--- title: If you find him again he will be killed easily, as he cannot run so… — Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria · tree and pragmatics description: If you find him again he will be killed easily, as he cannot run so far a second time; there is, therefore, a second saying amongst the hunters that “A first run is a run for life, and when you are in danger you should run as far as you can before you stop to rest, as when you run the second time yo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/29/27/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/) / [Fig. 2.--chief Indoma’s Compound.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/29/) / 27 # Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria, Fig. 2.--chief Indoma’s Compound., sentence 27 If you find him again he will be killed easily, as he cannot run so far a second time; there is, therefore, a second saying amongst the hunters that “A first run is a run for life, and when you are in danger you should run as far as you can before you stop to rest, as when you run the second time you will not be able to go so far.” **Who acts:** you, iguana, that · **What happens:** find, kill, not run, be, run, stop · **To what, where:** iguana, second saying, run, danger, second time This is a sentence of «Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria» by Elphinstone Dayrell, Fig. 2.--chief Indoma’s Compound.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (you, iguana, that), 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:pg70959:29:27 # text = If you find him again he will be killed easily, as he cannot run so far a second time; there is, therefore, a second saying amongst the hunters that “A first run is a run for life, and when you are in danger you should run as far as you can before you stop to rest, as when you run the second time you will not be able to go so far.” 1 If if SCONJ IN _ 3 mark _ _ 2 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 find find VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 advcl _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 again again ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 8 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 killed kill VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 10 easily easily ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 12 as as SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 14 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 15 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 16 advmod _ _ 16 run run VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 conj _ _ 17 so so ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 18 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 16 advmod _ _ 19 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 20 second second ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 21 amod _ _ 21 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 22 ; ; PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 23 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 24 expl _ _ 24 is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 26 therefore therefore ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 28 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 29 second second ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 30 amod _ _ 30 saying saying NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ 31 amongst amongst ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 hunters hunter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 30 nmod _ _ 34 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 41 nsubj _ _ 35 “ " PUNCT `` _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 36 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 37 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 38 amod _ _ 38 run run NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 nsubj _ _ 39 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 cop _ _ 40 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 run run NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nmod _ _ 42 for for ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 43 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 53 cc _ _ 46 when when SCONJ WRB _ 50 mark _ _ 47 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 50 nsubj _ _ 48 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 50 cop _ _ 49 in in ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 50 danger danger NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 advcl _ _ 51 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 53 nsubj _ _ 52 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 53 aux _ _ 53 run run VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 41 parataxis _ _ 54 as as ADV RB _ 55 advmod _ _ 55 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 53 advmod _ _ 56 as as SCONJ IN _ 58 mark _ _ 57 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 58 nsubj _ _ 58 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 55 advcl _ _ 59 before before SCONJ IN _ 61 mark _ _ 60 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 61 nsubj _ _ 61 stop stop VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 53 advcl _ _ 62 to to PART TO _ 63 mark _ _ 63 rest rest VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 61 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 64 , , PUNCT , _ 68 punct _ _ 65 as as SCONJ IN _ 68 mark _ _ 66 when when SCONJ WRB _ 68 mark _ _ 67 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 68 nsubj _ _ 68 run run VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 63 advcl _ _ 69 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 71 det _ _ 70 second second ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 71 amod _ _ 71 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 68 obl:unmarked _ _ 72 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 76 nsubj _ _ 73 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 76 aux _ _ 74 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 76 advmod _ _ 75 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 76 cop _ _ 76 able able ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 71 acl:relcl _ _ 77 to to PART TO _ 78 mark _ _ 78 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 76 xcomp _ _ 79 so so ADV RB _ 80 advmod _ _ 80 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 78 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 81 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 82 ” " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | iguana | | | again | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic | | 2 | **kill** | future · passive | | iguana | | | | easily *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 3 | **not** **run** | can | iguana | a second saying amongst the hunters | | | | far *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **be** | present | iguana *not said here* | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that | a run | | | | for life; a first run *nsubj* | tree rules | | 6 | **is** *in a quote* | present | you | | | danger | | | tree rules | | 7 | **run** *in a quote* | should | you | | | | | far *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **stop** *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | | 9 | **rest** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 10 | **run** *in a quote* | present | you | | | | time | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | future | you | the second time *not said here* | | | | able *property* | tree rules | | 12 | **go** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | far *property* | 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 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/29/26/) - next →: [sentence 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/29/28/) - ↑ back to [Fig. 2.--chief Indoma’s Compound.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/29/)