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Speck, Wiske·djak Cycle., part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Wiske, rushes), 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:pg66509:7:98 # text = Then he explained how in the winter time he could dive through an air hole in the ice and swim to where the rushes grew up through the ice, pull down one of the stalks, and put his bill in the opening and get all the air he wanted. 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 explained explain VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 11 advmod _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 winter winter NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 10 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 dive dive VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 12 through through ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 air air NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 hole hole NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ 16 in in ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 ice ice NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 20 swim swim VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 conj _ _ 21 to to ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 25 advmod _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 rushes rush NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 nsubj _ _ 25 grew grow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 advcl _ _ 26 up up ADP RP _ 25 compound:prt _ _ 27 through through ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 ice ice NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 31 pull pull VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 conj _ _ 32 down down ADP RP _ 31 compound:prt _ _ 33 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 31 obj _ _ 34 of of ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 stalks stalk NOUN NNS Number=Plur 33 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 39 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 conj _ _ 40 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ _ 41 bill bill NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obj _ _ 42 in in ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 opening opening NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obl _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 46 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 39 conj _ _ 47 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 49 det:predet _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 air air NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obj _ _ 50 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 51 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 52 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | past | Wiske | | | | then | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **dive** | could | Wiske | | | a air hole in the ice | time | | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through hole=Location | | 3 | **swim** | infinitive | Wiske *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **grow up** | past | the rushes | | | the ice | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through ice=Location | | 5 | **pull down** | infinitive | Wiske *not said here* | one of the stalks | | | | | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme | | 6 | **put** | infinitive | Wiske *not said here* | Wiske's bill | | the opening | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bill=Theme in opening=Destination | | 7 | **get** | infinitive | Wiske *not said here* | all air | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer air=Stimulus | | 8 | **want** | past | Wiske | all air *not said here* | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot air=Theme | | 9 | **bill** | | Wiske | | | | | | nom bill «communication transitive»: poss=agent | 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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