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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 (portion), 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:pg71335:2:39 # text = Another of his wives is invested at some period of his life, with the consent of his councillors and friends, with the title of wife of the right hand, and to her eldest son is allotted a portion of the tribe, with which he forms a new clan. 1 Another another DET DT PronType=Ind 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 wives wife NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 nmod _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 invested invest VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 9 det _ _ 9 period period NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 14 with with ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 consent consent NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ _ 19 councillors councillor NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 nmod _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 21 friends friend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 23 with with ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 title title NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nmod _ _ 28 of of ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 30 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 amod _ _ 31 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 34 to to ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 35 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 37 nmod:poss _ _ 36 eldest eld ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 37 amod _ _ 37 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obl _ _ 38 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 39 aux:pass _ _ 39 allotted allot VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 conj _ _ 40 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 portion portion NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obj _ _ 42 of of ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 tribe tribe NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 46 with with ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 49 obl _ _ 48 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 49 forms form VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 39 conj _ _ 50 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 51 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 52 amod _ _ 52 clan clan NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **invest** | present · passive | | Another of manner's wives | | some period of manner's life | | with the consent of manner's councillors and friends; with the title of wife of the right hand | vn equip-13.4.2 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: subject=Recipient with consent=Theme | | 2 | **allot** | present · passive | | a portion of the tribe | alliance's eldest son | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: portion=Theme to son=Goal | | 3 | **form** | present | portion | a new clan | | | | which *obl* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location clan=Theme | | 4 | **consent** | | | manner's councillors and friends | | | | | nom consent «communication transitive»: of=patient | | 5 | **title** | | | wife | | | | | nom title «communication 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 38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/2/38/) - next →: [sentence 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/2/40/) - ↑ back to [Introductory Chapter Regarding the Kaffirs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/2/)