--- title: On hearing this, Chief Oga was very much frightened, as he was no ma… — Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria · tree and pragmatics description: On hearing this, Chief Oga was very much frightened, as he was no match for ’Nyambi in strength; so he lay there for some time, thinking of his life, his wealth, and his wives, until at last he asked ’Nyambi what it was he wished to take from his body so that he might go. 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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 (chief, it, NYAMBI), 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:pg70959:17:110 # text = On hearing this, Chief Oga was very much frightened, as he was no match for ’Nyambi in strength; so he lay there for some time, thinking of his life, his wealth, and his wives, until at last he asked ’Nyambi what it was he wished to take from his body so that he might go. 1 On on SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 hearing hear VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 advcl _ _ 3 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 5 Chief Chief PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 6 Oga Oga PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 flat _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 8 very very ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 much much ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 frightened frighten VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 12 as as ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 cop _ _ 15 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 16 det _ _ 16 match match NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 17 for for ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 ’ ' PUNCT `` _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 Nyambi Nyambi PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 nmod _ _ 20 in in ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 strength strength NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 22 ; ; PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 23 so so ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 24 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 25 lay lie VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 parataxis _ _ 26 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 25 advmod _ _ 27 for for ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 29 det _ _ 29 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 31 thinking think VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 25 advcl _ _ 32 of of ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ _ 34 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 36 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 37 nmod:poss _ _ 37 wealth wealth NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 40 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ _ 41 wives wife NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 43 until until SCONJ IN _ 47 mark _ _ 44 at at ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 45 last last NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl _ _ 46 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 47 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 conj _ _ 48 ’ ' PUNCT `` _ 49 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 49 Nyambi Nyambi PROPN NNP Number=Sing 50 nsubj _ _ 50 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 47 ccomp _ _ 51 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 54 nsubj _ _ 52 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 54 cop _ _ 53 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 54 nsubj _ _ 54 wished wish VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 50 acl:relcl _ _ 55 to to PART TO _ 56 mark _ _ 56 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 54 xcomp _ _ 57 from from ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 58 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 59 nmod:poss _ _ 59 body body NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obl _ _ 60 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 64 mark _ _ 61 that that SCONJ IN _ 60 fixed _ _ 62 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 64 nsubj _ _ 63 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 64 aux _ _ 64 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 56 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 65 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | gerund | | this | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer this=Stimulus | | 2 | **frighten** | past · passive | | Chief | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | | 3 | **is** | past | chief | | | | | as no match; for Nyambi in strength | tree rules | | 4 | **lie** | past | chief | NYAMBI's wives | | there | time | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | chief *not said here* | | | | | of NYAMBI's life and NYAMBI's wealth | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | chief | | | last | | what Nyambi *ccomp* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **is** | past | it | | | | | NYAMBI *nsubj*; wish *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | NYAMBI's body | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent from body=Initial\_Location | | 9 | **go** | might | NYAMBI | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «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:** «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 109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/17/109/) - next →: [sentence 111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/17/111/) - ↑ back to [Xxiii.--why Edidor Killed Her Husband and Her Lover.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/17/)