--- title: The feeling entertained by the Kaffirs about the court in this insta… — Kaffir folk-lore · tree and pragmatics description: The feeling entertained by the Kaffirs about the court in this instance was that B had acted very ungratefully towards A, who had not even been present at the woman’s marriage feast, but who had cheerfully acted in conformity with the custom which requires that a charm must be made out of the hair o --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/29/39/) [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/) / [Kaffir folk-lore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/) / [The Story of Tangalimlibo.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/29/) / 39 # Kaffir folk-lore, The Story of Tangalimlibo., sentence 39 The feeling entertained by the Kaffirs about the court in this instance was that B had acted very ungratefully towards A, who had not even been present at the woman’s marriage feast, but who had cheerfully acted in conformity with the custom which requires that a charm must be made out of the hair of the tail of a heifer belonging to a relative of a childless wife, in order to cause her to bear children. **Who acts:** custom, heifer, wife · **What happens:** entertain, act, have, not be, require, make out · **To what, where:** feeling, instance, marriage feast, conformity, charm, hair This is a sentence of «Kaffir folk-lore» by George McCall Theal, The Story of Tangalimlibo.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (custom, heifer, wife), 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:pg71335:29:39 # text = The feeling entertained by the Kaffirs about the court in this instance was that B had acted very ungratefully towards A, who had not even been present at the woman’s marriage feast, but who had cheerfully acted in conformity with the custom which requires that a charm must be made out of the hair of the tail of a heifer belonging to a relative of a childless wife, in order to cause her to bear children. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 feeling feeling NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 entertained entertain VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Kaffirs kaffir NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 7 about about ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 12 det _ _ 12 instance instance NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 13 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux:pass _ _ 14 that that SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 15 B B PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 nsubj:pass _ _ 16 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 acted act VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 18 very very ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ _ 19 ungratefully ungratefully ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 20 towards towards SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 21 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 24 det _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 23 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 24 nsubj _ _ 24 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 advcl _ _ 25 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 28 advmod _ _ 26 even even ADV RB _ 28 advmod _ _ 27 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 28 cop _ _ 28 present present ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 xcomp _ _ 29 at at ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 32 ’s 's PART POS _ 31 case _ _ 33 marriage marriage NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 compound _ _ 34 feast feast NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 36 but but CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 37 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 40 nsubj:pass _ _ 38 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 39 cheerfully cheerfully ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 40 acted act VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 24 conj _ _ 41 in in ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 42 conformity conformity NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obl _ _ 43 with with ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 45 custom custom NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 nmod _ _ 46 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 47 nsubj _ _ 47 requires require VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 45 acl:relcl _ _ 48 that that SCONJ IN _ 53 mark _ _ 49 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 charm charm NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 nsubj:pass _ _ 51 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 53 aux _ _ 52 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 53 aux:pass _ _ 53 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 47 ccomp _ _ 54 out out ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 55 of of ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 hair hair NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 obl _ _ 58 of of ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 tail tail NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 nmod _ _ 61 of of ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 62 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 63 det _ _ 63 heifer heifer NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 nmod _ _ 64 belonging belong VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 63 acl _ _ 65 to to ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 66 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 67 det _ _ 67 relative relative NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obl _ _ 68 of of ADP IN _ 71 case _ _ 69 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 71 det _ _ 70 childless childless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 71 amod _ _ 71 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 72 , , PUNCT , _ 76 punct _ _ 73 in in SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 76 mark _ _ 74 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 fixed _ _ 75 to to PART TO _ 76 mark _ _ 76 cause cause VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 53 conj _ _ 77 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 76 obj _ _ 78 to to PART TO _ 79 mark _ _ 79 bear bear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 76 xcomp _ _ 80 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 79 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 81 . . PUNCT . _ 17 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **entertain** | participle | | the feeling *not said here* | | this instance | | by the Kaffirs about the court | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **act** | past · perfect · passive | | the feeling | | | | B *nsubj:pass*; ungratefully *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V PP.predicate»: subject=Eventuality | | 3 | **have** | past | | | | | | who *nsubj* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **not** **is** | participle | | | | the woman's marriage feast | | present *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **act** | past · perfect · passive | | | | conformity with the custom | | who *nsubj:pass*; cheerfully *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V PP.predicate»: subject=Eventuality | | 6 | **require** | present | the custom | | | | | | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition | | 7 | **make out** | must · passive | | a charm | | the hair of the tail of a heifer | | | tree rules | | 8 | **belong** | gerund | a heifer *not said here* | | | | | to a relative of a childless wife | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **cause** | to-infinitive | | wife | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **bear** | to-infinitive | wife *not said here* | children | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=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/pg71335/29/38/) - next →: [sentence 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/29/40/) - ↑ back to [The Story of Tangalimlibo.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/29/)