--- title: The strange appearance of this quaint, spiked lizard--which is reall… — The man who married the moon, and other Pueblo I… · tree and pragmatics description: The strange appearance of this quaint, spiked lizard--which is really not a “hop-toad” at all--doubtless suggested the notion; for his whole back is covered with peculiar points which have very much the shape and color of Indian arrow-heads. 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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 (quaint spiked lizard, strange appearance, peculiar points), 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:pg77804:12:33 # text = The strange appearance of this quaint, spiked lizard--which is really not a “hop-toad” at all--doubtless suggested the notion; for his whole back is covered with peculiar points which have very much the shape and color of Indian arrow-heads. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 strange strange ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 appearance appearance NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nsubj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 5 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 nsubj _ _ 6 quaint quaint ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 8 spiked spike VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 amod _ _ 9 lizard lizard NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 -- -- PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 19 nsubj _ _ 12 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 cop _ _ 13 really really ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ _ 14 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 19 advmod _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 16 “ " PUNCT `` _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 hop hop NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 18 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 toad toad NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ” " PUNCT '' _ 19 punct _ _ 21 at at ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 19 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 23 -- -- PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 doubtless doubtless NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 conj _ _ 25 suggested suggest VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 notion notion NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ; ; PUNCT : _ 34 punct _ _ 29 for for ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 30 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 31 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 amod _ _ 32 back back NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obl _ _ 33 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 aux:pass _ _ 34 covered cover VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 25 conj _ _ 35 with with ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 peculiar peculiar NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 compound _ _ 37 points point NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 obl _ _ 38 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 39 nsubj _ _ 39 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 37 acl:relcl _ _ 40 very very ADV RB _ 41 advmod _ _ 41 much much ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 shape shape NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obj _ _ 44 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 45 color color NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 conj _ _ 46 of of ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 47 Indian Indian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 50 amod _ _ 48 arrow arrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 49 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 48 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 50 heads head NOUN NNS Number=Plur 45 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 51 . . PUNCT . _ 25 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spike** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | present | quaint spiked lizard this and a hop toad and doubtless | a hop toad | | all | | | tree rules | | 3 | **suggest** *speech: suggest* | past | the strange appearance of quaint spiked lizard this and a hop toad and doubtless | the notion | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent notion=Topic | | 4 | **cover** | present · passive | the strange appearance of quaint spiked lizard this and a hop toad and doubtless *not said here* | | | | | for appearance's whole back; with peculiar points | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: with point=Theme | | 5 | **have** | present | peculiar points | the shape and color of Indian arrow heads | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=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:** «The man who married the moon, and other Pueblo Indian folk-stories» by Charles Fletcher Lummis, Project Gutenberg book 77804 (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 32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77804/12/32/) - next →: [sentence 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77804/12/34/) - ↑ back to [The Maker of the Thunder-knives](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77804/12/)