--- title: Inkang then told his wife to consult the ju-ju man, to see what shou… — Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria · tree and pragmatics description: Inkang then told his wife to consult the ju-ju man, to see what should be done, in order that she might bear a son who would inherit his father’s property and look after his mother in her old age. Who acts: Inkang, son. 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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 (Inkang, son), 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:pg70959:4:85 # text = Inkang then told his wife to consult the ju-ju man, to see what should be done, in order that she might bear a son who would inherit his father’s property and look after his mother in her old age. 1 Inkang Inkang PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ _ 3 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 iobj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 consult consult VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 9 ju ju NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 10 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ju ju NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 14 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 15 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 conj _ _ 16 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 19 obj _ _ 17 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 18 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 19 aux:pass _ _ 19 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 15 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 21 in in ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ _ 23 that that SCONJ IN _ 26 mark _ _ 24 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 25 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 26 aux _ _ 26 bear bear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 22 acl _ _ 27 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obj _ _ 29 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 31 nsubj _ _ 30 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 31 inherit inherit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 28 acl:relcl _ _ 32 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 33 nmod:poss _ _ 33 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 34 ’s 's PART POS _ 33 case _ _ 35 property property NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obj _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 37 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 31 conj _ _ 38 after after 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 mother mother NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ _ 41 in in ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 42 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 44 nmod:poss _ _ 43 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 44 age age NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Inkang | | husband's wife | | then | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent wife=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **consult** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Inkang *not said here* | the ju man | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Theme | | 3 | **see** | to-infinitive | Inkang *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 4 | **do** | should · passive | | | | order | | what *obj* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: what=Eventuality | | 5 | **bear** | might | INKANG | a son | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Patient | | 6 | **inherit** | would | a son | husband's father's property | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent property=Theme | | 7 | **look** | infinitive | a son *not said here* | | | | after husband's mother; in INKANG's old age | | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in age=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 83](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/4/83/) - next →: [sentence 85](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/4/85/) - ↑ back to [Ii.--the Cunning Hare; Or, Why the Tortoise Has a Patched Shell.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/4/)