--- title: When the young man had informed his parents of his desire to marry a… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: When the young man had informed his parents of his desire to marry and the father had secured the consent of the relations and friends, an Indian was appointed to be the _Keloolwett_ or marriage herald, who, taking the string of wampum called the _Kelolwawei_, went to the wigwam of the girl’s father --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/21/7/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Kulóskap the master, and other Algonki…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/) / [Opening, part 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/21/) / 7 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 21, sentence 7 When the young man had informed his parents of his desire to marry and the father had secured the consent of the relations and friends, an Indian was appointed to be the \_Keloolwett\_ or marriage herald, who, taking the string of wampum called the \_Kelolwawei\_, went to the wigwam of the girl’s father, generally accompanied by as many witnesses as cared to attend. **Who acts:** young man, father, marriage herald, man · **What happens:** inform, marry, secure, appoint, be, take · **To what, where:** parents, consent, Indian, Keloolwett, string, wampum · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 21. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (young man, father, marriage herald, man), 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:pg78673:21:8 # text = When the young man had informed his parents of his desire to marry and the father had secured the consent of the relations and friends, an Indian was appointed to be the _Keloolwett_ or marriage herald, who, taking the string of wampum called the _Kelolwawei_, went to the wigwam of the girl’s father, generally accompanied by as many witnesses as cared to attend. 1 When when SCONJ WRB _ 6 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 informed inform VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 parents parent NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 desire desire NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 12 to to PART TO _ 13 mark _ _ 13 marry marry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 acl _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 17 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 18 secured secure VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 conj _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 consent consent NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obj _ _ 21 of of ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 relations relation NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 nmod _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 25 friends friend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 27 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 Indian Indian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 30 nsubj _ _ 29 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 aux:pass _ _ 30 appointed appoint VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 23 acl _ _ 31 to to PART TO _ 35 mark _ _ 32 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 35 cop _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 34 _ _ PUNCT `` _ 35 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 35 Keloolwett Keloolwett PROPN NNP Number=Sing 30 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 39 punct _ _ 37 or or CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 38 marriage marriage NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 compound _ _ 39 herald herald NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 41 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 43 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 43 taking take VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 39 parataxis _ _ 44 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 45 string string NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obj _ _ 46 of of ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 wampum wampum NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 nmod _ _ 48 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 47 acl _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 50 _ _ PROPN NNP Number=Sing 51 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 51 Kelolwawei Kelolwawei PROPN NNP Number=Sing 48 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 52 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 53 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 54 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 conj _ _ 55 to to ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 wigwam wigwam NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 obl _ _ 58 of of ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 girl girl NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 61 ’s 's PART POS _ 60 case _ _ 62 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 63 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 64 generally generally ADV RB _ 65 advmod _ _ 65 accompanied accompany VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 62 acl:relcl _ _ 66 by by ADP IN _ 69 case _ _ 67 as as ADV RB _ 68 advmod _ _ 68 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 69 amod _ _ 69 witnesses witness NOUN NNS Number=Plur 65 obl _ _ 70 as as SCONJ IN _ 71 mark _ _ 71 cared care VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 65 advcl _ _ 72 to to PART TO _ 73 mark _ _ 73 attend attend VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 71 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 74 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **inform** *speech: other* | past · perfect | the young man | | man's parents of man's desire | | | | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient | | 2 | **marry** | to-infinitive | the young man *not said here* | | | | | | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **secure** | past · perfect | the father | the consent of the relations and friends | | | | | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition consent=Theme | | 4 | **appoint** | past · passive | | a Indian | | | | | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 5 | **is a** | to-infinitive | | the Keloolwett | | | | marriage herald *appos* | tree rules | | 6 | **take** | gerund | marriage herald | the string of wampum | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent string=Theme | | 7 | **call** | participle | | wampum *not said here* | | | | the \_ Kelolwawei *xcomp* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **go** | past | the father *not said here* | | | the wigwam of the girl's father | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to wigwam=Initial\_Location | | 9 | **accompany** | participle | | the girl's father *not said here* | | | | by many witnesses; generally *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by witness=Destination | | 10 | **care** | participle | | | | | | | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 11 | **attend** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent | | 12 | **desire** | | man | | | | | | nom desire «feeling transitive»: poss=agent | | 13 | **consent** | | | the relations and friends | | | | | nom consent «communication 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 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/21/6/) - next →: [sentence 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/21/8/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/21/)