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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (goat, elephant), 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:pg70959:15:5 # text = When the goat saw what the elephant had done, he was vexed, so he went and told the elephant that he had cut down the tree and burnt it in order to grow the mushrooms for his food, and as the elephant had spoilt them all, he demanded fish or meat to make soup, as compensation. 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 goat goat NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 advcl _ _ 5 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 9 obj _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 elephant elephant NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 8 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux:pass _ _ 13 vexed vex VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 15 so so ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 16 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 17 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 parataxis _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 19 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 conj _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 elephant elephant NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obj _ _ 22 that that SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 23 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 24 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 25 cut cut VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 19 ccomp _ _ 26 down down ADP RP _ 25 compound:prt _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obj _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 30 burnt burnt VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 conj _ _ 31 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 obj _ _ 32 in in ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 33 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ _ 34 to to PART TO _ 35 mark _ _ 35 grow grow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 advcl _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 mushrooms mushroom NOUN NNS Number=Plur 35 obj _ _ 38 for for ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 food food NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 43 as as SCONJ IN _ 47 mark _ _ 44 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 45 elephant elephant NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 nsubj:pass _ _ 46 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 47 aux _ _ 47 spoilt spoil VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 parataxis _ _ 48 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 obj _ _ 49 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 48 nmod:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 51 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ _ 52 demanded demand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 53 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obj _ _ 54 or or CCONJ CC _ 55 cc _ _ 55 meat meat NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 conj _ _ 56 to to PART TO _ 57 mark _ _ 57 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 52 advcl _ _ 58 soup soup NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 61 punct _ _ 60 as as ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 61 compensation compensation NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 62 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | the goat | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **do** | past · perfect | the elephant | | | | | what *obj* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | | 3 | **vex** | past · passive | | elephant | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | | 4 | **go** | past | elephant | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | elephant *not said here* | | the elephant | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent elephant=Recipient clause=Topic | | 6 | **cut down** | past · perfect | elephant | the tree | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Product | | 7 | **burnt** | past | elephant *not said here* | tree | | order | | | tree rules | | 8 | **grow** | to-infinitive | elephant *not said here* | the mushrooms | | | | for elephant's food | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent mushroom=Product for food=Beneficiary | | 9 | **spoil** | past · perfect · passive | | the elephant | | | | mushrooms *= mushroom* *obj* | tree rules | | 10 | **demand** *speech: request* | past | elephant | fish or meat | | | | | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme fish=Precondition | | 11 | **make** | to-infinitive | elephant *not said here* | soup | | | | compensation *conj* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset soup=Product | 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:** «Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria» by Elphinstone Dayrell, Project Gutenberg book 70959 (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 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/15/4/) - next →: [sentence 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/15/6/) - ↑ back to [Xxi.--why the Head of the Male Goat Smells So Strong.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/15/)