--- title: _Nabor_, neighbor _Narruh_, another _Nebber_, never _Nekked_, naked… — Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the… · tree and pragmatics description: _Nabor_, neighbor _Narruh_, another _Nebber_, never _Nekked_, naked _Nes_, nest _New Nigger_, a negro fresh from Africa _Nigh_, to draw near to _Notus_, notice, observe _Noung_, young _Nudder_, another _Nuff_, enough _Nummine_, never mind _Nurrer_, neither, another _Nuse_, use, employ _Nussen_, used --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg76586/15/23/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Negro myths from the Georgia coast, to…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg76586/) / [Opening, part 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg76586/15/) / 23 # Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular, Opening, part 15, sentence 23 \_Nabor\_, neighbor \_Narruh\_, another \_Nebber\_, never \_Nekked\_, naked \_Nes\_, nest \_New Nigger\_, a negro fresh from Africa \_Nigh\_, to draw near to \_Notus\_, notice, observe \_Noung\_, young \_Nudder\_, another \_Nuff\_, enough \_Nummine\_, never mind \_Nurrer\_, neither, another \_Nuse\_, use, employ \_Nussen\_, used to, accustomed to \_Nuss\_, nurse \_Nuttne\_, nothing **Who acts:** Nabor · **What happens:** draw, notice, observe, not mind, use, employ · **To what, where:** Nuttne, Notus, young Nudder, Noung, Nurrer, Nussen This is a sentence of «Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular» by Charles C., Jr. Jones, Opening, part 15. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Nabor), 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:pg76586:15:23 # text = _Nabor_, neighbor _Narruh_, another _Nebber_, never _Nekked_, naked _Nes_, nest _New Nigger_, a negro fresh from Africa _Nigh_, to draw near to _Notus_, notice, observe _Noung_, young _Nudder_, another _Nuff_, enough _Nummine_, never mind _Nurrer_, neither, another _Nuse_, use, employ _Nussen_, used to, accustomed to _Nuss_, nurse _Nuttne_, nothing 1 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Nabor Nabor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 5 neighbor neighbor NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 appos _ _ 6 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 Narruh Narruh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 8 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 12 det _ _ 11 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 Nebber Nebber PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 13 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 15 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 17 advmod _ _ 16 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 Nekked Nekked PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 18 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 20 naked naked ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 parataxis _ _ 21 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 22 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 Nes Ne PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 23 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 22 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 25 nest nest NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ 26 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 New New ADJ NNP Degree=Pos 28 amod _ _ 28 Nigger Nigger PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 29 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 31 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 negro negro NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 appos _ _ 33 fresh fresh ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 amod _ _ 34 from from ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 Africa Africa PROPN NNP Number=Sing 33 obl _ _ 36 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 38 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 37 Nigh nigh ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 38 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 40 to to PART TO _ 41 mark _ _ 41 draw draw VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 42 near near ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 43 to to ADP IN _ 42 fixed _ _ 44 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 42 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 45 Notus Notus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 46 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 48 notice notice VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 41 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 50 observe observe VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 48 conj _ _ 51 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 52 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 52 Noung Noung PROPN NNP Number=Sing 50 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 52 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 55 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 57 amod _ _ 56 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 55 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 57 Nudder Nudder PROPN NNP Number=Sing 48 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 58 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 57 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 60 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 62 det _ _ 61 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 62 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 62 Nuff Nuff PROPN NNP Number=Sing 57 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 63 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 62 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 64 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 65 enough enough ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 62 conj _ _ 66 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 67 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 67 Nummine Nummine PROPN NNP Number=Sing 62 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 68 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 62 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 71 punct _ _ 70 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 71 advmod _ _ 71 mind mind VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 48 conj _ _ 72 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 73 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 73 Nurrer Nurrer PROPN NNP Number=Sing 71 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 74 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 73 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 75 , , PUNCT , _ 76 punct _ _ 76 neither neither ADV RB _ 41 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 80 punct _ _ 78 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 80 det _ _ 79 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 80 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 80 Nuse Nuse PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 81 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 80 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 82 , , PUNCT , _ 83 punct _ _ 83 use use VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 41 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 84 , , PUNCT , _ 85 punct _ _ 85 employ employ VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 41 conj _ _ 86 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 87 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 87 Nussen Nussen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 85 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 88 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 87 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 89 , , PUNCT , _ 90 punct _ _ 90 used use VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 41 parataxis _ _ 91 to to PART TO _ 90 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 92 , , PUNCT , _ 93 punct _ _ 93 accustomed accustom VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 90 conj _ _ 94 to to ADP IN _ 96 case _ _ 95 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 94 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 96 Nuss Nuss PROPN NNP Number=Sing 93 obl:agent _ SpaceAfter=No 97 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 96 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 98 , , PUNCT , _ 99 punct _ _ 99 nurse nurse NOUN NN Number=Sing 96 appos _ _ 100 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 101 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 101 Nuttne Nuttne PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 102 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 103 , , PUNCT , _ 104 punct _ _ 104 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 41 obl _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **draw** | to-infinitive | Nabor and nest | Nuttne | | Notus | | nothing *obl*; another Nuse *parataxis*; neither *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **notice** | infinitive | Nabor and nest *not said here* | young Nudder | | | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **observe** | infinitive | Nabor and nest *not said here* | Noung | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent noung=Topic | | 4 | **not** **mind** | infinitive | Nabor and nest *not said here* | Nurrer | | | | | vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nurrer=Theme | | 5 | **use** | infinitive | Nabor and nest *not said here* | | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **employ** | infinitive | Nabor and nest *not said here* | Nussen | | | | | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nussen=Theme | | 7 | **use** | participle | | | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **accustom** | participle | | | | | | Nuss *obl:agent* | tree rules | 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:** «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:** 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