--- title: Though another legend has it That, as during all her life She had to… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: Though another legend has it That, as during all her life She had tormented men With her insatiate longing, She was changed to a mosquito Which preys on them in the night, The blood-thirsty stinging Tʾsiso Ever a-stinging and singing: “Give me thy life and blood.” Who acts: legend. 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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 (legend), 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:pg78673:12:93 # text = Though another legend has it That, as during all her life She had tormented men With her insatiate longing, She was changed to a mosquito Which preys on them in the night, The blood-thirsty stinging Tʾsiso Ever a-stinging and singing: “Give me thy life and blood.” 1 Though though SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 2 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 3 det _ _ 3 legend legend NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 advcl _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 5 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 8 as as ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 9 during during ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 12 det:predet _ _ 11 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ 13 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj:pass _ _ 14 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 tormented torment VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 parataxis _ _ 16 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 obj _ _ 17 With with ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 18 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 19 insatiate insatiate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 longing longing NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 22 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 23 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux:pass _ _ 24 changed change VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 25 to to ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 mosquito mosquito NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ _ 28 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 29 det _ _ 29 preys prey NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 appos _ _ 30 on on ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nmod _ _ 32 in in ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 36 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 37 blood blood NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 38 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 37 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 39 thirsty thirsty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 41 amod _ _ 40 stinging sting VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 41 amod _ _ 41 Tʾsiso Tʾsiso PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 nmod _ _ 42 Ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 43 advmod _ _ 43 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 41 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 44 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 45 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 45 stinging sting VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 43 conj _ _ 46 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 47 singing sing VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 45 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 48 : : PUNCT : _ 50 punct _ _ 49 “ " PUNCT `` _ 50 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 50 Give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 47 ccomp _ _ 51 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 50 iobj _ _ 52 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 53 nmod:poss _ _ 53 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obj _ _ 54 and and CCONJ CC _ 55 cc _ _ 55 blood blood NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 56 . . PUNCT . _ 24 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 57 ” " PUNCT '' _ 24 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present | another legend | tree | | | | legend's life *conj* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 2 | **torment** | past · perfect · passive | | legend | | | | with legend's insatiate longing; men *obj* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer man=Result | | 3 | **change** | past · passive | | legend | | | | to a mosquito | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 4 | **sting** | gerund | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 5 | **sting** | gerund | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 6 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **give** *in a quote* | infinitive | | thy life and blood | me | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient life=Theme | | 8 | **long** | | legend | | | | | | nom longing «feeling intransitive»: 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:** «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Project Gutenberg book 78673 (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 92](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/92/) - next →: [sentence 94](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/94/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/)