--- title: These were the crowns of the different Gothic kings who had reigned… — Legends of the conquest of Spain · tree and pragmatics description: These were the crowns of the different Gothic kings who had reigned in Spain; it having been the usage, on the death of each king, to deposit his crown in this treasury, inscribing on it his name and age. Who acts: These, different Gothic kings, spoil, king. 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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 (These, different Gothic kings, spoil, king), 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:pg77685:27:36 # text = These were the crowns of the different Gothic kings who had reigned in Spain; it having been the usage, on the death of each king, to deposit his crown in this treasury, inscribing on it his name and age. 1 These this PRON DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj _ _ 2 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 crowns crown NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 7 different different ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 8 Gothic gothic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 kings king NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod _ _ 10 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 12 nsubj _ _ 11 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 reigned reign VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 9 acl:relcl _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 Spain Spain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ; ; PUNCT : _ 20 punct _ _ 16 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 17 having have AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 20 aux _ _ 18 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 20 cop _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 usage usage NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 22 on on ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nmod _ _ 25 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 each each DET DT PronType=Tot 27 det _ _ 27 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 29 to to PART TO _ 30 mark _ _ 30 deposit deposit VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 20 parataxis _ _ 31 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 32 crown crown NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obj _ _ 33 in in ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 35 det _ _ 35 treasury treasury NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 37 inscribing inscribe VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 30 advcl _ _ 38 on on ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 obl _ _ 40 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ _ 41 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obj _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 43 age age NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 44 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | These | the crowns and the usage | | | | of the different Gothic kings | tree rules | | 2 | **reign** | past · perfect | the different Gothic kings | | | Spain | | | tree rules | | 3 | **is a** | gerund · perfect | spoil | the usage | | the death of each king | | | tree rules | | 4 | **deposit** | to-infinitive | | Spain's crown | | this treasury | | | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent crown=Theme in treasury=Destination | | 5 | **inscribe** | gerund | | Spain's name and age | | spoil | | | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent name=Theme on it=Destination | | 6 | **die** | | each king | | | | | | nom death «event intransitive»: of=agent | | 7 | **crown** | | Spain | | | | | | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent | | 8 | **name** | | Spain | | | | | | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent | 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 35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/27/35/) - next →: [sentence 37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/27/37/) - ↑ back to [Chapter VI.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/27/)