--- title: The god of sharks prepared his large canoe and put it in the care of… — Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes (mythology) · tree and pragmatics description: The god of sharks prepared his large canoe and put it in the care of some of their relatives, Kane-pu-a-hio-hio (Kane-the-whirlwind), Ke-au-miki (The-strong-current), and Ke-au-ka (Moving-seas). Who acts: god, Ke, Ke au. A sentence of «Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes (mythology)» by W. D. 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Westervelt, How Pele Came to Hawaii. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (god, Ke, Ke au), 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:pg66516:5:18 # text = The god of sharks prepared his large canoe and put it in the care of some of their relatives, Kane-pu-a-hio-hio (Kane-the-whirlwind), Ke-au-miki (The-strong-current), and Ke-au-ka (Moving-seas). 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 god god NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 sharks shark NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ 5 prepared prepare VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 7 large large ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 canoe canoe NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 11 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ _ 12 in in ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 care care NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 14 nmod _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ _ 19 relatives relative NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 21 Kane Kane PROPN NNP Number=Sing 23 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 22 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 pu pu NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 29 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 25 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 29 det _ SpaceAfter=No 26 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 25 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 hio hio NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 28 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 27 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 hio hio NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 conj _ _ 30 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 31 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 Kane Kane PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 32 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 35 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ SpaceAfter=No 34 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 33 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 35 whirlwind whirlwind NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 36 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 35 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 38 Ke Ke PROPN NNP Number=Sing 42 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 39 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 38 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 40 au au NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 41 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 42 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 42 miki miki NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 appos _ _ 43 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 48 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 44 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 48 det _ SpaceAfter=No 45 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 44 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 strong strong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 48 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 47 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 46 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 48 current current NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 49 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 48 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ _ 51 and and CCONJ CC _ 60 cc _ _ 52 Ke Ke PROPN NNP Number=Sing 54 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 53 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 52 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 54 au au NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 55 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 56 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 56 ka ka X FW Foreign=Yes 60 nsubj _ _ 57 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 58 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 58 Moving move VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 60 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 59 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 58 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 60 seas sea NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 61 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 60 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 62 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prepare** | past | the god of sharks | god's large canoe | | | | | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent canoe=Patient | | 2 | **put** | infinitive | the god of sharks *not said here* | canoe | | the care of some of sharks's relatives and Kane pu and a hio hio | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in care=Destination | | 3 | **miki** | | Ke | | | | | the strong current *appos* | tree rules | | 4 | **move** | gerund | | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **sea** | | Ke au | | | | | | tree rules | 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 Legends of Volcanoes (mythology)» by W. 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