--- title: After some conversation, the eldest of the three said: "You have kno… — Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains · tree and pragmatics description: After some conversation, the eldest of the three said: "You have known us many years, and are aware that we went frequently to Scharzfels to search for metals and stones, which you stupid Germans do not prize, but which are, notwithstanding, of great value. Who acts: eldest, we, stupid Germans. 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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 (eldest, we, stupid Germans), 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:pg74323:15:88 # text = After some conversation, the eldest of the three said: "You have known us many years, and are aware that we went frequently to Scharzfels to search for metals and stones, which you stupid Germans do not prize, but which are, notwithstanding, of great value. 1 After after ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 3 det _ _ 3 conversation conversation NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 eldest eld ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 10 nsubj _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 nmod _ _ 10 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 11 : : PUNCT : _ 15 punct _ _ 12 " " PUNCT `` _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj:pass _ _ 14 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 ccomp _ _ 16 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ _ 17 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 21 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 22 cop _ _ 22 aware aware ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 ccomp _ _ 23 that that SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 24 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 25 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 ccomp _ _ 26 frequently frequently ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 27 to to ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 28 Scharzfels Scharzfels PROPN NNP Number=Sing 25 obl _ _ 29 to to PART TO _ 30 mark _ _ 30 search search VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 advcl _ _ 31 for for ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 32 metals metal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 30 obj _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 34 stones stone NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 36 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 42 obj _ _ 37 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 38 stupid stupid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 39 amod _ _ 39 Germans German PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 42 nsubj _ _ 40 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 42 aux _ _ 41 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 42 advmod _ _ 42 prize prize VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 32 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 44 but but CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 45 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 48 nsubj _ _ 46 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 48 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 48 notwithstanding notwithstand VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 50 of of ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 51 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 52 amod _ _ 52 value value NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the eldest of the three | | | | after some conversation | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **know** *in a quote* | present · perfect · passive | | You | | | year | us *obj* | tree rules | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | aware *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **go** *in a quote* | past | we | | | Scharzfels | | frequently *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to scharzfels=Initial\_Location | | 5 | **search** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | we *not said here* | metals and stones | | | | | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent metal=Location | | 6 | **not** **prize** *in a quote* | present · do-support | stupid Germans you | metals and stones | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus | | 7 | **notwithstand** *in a quote* | present · progressive | | | | | | which *nsubj*; great value *conj* | tree rules | 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 87](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/15/87/) - next →: [sentence 89](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/15/89/) - ↑ back to [Legends and Tales., part 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/15/)