--- title: There can be little doubt that the Indians now called Penobscots fro… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: There can be little doubt that the Indians now called Penobscots from their residence near the river of that name are the descendants of those of the early Abenakis who, instead of fleeing to French dominions, eventually submitted themselves to the victorious English. 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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 (little doubt, Indians Penobscots), 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:pg78673:2:109 # text = There can be little doubt that the Indians now called Penobscots from their residence near the river of that name are the descendants of those of the early Abenakis who, instead of fleeing to French dominions, eventually submitted themselves to the victorious English. 1 There there PRON EX PronType=Dem 3 expl _ _ 2 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 be be VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 doubt doubt NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 6 that that SCONJ IN _ 23 mark _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 Indians Indian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 11 compound _ _ 9 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 10 advmod _ _ 10 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 acl _ _ 11 Penobscots penobscot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 nsubj _ _ 12 from from ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 residence residence NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ 15 near near ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 river river NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod _ _ 18 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 20 det _ _ 20 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nmod _ _ 21 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 cop _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 descendants descendant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nmod _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 those that PRON DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 23 nmod _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 28 early early ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 29 Abenakis Abenaki PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 25 nmod _ _ 30 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 25 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 32 instead instead ADV RB ExtPos=SCONJ 34 mark _ _ 33 of of ADP IN _ 32 fixed _ _ 34 fleeing flee VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 25 acl _ _ 35 to to ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 French French ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 amod _ _ 37 dominions dominion NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 39 eventually eventually ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 40 submitted submit VERB VBD Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 conj _ _ 41 themselves themselves PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 40 obj _ _ 42 to to ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 44 victorious victorious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 45 amod _ _ 45 English English PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 46 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **can** | can | little doubt | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **call** | participle | | the Indians *not said here* | | | now | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is a** | present | Indians Penobscots from Penobscots's residence near the river of that name | the descendants | | | | of those of the early Abenakis the descendants | tree rules | | 4 | **flee** | gerund | | | | French dominions | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to dominion=Initial\_Location | | 5 | **submit** | past | | Abenakis *= abenaki* | the victorious English | | | eventually *property* | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent themselves=Theme to english=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:** «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 108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/2/108/) - next →: [sentence 110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/2/110/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/2/)