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title: The incident which we relate occurred some forty years ago at one of… — Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the… · tree and pragmatics
description: The incident which we relate occurred some forty years ago at one of those beautiful plantations in the swamp-region of Georgia, where the magnolia grandiflora and the live-oak mingled their noble shadows,--where the cultivation of rice and sea-island cotton engaged the attention of the agricultural
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# Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular, Opening, part 12, sentence 108

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The incident which we relate occurred some forty years ago at one of those beautiful plantations in the swamp-region of Georgia, where the magnolia grandiflora and the live-oak mingled their noble shadows,--where the cultivation of rice and sea-island cotton engaged the attention of the agriculturalist,--where generous hospitality and a patriarchal civilization abode,--and where, at a remove from city, all operations were conducted within the limits of the liberal domain, and through the intervention of means and servants appurtenant to the long-established and abundant home.

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**Who acts:** magnolia grandiflora, cultivation, remove, intervention, grandiflora, agriculturalist · **What happens:** occur, mingle, engage, conduct, mean, servant · **To what, where:** incident, remove, noble shadows, attention, operations, appurtenant

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This is a sentence of «Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular» by Charles C., Jr. Jones, Opening, part 12. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (magnolia grandiflora, cultivation, remove, intervention), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg76586:12:108
# text = The incident which we relate occurred some forty years ago at one of those beautiful plantations in the swamp-region of Georgia, where the magnolia grandiflora and the live-oak mingled their noble shadows,--where the cultivation of rice and sea-island cotton engaged the attention of the agriculturalist,--where generous hospitality and a patriarchal civilization abode,--and where, at a remove from city, all operations were conducted within the limits of the liberal domain, and through the intervention of means and servants appurtenant to the long-established and abundant home.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	incident	incident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	relate	relate	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	occurred	occur	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	forty	forty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	16	det	_	_
15	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	plantations	plantation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	swamp	swamp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Georgia	Georgia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
25	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	34	advmod	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	magnolia	magnolia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	grandiflora	grandiflora	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nsubj	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
31	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	_
34	mingled	mingle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	conj	_	_
35	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	37	nmod:poss	_	_
36	noble	noble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	compound	_	_
37	shadows	shadow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	42	advmod	_	_
41	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
42	cultivation	cultivation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	50	nsubj	_	_
43	of	of	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
44	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	nmod	_	_
45	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	49	cc	_	_
46	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	46	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	compound	_	_
49	cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	conj	_	_
50	engaged	engage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
51	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	52	det	_	_
52	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	50	obj	_	_
53	of	of	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
54	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	55	det	_	_
55	agriculturalist	agriculturalist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	52	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	59	advmod	_	_
59	generous	generous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	60	amod	_	_
60	hospitality	hospitality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
61	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	65	cc	_	_
62	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
63	patriarchal	patriarchal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	65	amod	_	_
64	civilization	civilization	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	compound	_	_
65	abode	abode	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	60	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	69	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	69	cc	_	_
69	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
71	at	at	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
72	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	73	det	_	_
73	remove	remove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
74	from	from	ADP	IN	_	75	case	_	_
75	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	80	punct	_	_
77	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	78	det	_	_
78	operations	operation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	80	nsubj:pass	_	_
79	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	80	aux:pass	_	_
80	conducted	conduct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	73	acl	_	_
81	within	within	ADP	IN	_	83	case	_	_
82	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	83	det	_	_
83	limits	limit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	80	obl	_	_
84	of	of	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
85	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
86	liberal	liberal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	87	amod	_	_
87	domain	domain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	83	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	94	punct	_	_
89	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	94	cc	_	_
90	through	through	ADP	IN	_	92	case	_	_
91	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	92	det	_	_
92	intervention	intervention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	94	nsubj	_	_
93	of	of	ADP	IN	_	92	case	_	_
94	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
95	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	96	cc	_	_
96	servants	servant	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	94	conj	_	_
97	appurtenant	appurtenant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	96	obj	_	_
98	to	to	ADP	IN	_	105	case	_	_
99	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	105	det	_	_
100	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	102	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
101	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	100	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	105	amod	_	_
103	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	104	cc	_	_
104	abundant	abundant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	102	conj	_	_
105	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	96	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **occur** | present · passive |  | the incident |  | a remove from city |  | at one of that beautiful plantations in the swamp region of Georgia; generous hospitality and a patriarchal civilization abode *obl*; which *nsubj:pass*; we *nsubj*; ago *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mingle** | past | the magnolia grandiflora and the live oak | grandiflora's noble shadows |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shadow=Patient |
| 3 | **engage** | past | the cultivation of rice and sea island cotton | the attention of the agriculturalist |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Patient |
| 4 | **conduct** | past · passive | a remove from city *not said here* | all operations |  |  |  | within the limits of the liberal domain | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 5 | **mean** | present | the intervention |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **servant** | present | the intervention *not said here* | appurtenant |  |  |  | to the established home | tree rules |
| 7 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 8 | **shadow** |  | grandiflora |  |  |  |  |  | nom shadow «state transitive»: poss=agent |
| 9 | **cultivate** |  |  | rice |  |  |  |  | nom cultivation «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 10 | **attend** |  | the agriculturalist |  |  |  |  |  | nom attention «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

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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.

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**Text:** «Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular» by Charles C., Jr. Jones, Project Gutenberg book 76586 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order.

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