--- title: And they both whistled, and called the dogs by name, but in vain, fo… — Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains · tree and pragmatics description: And they both whistled, and called the dogs by name, but in vain, for the hitherto so obedient animals only turned their heads slightly at the sound of the well-known voices, and then continued their wild race. Who acts: sons, obedient animals. 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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 (sons, obedient animals), 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:pg74323:24:54 # text = And they both whistled, and called the dogs by name, but in vain, for the hitherto so obedient animals only turned their heads slightly at the sound of the well-known voices, and then continued their wild race. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 2 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 both both ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 whistled whistle VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 called call VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 dogs dog NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 10 by by ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 13 but but CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 14 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 vain vain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 17 for for SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 19 hitherto hitherto ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 20 so so ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 21 obedient obedient ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 amod _ _ 22 animals animal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 nsubj _ _ 23 only only ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 24 turned turn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 25 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 26 heads head NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 obj _ _ 27 slightly slightly ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 28 at at ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ _ 31 of of ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 33 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 35 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 34 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 33 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 35 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 36 amod _ _ 36 voices voice NOUN NNS Number=Plur 30 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 39 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 40 advmod _ _ 40 continued continue VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 parataxis _ _ 41 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ _ 42 wild wild ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 amod _ _ 43 race race NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 44 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **whistle** | past | sons *= son* | | | | | both *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **call** | past | sons *= son* *not said here* | | the dogs | | | by name | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent dog=Recipient | | 3 | **turn** | past | obedient animals | sons's heads | | vain | | at the sound of the known voices; hitherto, slightly *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.agent V NP.theme PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Agent head=Theme in vain=Source at sound=Trajectory | | 4 | **know** | participle | | | | | | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 5 | **continue** | past | | sons's wild race | | | then | | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent race=Theme | | 6 | **race** | | sons *= son* | | | | | | nom race «event intransitive»: 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 53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/24/53/) - next →: [sentence 55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/24/55/) - ↑ back to [A Historical Tale., part 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/24/)