--- title: This large admixture of Hottentot blood has not affected the mode of… — Kaffir folk-lore · tree and pragmatics description: This large admixture of Hottentot blood has not affected the mode of government or the general customs of the Amaxosa, as is seen on comparing them with other tribes to the north; but it has affected their personal appearance and their language. 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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: 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:pg71335:2:19 # text = This large admixture of Hottentot blood has not affected the mode of government or the general customs of the Amaxosa, as is seen on comparing them with other tribes to the north; but it has affected their personal appearance and their language. 1 This this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 det _ _ 2 large large ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 admixture admixture NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 Hottentot Hottentot PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 blood blood NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 8 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 affected affect VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 mode mode NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 government government NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ 14 or or CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 general general ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 customs custom NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 conj _ _ 18 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 Amaxosa Amaxosa PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 22 as as SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 23 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux:pass _ _ 24 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 conj _ _ 25 on on SCONJ IN _ 26 mark _ _ 26 comparing compare VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 24 advcl _ _ 27 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 obj _ _ 28 with with ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 30 amod _ _ 30 tribes tribe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 26 obl _ _ 31 to to ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 north north NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 34 ; ; PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 35 but but CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 36 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj:pass _ _ 37 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 38 aux _ _ 38 affected affect VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 conj _ _ 39 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ _ 40 personal personal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 41 amod _ _ 41 appearance appearance NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 43 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 44 nmod:poss _ _ 44 language language NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **affect** | present · perfect · passive | | this large admixture of Hottentot blood | | | | the mode of government or the general customs of the Amaxosa *obj* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer mode=Result | | 2 | **see** | present · passive | | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V» | | 3 | **compare** | gerund | | customs *= custom* | | | | with other tribes to the north | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent they=Patient with tribe=Co-Patient | | 4 | **affect** | present · perfect · passive | | admixture | | | | customs's personal appearance and customs's language *obj* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer appearance=Result | | 5 | **admix** | | | Hottentot blood | | | | | nom admixture «state transitive»: of=patient | 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:** «Kaffir folk-lore» by George McCall Theal, Project Gutenberg book 71335 (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 18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/2/18/) - next →: [sentence 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/2/20/) - ↑ back to [Introductory Chapter Regarding the Kaffirs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/2/)