrow=Theme | | 3 | **plunge** | gerund | a beaver *not said here* | | | the lake | | from the shore | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme into lake=Initial\_Location from shore=Destination | | 4 | **run down** | would | hunter | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **catch** | infinitive | hunter *not said here* | the beaver | | | | by the tail | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beaver=Theme | | 6 | **get** | past | the arrow | | tail | | | | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to it=Result | | 7 | **hold** | infinitive | | arrow | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 8 | **strike** | past | the arrow | | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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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