--- title: It was such a bridal party that issued this day from the gates of As… — Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains · tree and pragmatics description: It was such a bridal party that issued this day from the gates of Aschersleben, to enjoy the fun after the fashion of their ancestors, for the fairest flower of Askania, Ida, a merchant's daughter, celebrated her wedding. Who acts: wreath, bridal party, daughter. 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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 (wreath, bridal party, daughter), 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:pg74323:13:91 # text = It was such a bridal party that issued this day from the gates of Aschersleben, to enjoy the fun after the fashion of their ancestors, for the fairest flower of Askania, Ida, a merchant's daughter, celebrated her wedding. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 6 det:predet _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 bridal bridal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 party party NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 8 issued issue VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 acl:relcl _ _ 9 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 10 det _ _ 10 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl:unmarked _ _ 11 from from ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 gates gate NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 Aschersleben Aschersleben PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 17 to to PART TO _ 18 mark _ _ 18 enjoy enjoy VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 8 parataxis _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 fun fun NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obj _ _ 21 after after ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 fashion fashion NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 26 ancestors ancestor NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 28 for for ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 30 fairest fair ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 31 amod _ _ 31 flower flower NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ _ 32 of of ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 33 Askania Askania PROPN NNP Number=Sing 31 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 35 Ida Ida PROPN NNP Number=Sing 33 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 37 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 merchant merchant NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 39 's 's PART POS _ 38 case _ _ 40 daughter daughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 42 celebrated celebrate VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 43 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 44 nmod:poss _ _ 44 wedding wedding NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | wreath | such bridal party | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **issue** | past | such bridal party | | | the gates of Aschersleben | day | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **enjoy** | to-infinitive | | the fun | | | after the fashion of friends's ancestors | for the fairest flower of Askania and a merchant's daughter | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer fun=Stimulus for flower=Attribute | | 4 | **celebrate** | past | such bridal party *not said here* | daughter's wedding | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wedding=Theme | | 5 | **wed** | | daughter | | | | | | nom wedding «event transitive»: poss=agent | 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:** «Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains» by Toofie Lauder, Project Gutenberg book 74323 (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 90](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/13/90/) - next →: [sentence 92](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/13/92/) - ↑ back to [Legends and Tales., part 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/13/)