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title: Although the python had escaped the trap which the chief had set for… — Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria · tree and pragmatics
description: Although the python had escaped the trap which the chief had set for him, he had no intention of letting him go, and now that he had seen ’Ndere again he was more determined than ever to possess her for himself, and at once began to plan how he should kill the python and induce ’Ndere to marry him. 
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# Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria, Xxxi.--chief Kekong’s Daughter ’ndere Who Married a Python., part 1, sentence 66

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Although the python had escaped the trap which the chief had set for him, he had no intention of letting him go, and now that he had seen ’Ndere again he was more determined than ever to possess her for himself, and at once began to plan how he should kill the python and induce ’Ndere to marry him.

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**Who acts:** Chief, intention · **What happens:** escape, set, have, let, go, see · **To what, where:** python, trap, intention, Chief, Ndere

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This is a sentence of «Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria» by Elphinstone Dayrell, Xxxi.--chief Kekong’s Daughter ’ndere Who Married a Python., part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Chief, intention), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg70959:24:66
# text = Although the python had escaped the trap which the chief had set for him, he had no intention of letting him go, and now that he had seen ’Ndere again he was more determined than ever to possess her for himself, and at once began to plan how he should kill the python and induce ’Ndere to marry him.
1	Although	although	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	python	python	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	escaped	escape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	trap	trap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	chief	chief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	19	det	_	_
19	intention	intention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
21	letting	let	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	acl	_	_
22	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	_
23	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
26	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	30	advmod	_	_
27	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	30	mark	_	_
28	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
29	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	30	aux	_	_
30	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	17	conj	_	_
31	’	'	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	Ndere	Ndere	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	_
33	again	again	ADV	RB	_	37	advmod	_	_
34	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	37	nsubj	_	_
35	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	37	cop	_	_
36	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	37	advmod	_	_
37	determined	determined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	xcomp	_	_
38	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	41	mark	_	_
39	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	41	advmod	_	_
40	to	to	PART	TO	_	41	mark	_	_
41	possess	possess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	37	ccomp	_	_
42	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	41	obj	_	_
43	for	for	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
44	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	41	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	_
46	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	49	cc	_	_
47	at	at	ADP	IN	_	48	case	_	_
48	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	49	obl	_	_
49	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	parataxis	_	_
50	to	to	PART	TO	_	51	mark	_	_
51	plan	plan	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	49	xcomp	_	_
52	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	55	advmod	_	_
53	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	55	nsubj	_	_
54	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	55	aux	_	_
55	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	51	ccomp	_	_
56	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	57	det	_	_
57	python	python	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	obj	_	_
58	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	59	cc	_	_
59	induce	induce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	49	conj	_	_
60	’	'	PUNCT	``	_	61	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	Ndere	Ndere	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	59	obj	_	_
62	to	to	PART	TO	_	63	mark	_	_
63	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	59	advcl	_	_
64	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	63	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escape** | past · perfect · passive |  | the python |  |  |  | the trap *obj* | tree rules |
| 2 | **set** | past · perfect · passive |  | the trap |  |  |  | for Chief; the chief *nsubj:pass* | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Patient for he=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **have** | past | Chief | no intention |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent intention=Patient |
| 4 | **let** | gerund | no intention *not said here* | Chief |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **go** | infinitive | Chief *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **see** | past · perfect | Chief |  |  |  | now | ' Ndere | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 7 | **is** | past | Chief |  |  |  | again | determined *property* | tree rules |
| 8 | **possess** | to-infinitive | Chief *not said here* | Ndere |  |  | ever | for Chief | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot she=Theme |
| 9 | **begin** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 10 | **plan** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 11 | **kill** | should | Chief | the python |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent python=Theme |
| 12 | **induce** | present |  | Ndere |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ndere=Patient |
| 13 | **marry** | to-infinitive |  | Chief |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

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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.

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**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.

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