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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 (King, I), 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:pg75339:27:51 # text = Only he makes this condition--that I go back to France; and he promises that he himself will come thither, even to Aachen, and will there profess himself a Christian and also do homage for his kingdom. 1 Only only ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 5 det _ _ 5 condition condition NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 -- -- PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 that that SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 go go VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 10 back back ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 France France PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ; ; PUNCT : _ 16 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 16 promises promise VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 17 that that SCONJ IN _ 21 mark _ _ 18 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 19 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 21 nsubj _ _ 20 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 21 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 16 ccomp _ _ 22 thither thither ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 24 even even ADV RB _ 26 advmod _ _ 25 to to ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 Aachen Aachen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 28 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 29 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 30 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 31 advmod _ _ 31 profess profess VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 32 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 31 obj _ _ 33 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 Christian Christian PROPN NNP Number=Sing 31 obj _ _ 35 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 36 also also ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ _ 37 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Typo=Yes|VerbForm=Fin 31 conj _ _ 38 homage homage NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obj _ _ 39 for for ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ _ 41 kingdom kingdom NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present | King | this condition | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent condition=Product | | 2 | **go back** | present | I | | France | | | | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to france=Result | | 3 | **promise** *speech: promise* | present | King | | | | | | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **come** | future | King | | | Aachen | | thither *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to aachen=Initial\_Location | | 5 | **profess** | future | King *not said here* | King | | there | | a Christian *obj* | vn declare-29.4-1-1-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent himself=Theme christian=Attribute | | 6 | **do** | present | King *not said here* | homage | | | | for King's kingdom | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homage=Eventuality | 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:** «Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France» by Alfred John Church, Project Gutenberg book 75339 (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 50](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/27/50/) - next →: [sentence 52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/27/52/) - ↑ back to [How Ganelon Went on an Errand to King Marsilas](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/27/)