--- title: He then said that he had no objection to returning Ogor to his mothe… — Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria · tree and pragmatics description: He then said that he had no objection to returning Ogor to his mother, and that the porcupine might take him away when he departed, but he insisted that the boys who had thrown Ogor into the river should be punished, and told the porcupine to tell the chiefs of the town that, if they did not punish --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/7/132/) [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/) / [Ix.--the Story of the War Between Inku…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/7/) / 132 # Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria, Ix.--the Story of the War Between Inkum and Enfitop., sentence 132 He then said that he had no objection to returning Ogor to his mother, and that the porcupine might take him away when he departed, but he insisted that the boys who had thrown Ogor into the river should be punished, and told the porcupine to tell the chiefs of the town that, if they did not punish the boys very severely, he would seize everyone who came into the river and keep them in his house for all time. **Who acts:** water, porcupine, boys · **What happens:** say, have, return, take away, depart, insist · **To what, where:** objection, Ogor, mother, water, boys, river · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria» by Elphinstone Dayrell, Ix.--the Story of the War Between Inkum and Enfitop.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (water, porcupine, boys), 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:pg70959:7:132 # text = He then said that he had no objection to returning Ogor to his mother, and that the porcupine might take him away when he departed, but he insisted that the boys who had thrown Ogor into the river should be punished, and told the porcupine to tell the chiefs of the town that, if they did not punish the boys very severely, he would seize everyone who came into the river and keep them in his house for all time. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 7 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 8 det _ _ 8 objection objection NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 to to SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 10 returning return VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 8 acl _ _ 11 Ogor Ogor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 12 to to ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 mother mother NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 17 that that SCONJ IN _ 21 mark _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 porcupine porcupine NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nsubj _ _ 20 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 21 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 22 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 obj _ _ 23 away away ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ _ 24 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 26 advmod _ _ 25 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 departed depart VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 21 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 28 but but CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 29 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 30 insisted insist VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 31 that that SCONJ IN _ 43 mark _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 boys boy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 43 nsubj:pass _ _ 34 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 36 nsubj:pass _ _ 35 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 aux _ _ 36 thrown throw VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 33 acl:relcl _ _ 37 Ogor Ogor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 36 obj _ _ 38 into into ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 river river NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obl _ _ 41 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 43 aux _ _ 42 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 43 aux:pass _ _ 43 punished punish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 30 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 46 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 47 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 48 porcupine porcupine NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obj _ _ 49 to to PART TO _ 50 mark _ _ 50 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 46 xcomp _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 52 chiefs chief NOUN NNS Number=Plur 50 obj _ _ 53 of of ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 town town NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 nmod _ _ 56 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 50 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 57 , , PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 58 if if SCONJ IN _ 62 mark _ _ 59 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 62 nsubj _ _ 60 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 62 aux _ _ 61 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 62 advmod _ _ 62 punish punish VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 50 conj _ _ 63 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 64 boys boy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 62 obj _ _ 65 very very ADV RB _ 66 advmod _ _ 66 severely severely ADV RB _ 62 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 67 , , PUNCT , _ 70 punct _ _ 68 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 70 nsubj _ _ 69 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 70 aux _ _ 70 seize seize VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 46 conj _ _ 71 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 70 obj _ _ 72 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 73 nsubj _ _ 73 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 71 acl:relcl _ _ 74 into into ADP IN _ 76 case _ _ 75 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 76 det _ _ 76 river river NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 obl _ _ 77 and and CCONJ CC _ 78 cc _ _ 78 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 70 conj _ _ 79 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 78 obj _ _ 80 in in ADP IN _ 82 case _ _ 81 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 82 nmod:poss _ _ 82 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 78 obl _ _ 83 for for ADP IN _ 85 case _ _ 84 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 85 det _ _ 85 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 78 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 86 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | water | | | | then | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **have** | past | water | no objection | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent objection=Patient | | 3 | **return** | gerund | water *not said here* | Ogor | water's mother | | | | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ogor=Theme to mother=Destination | | 4 | **take away** | might | the porcupine | water | | | | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 5 | **depart** | past | water | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **insist** *speech: other* | past | water | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **throw** | past · perfect · passive | | the boys | | the river | | Ogor *obj* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Destination ogor=Theme | | 8 | **punish** | should · passive | | the boys | | | | | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 9 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | water *not said here* | | the porcupine | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent porcupine=Recipient clause=Topic | | 10 | **tell** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | water *not said here* | the chiefs of the town | | | | that *ccomp* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent chief=Recipient | | 11 | **not** **punish** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · do-support | boys *= boy* | the boys | | | | severely *property* | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Patient | | 12 | **seize** | would | water | everyone | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Theme | | 13 | **come** | past | | | | the river | | who *nsubj* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into river=Initial\_Location | | 14 | **keep** | infinitive | water *not said here* | boys *= boy* | | water's house | time | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Theme in house=Location | 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 131](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/7/131/) - next →: [sentence 133](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/7/133/) - ↑ back to [Ix.--the Story of the War Between Inkum and Enfitop.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/7/)