--- title: “Now,” said he, “this is the way we must proceed: we will put this l… — Folk tales from Tibet · tree and pragmatics description: “Now,” said he, “this is the way we must proceed: we will put this large slip-knot over the Kyang’s neck, and as he is such a large heavy animal the only way to strangle him will be for us three to pull together at the other end of the rope. Who acts: Hare, this, we, only way. 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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 (Hare, this, we, only way), 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:pg75000:8:41 # text = “Now,” said he, “this is the way we must proceed: we will put this large slip-knot over the Kyang’s neck, and as he is such a large heavy animal the only way to strangle him will be for us three to pull together at the other end of the rope. 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ” " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 5 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 8 “ " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 12 nsubj _ _ 10 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 ccomp _ _ 13 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 14 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 proceed proceed VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 : : PUNCT : _ 19 punct _ _ 17 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 18 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 19 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 parataxis _ _ 20 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 24 nsubj _ _ 21 large large ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 amod _ _ 22 slip slip NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 23 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 22 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 knot knot NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ _ 25 over over ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 Kyang Kyang PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ’s 's PART POS _ 27 case _ _ 29 neck neck NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 31 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 32 as as SCONJ IN _ 39 mark _ _ 33 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 34 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 39 cop _ _ 35 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 39 det:predet _ _ 36 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 37 large large ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 39 amod _ _ 38 heavy heavy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 39 amod _ _ 39 animal animal NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 conj _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 41 only only ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 42 amod _ _ 42 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 nsubj _ _ 43 to to PART TO _ 44 mark _ _ 44 strangle strangle VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 acl _ _ 45 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 obj _ _ 46 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 49 aux _ _ 47 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 49 cop _ _ 48 for for ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 49 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 39 nmod _ _ 50 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 49 nmod:unmarked _ _ 51 to to PART TO _ 52 mark _ _ 52 pull pull VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 advcl _ _ 53 together together ADV RB _ 52 advmod _ _ 54 at at ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 55 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 56 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 57 amod _ _ 57 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obl _ _ 58 of of ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 rope rope NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 61 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Hare | | | | now | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | this | the way | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **proceed** *in a quote* | must | we | the way *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **put** *in a quote* | future | we | | | the Kyang's neck | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent over neck=Destination | | 5 | **knot** *in a quote* | | this | | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Hare | such large heavy animal | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **strangle** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | the only way *not said here* | Hare | | | | | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | | 8 | **is** *in a quote* | future | the only way | | | | | for us; three *nmod:unmarked* | tree rules | | 9 | **pull together** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | we *not said here* | | | | at the other end of the rope | together *property* | vn push-12-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent at end=Theme | 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:** «Folk tales from Tibet» by William Frederick Travers, Sir O'Connor, Project Gutenberg book 75000 (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 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/8/40/) - next →: [sentence 42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/8/42/) - ↑ back to [The Kyang, the Fox, the Wolf and the Hare.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/8/)