--- title: The name of this Christian cavalier was Theodomir, but he has univer… — Legends of the conquest of Spain · tree and pragmatics description: The name of this Christian cavalier was Theodomir, but he has universally been called Tadmir by the Arabian historians; and is renowned as being the first commander that made any stand against the inroad of the Moslems. Who acts: name, Arabian historians, Theodomir, first commander. 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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 (name, Arabian historians, Theodomir, first commander), 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:pg77685:11:42 # text = The name of this Christian cavalier was Theodomir, but he has universally been called Tadmir by the Arabian historians; and is renowned as being the first commander that made any stand against the inroad of the Moslems. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 det _ _ 5 Christian Christian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 cavalier cavalier NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 Theodomir Theodomir PROPN NNP Number=Sing 24 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 10 but but CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 12 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 13 universally universally ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 14 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 15 aux:pass _ _ 15 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 acl _ _ 16 Tadmir Tadmir PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 xcomp _ _ 17 by by ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 19 Arabian Arabian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 historians historian NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ; ; PUNCT : _ 24 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 23 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 cop _ _ 24 renowned renowned ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 25 as as ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 26 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 29 cop _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 28 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 29 amod _ _ 29 commander commander NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ _ 30 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 31 nsubj _ _ 31 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 acl:relcl _ _ 32 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 33 det _ _ 33 stand stand NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obj _ _ 34 against against ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 inroad inroad NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obl _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 Moslems Moslem PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 36 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 40 . . PUNCT . _ 24 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | the name of this Christian cavalier | Theodomir | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **call** | present · perfect · passive | the Arabian historians | Theodomir | | | | Tadmir *xcomp*; universally *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient | | 3 | **is** | present | Theodomir | | | | | renowned *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **is** | gerund | | | | | | as the first commander | tree rules | | 5 | **make** | past | the first commander | any stand | | | | against the inroad of the Moslems | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset stand=Product | | 6 | **name** | | | this Christian cavalier | | | | | nom name «communication transitive»: of=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:** «Legends of the conquest of Spain» by Washington Irving, Project Gutenberg book 77685 (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 41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/11/41/) - next →: [sentence 43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/11/43/) - ↑ back to [Letter of Muza to the Caliph.—second Expedition of Taric El Tuerto.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/11/)