--- title: The chief of the stranger tribe then arose and formally announced to… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: The chief of the stranger tribe then arose and formally announced to his people the desire of the envoys, stating his willingness to go to aid them, his fatherless brothers, in choosing a new father. Who acts: chief. 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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 (chief), 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:pg78673:20:44 # text = The chief of the stranger tribe then arose and formally announced to his people the desire of the envoys, stating his willingness to go to aid them, his fatherless brothers, in choosing a new father. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 chief chief NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 stranger stranger NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 tribe tribe NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 7 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 8 advmod _ _ 8 arose arise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 formally formally ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 11 announced announce VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 12 to to ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obl _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 desire desire NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 envoys envoy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 21 stating state VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 11 advcl _ _ 22 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 willingness willingness NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obj _ _ 24 to to PART TO _ 25 mark _ _ 25 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 advcl _ _ 26 to to PART TO _ 27 mark _ _ 27 aid aid VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 xcomp _ _ 28 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 30 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 31 fatherless fatherless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 amod _ _ 32 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 34 in in SCONJ IN _ 35 mark _ _ 35 choosing choose VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 21 conj _ _ 36 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 37 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 38 amod _ _ 38 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 39 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **arise** | past | the chief of the stranger tribe | | | | then | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **announce** *speech: other* | past | the chief of the stranger tribe *not said here* | the desire of the envoys | tribe's people | | | formally *property* | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent desire=Theme to people=Recipient | | 3 | **state** *speech: other* | gerund | the chief of the stranger tribe *not said here* | tribe's willingness | | | | tribe's fatherless brothers *obl* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent willingness=Topic | | 4 | **go** | to-infinitive | the chief of the stranger tribe *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **aid** | to-infinitive | the chief of the stranger tribe *not said here* | envoys *= envoy* | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary | | 6 | **choose** | gerund | the chief of the stranger tribe *not said here* | a new father | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent father=Theme | | 7 | **desire** | | | the envoys | | | | | nom desire «feeling transitive»: of=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:** «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 43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/20/43/) - next →: [sentence 45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/20/45/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/20/)