--- title: Charlot answered, "I am son of Duke Thierry," for he would not be kn… — Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of F… · tree and pragmatics description: Charlot answered, "I am son of Duke Thierry," for he would not be known; also he had disguised his shield, "and this I have done because your father took from me three castles, and I could never have justice of him." Who acts: Charlot, Prince, father. 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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 (Charlot, Prince, father), 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:pg75339:38:44 # text = Charlot answered, "I am son of Duke Thierry," for he would not be known; also he had disguised his shield, "and this I have done because your father took from me three castles, and I could never have justice of him." 1 Charlot Charlot PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 answered answer VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 am be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 ccomp _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 Duke Duke PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 10 Thierry Thierry PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 " " PUNCT `` _ 18 punct _ _ 13 for for SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj:pass _ _ 15 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 16 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 18 advmod _ _ 17 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 18 aux:pass _ _ 18 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ; ; PUNCT : _ 23 punct _ _ 20 also also ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 22 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 aux _ _ 23 disguised disguise VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 2 parataxis _ _ 24 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ _ 25 shield shield NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 27 " " PUNCT '' _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 28 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 29 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 32 nsubj:pass _ _ 30 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 31 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 32 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 23 conj _ _ 33 because because SCONJ IN _ 36 mark _ _ 34 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 35 nmod:poss _ _ 35 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 nsubj _ _ 36 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 advcl _ _ 37 from from ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 36 obl _ _ 39 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 40 nummod _ _ 40 castles castle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 36 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 43 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 44 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 46 aux _ _ 45 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 46 advmod _ _ 46 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 parataxis _ _ 47 justice justice NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obj _ _ 48 of of ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 49 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 50 . . PUNCT . _ 46 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 51 " " PUNCT '' _ 46 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | Charlot | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Charlot | son | | | | of Duke | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **know** | would · passive | | Prince | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus | | 4 | **disguise** | past · perfect | Prince | Prince's shield | | | | | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent shield=Destination | | 5 | **do** *in a quote* | present · perfect · passive | | this | | | | I *nsubj* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | | 6 | **take** *in a quote* | past | your father | three castles | | | | from Charlot | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent castle=Theme from i=Initial\_Location | | 7 | **not** **have** *in a quote* | could | Charlot | justice of Prince | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent justice=Patient | 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 43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/38/43/) - next →: [sentence 45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/38/45/) - ↑ back to [How King Charles Sent Huon on an Errand](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/38/)