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title: Buh Rabbit, him come up bout dis time, an him swade Buh Lion fuh sen… — Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Buh Rabbit, him come up bout dis time, an him swade Buh Lion fuh sen fuh one cart, an pit de dead body een um, an leh one er eh han heng ober one side er de cart, an gedder him soldier an pit one gang on de leff han side an de tarruh gang on de right han side, an mek de music go befo, an leh dem all
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# Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular, Opening, part 7, sentence 53

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Buh Rabbit, him come up bout dis time, an him swade Buh Lion fuh sen fuh one cart, an pit de dead body een um, an leh one er eh han heng ober one side er de cart, an gedder him soldier an pit one gang on de leff han side an de tarruh gang on de right han side, an mek de music go befo, an leh dem all march down de middle er de street een Buh Lion town all de lenk er de street; an ef de soldier yeddy anybody duh scream an duh cry een any one er de house, den de soldier mus go ter dat house an kill ebry body wuh lib day, case dat mus be de fambly er de tief.

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**Who acts:** RABBIT, one er eh han, de tarruh gang, befo, street, anybody · **What happens:** come up, swade, heng, soldier, go, march down · **To what, where:** Buh sen, ober one side er, pit, leff han side, de, duh cry

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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 7. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (RABBIT, one er eh han, de tarruh gang, befo), 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:pg76586:7:53
# text = Buh Rabbit, him come up bout dis time, an him swade Buh Lion fuh sen fuh one cart, an pit de dead body een um, an leh one er eh han heng ober one side er de cart, an gedder him soldier an pit one gang on de leff han side an de tarruh gang on de right han side, an mek de music go befo, an leh dem all march down de middle er de street een Buh Lion town all de lenk er de street; an ef de soldier yeddy anybody duh scream an duh cry een any one er de house, den de soldier mus go ter dat house an kill ebry body wuh lib day, case dat mus be de fambly er de tief.
1	Buh	buh	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	47	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	bout	bout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	dis	dis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	swade	swade	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
14	Buh	Buh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
15	Lion	Lion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	flat	_	_
16	fuh	fuh	INTJ	UH	_	14	discourse	_	_
17	sen	sen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
18	fuh	fuh	INTJ	UH	_	20	discourse	_	_
19	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	_
20	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	pit	pit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	de	de	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	appos	_	_
25	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	_
27	een	een	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	26	flat	_	_
28	um	um	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
30	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	leh	leh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
32	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	35	nummod	_	_
33	er	er	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	compound	_	_
34	eh	eh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	amod	_	_
35	han	han	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	appos	_	_
36	heng	heng	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	35	acl	_	_
37	ober	ober	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	40	amod	_	_
38	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	40	nummod	_	_
39	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	compound	_	_
40	er	er	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obj	_	_
41	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	40	flat:foreign	_	_
42	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	_
44	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	45	det	_	_
45	gedder	gedder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	conj	_	_
46	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	45	obj	_	_
47	soldier	soldier	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
48	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	49	det	_	_
49	pit	pit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	obj	_	_
50	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	51	nummod	_	_
51	gang	gang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	obj	_	_
52	on	on	ADP	IN	_	56	case	_	_
53	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	56	nsubj	_	_
54	leff	leff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	compound	_	_
55	han	han	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	compound	_	_
56	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	obl	_	_
57	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	60	det	_	_
58	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	60	compound	_	_
59	tarruh	tarruh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	60	compound	_	_
60	gang	gang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	nsubj	_	_
61	on	on	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
62	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	65	nsubj	_	_
63	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	65	amod	_	_
64	han	han	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	compound	_	_
65	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	60	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	70	punct	_	_
67	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	70	det	_	_
68	mek	MEK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	70	compound	_	_
69	de	de	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	compound	_	_
70	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	60	conj	_	_
71	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	47	parataxis	_	_
72	befo	befo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	76	punct	_	_
74	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
75	leh	leh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	compound	_	_
76	dem	dem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	72	conj	_	_
77	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	78	advmod	_	_
78	march	march	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	71	parataxis	_	_
79	down	down	ADP	RP	_	78	compound:prt	_	_
80	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	78	obj	_	_
81	middle	middle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	80	flat:foreign	_	_
82	er	er	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	81	discourse	_	_
83	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	82	flat:foreign	_	_
84	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	nsubj	_	_
85	een	een	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	84	flat	_	_
86	Buh	Buh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	88	compound	_	_
87	Lion	Lion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	88	compound	_	_
88	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	82	conj	_	_
89	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	91	det	_	_
90	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	91	compound	_	_
91	lenk	lenk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	appos	_	_
92	er	er	X	FW	_	94	compound	_	_
93	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	92	flat:foreign	_	_
94	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	91	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	103	punct	_	_
96	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	101	det	_	_
97	ef	ef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	98	compound	_	_
98	de	de	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	99	compound	_	_
99	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	100	compound	_	_
100	yeddy	yeddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	101	compound	_	_
101	anybody	anybody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	103	nsubj	_	_
102	duh	duh	INTJ	UH	_	103	discourse	_	_
103	scream	scream	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	47	parataxis	_	_
104	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	106	det	_	_
105	duh	duh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	106	amod	_	_
106	cry	cry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	103	obj	_	_
107	een	een	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	106	flat	_	_
108	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	112	det	_	_
109	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	110	nummod	_	_
110	er	er	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	112	compound	_	_
111	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	112	compound	_	_
112	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	103	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
113	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	114	punct	_	_
114	den	den	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	112	conj	_	_
115	de	de	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	112	conj	_	_
116	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	117	compound	_	_
117	mus	mus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	112	conj	_	_
118	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	103	conj	_	_
119	ter	ter	ADV	RB	_	118	advmod	_	_
120	dat	that	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	121	det	_	_
121	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	118	obl	_	_
122	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	125	det	_	_
123	kill	kill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	125	compound	_	_
124	ebry	ebry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	125	compound	_	_
125	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	121	acl	_	_
126	wuh	wuh	INTJ	UH	_	128	discourse	_	_
127	lib	lib	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	128	compound	_	_
128	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	125	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
129	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	132	punct	_	_
130	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	131	compound	_	_
131	dat	dat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	132	compound	_	_
132	mus	mus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	125	conj	_	_
133	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	134	cop	_	_
134	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	118	conj	_	_
135	fambly	fambly	ADV	RB	_	136	advmod	_	_
136	er	e	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	138	advmod	_	_
137	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	138	compound	_	_
138	tief	tief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	118	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
139	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	47	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come up** | present | RABBIT |  |  |  | time |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **swade** | infinitive | RABBIT | Buh sen |  |  |  | one cart and a leh *parataxis* | tree rules |
| 3 | **heng** | gerund | one er eh han *not said here* | ober one side er and cart and a gedder  er |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **soldier** | present | Rabbit | a pit |  |  |  | one gang *obj* | tree rules |
| 5 | **go** | infinitive | a de tarruh gang on right han side and a mek de music |  |  | leff han side |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on side=Location |
| 6 | **march down** | present | befo and a leh dem | de |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme de=Trajectory |
| 7 | **town** |  | street |  |  |  |  | all de lenk  er street *appos* | tree rules |
| 8 | **scream** *speech: express* | infinitive | anybody | a duh cry |  |  |  | any er de house and den and de and soldier mus *obl* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cry=Topic |
| 9 | **go** | infinitive | anybody *not said here* | that house  a kill ebry body and lib day and dat mus |  |  |  | de tief *obl*; ter *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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