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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 (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:pg77685:34:39 # text = “Commander of the faithful,” said he, “I bring thee no silver, nor gold, nor precious stones, nor captives; for what spoils I did not share with my soldiers I gave up to Muza as my commander. 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Commander commander NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 faithful faithful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ” " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 8 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 “ " PUNCT `` _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 bring bring VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 ccomp _ _ 14 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 13 obj _ _ 15 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 16 det _ _ 16 silver silver NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 18 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 19 cc _ _ 19 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 21 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 23 cc _ _ 22 precious precious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 23 amod _ _ 23 stones stone NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 25 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 26 cc _ _ 26 captives captive NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 27 ; ; PUNCT : _ 30 punct _ _ 28 for for SCONJ IN _ 30 mark _ _ 29 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 30 nsubj _ _ 30 spoils spoil VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 parataxis _ _ 31 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 32 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ _ 33 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 34 advmod _ _ 34 share share VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 ccomp _ _ 35 with with ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 37 nmod:poss _ _ 37 soldiers soldier NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 obl _ _ 38 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 39 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 acl:relcl _ _ 40 up up ADP RP _ 39 compound:prt _ _ 41 to to ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 42 Muza Muza PROPN NNP Number=Sing 39 obl _ _ 43 as as ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 45 nmod:poss _ _ 45 commander commander NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 46 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Commander of the faithful | precious stones | | | | gold *conj* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **bring** *in a quote* | present | Commander | thee | | | | I *nsubj*; no silver *obj* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent thou=Destination silver=Theme | | 3 | **spoil** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | what *nsubj* | tree rules | | 4 | **not** **share** *in a quote* | past · do-support | Commander of the faithful *= commander* | | | | | with my soldiers | tree rules | | 5 | **give up** *in a quote* | past | Commander of the faithful *= commander* | my soldiers *not said here* | Muza | | | as my commander | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent soldier=Theme to muza=Recipient | 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 38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/34/38/) - next →: [sentence 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/34/40/) - ↑ back to [Chapter XIII.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/34/)