--- title: The Algonkin Indian believed in many spirits, some benevolent like t… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: The Algonkin Indian believed in many spirits, some benevolent like the _Wʾnagʾmeswuk_ or “little people,” who were wont to warn the tribesmen of impending danger; some neutral, like the wandering _Kiwaʿkw_ in this tale, or the _Chibelaʿkwe_, the tree sprite who sits in the crotch of the large branch --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/3/62/) [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 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/3/) / 62 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 3, sentence 62 The Algonkin Indian believed in many spirits, some benevolent like the \_Wʾnagʾmeswuk\_ or “little people,” who were wont to warn the tribesmen of impending danger; some neutral, like the wandering \_Kiwaʿkw\_ in this tale, or the \_Chibelaʿkwe\_, the tree sprite who sits in the crotch of the large branches; and some again distinctly malevolent, like the \_Appodumken\_ or spirit of the deep water, who lurks in the lakes to drag down the unwary swimmer. **Who acts:** Algonkin, tribesmen, Kiwaʿkw, tree sprite, some, deep water · **What happens:** believe, be, warn, impend, wonder, sit · **To what, where:** Algonkin, many spirits, danger, Chibelaʿkwe, tale, crotch This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Algonkin, tribesmen, Kiwaʿkw, tree sprite), 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:pg78673:3:62 # text = The Algonkin Indian believed in many spirits, some benevolent like the _Wʾnagʾmeswuk_ or “little people,” who were wont to warn the tribesmen of impending danger; some neutral, like the wandering _Kiwaʿkw_ in this tale, or the _Chibelaʿkwe_, the tree sprite who sits in the crotch of the large branches; and some again distinctly malevolent, like the _Appodumken_ or spirit of the deep water, who lurks in the lakes to drag down the unwary swimmer. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Algonkin Algonkin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 24 nsubj _ _ 3 Indian Indian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 4 believed believe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 spirits spirit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 10 det _ _ 10 benevolent benevolent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 conj _ _ 11 like like ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 13 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 Wʾnagʾmeswuk Wʾnagʾmeswuk PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 14 punct _ _ 16 or or CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 17 “ " PUNCT `` _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 amod _ _ 19 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ” " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 22 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 24 nsubj _ _ 23 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 cop _ _ 24 wont wont ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 25 to to PART TO _ 26 mark _ _ 26 warn warn VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 advcl _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 tribesmen tribesman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 26 obj _ _ 29 of of SCONJ IN _ 30 mark _ _ 30 impending impend VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 28 acl _ _ 31 danger danger NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 ; ; PUNCT : _ 34 punct _ _ 33 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 34 det _ _ 34 neutral neutral ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 36 like like SCONJ IN _ 38 mark _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 wandering wonder VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 34 advcl _ _ 39 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 40 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 40 Kiwaʿkw Kiwaʿkw PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 40 punct _ _ 42 in in ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 44 det _ _ 44 tale tale NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 46 or or CCONJ CC _ 49 cc _ _ 47 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 48 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 49 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 49 Chibelaʿkwe Chibelaʿkwe PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 50 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 49 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 53 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 compound _ _ 54 sprite sprite NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 appos _ _ 55 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 56 nsubj _ _ 56 sits sit VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 54 acl:relcl _ _ 57 in in ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 58 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 59 det _ _ 59 crotch crotch NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obl _ _ 60 of of ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 61 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 63 det _ _ 62 large large ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 63 amod _ _ 63 branches branch NOUN NNS Number=Plur 59 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 64 ; ; PUNCT : _ 69 punct _ _ 65 and and CCONJ CC _ 69 cc _ _ 66 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 69 nsubj _ _ 67 again again ADV RB _ 69 advmod _ _ 68 distinctly distinctly ADV RB _ 69 advmod _ _ 69 malevolent malevolent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 70 , , PUNCT , _ 74 punct _ _ 71 like like ADP IN _ 74 case _ _ 72 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 74 det _ _ 73 _ _ PUNCT `` _ 74 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 74 Appodumken Appodumken PROPN NNP Number=Sing 69 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 75 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 77 punct _ _ 76 or or CCONJ CC _ 77 cc _ _ 77 spirit spirit NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 appos _ _ 78 of of ADP IN _ 81 case _ _ 79 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 81 det _ _ 80 deep deep ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 81 amod _ _ 81 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 77 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 82 , , PUNCT , _ 84 punct _ _ 83 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 84 nsubj _ _ 84 lurks lurk VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 81 acl:relcl _ _ 85 in in ADP IN _ 87 case _ _ 86 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 87 det _ _ 87 lakes lake NOUN NNS Number=Plur 84 obl _ _ 88 to to PART TO _ 89 mark _ _ 89 drag drag VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 84 advcl _ _ 90 down down ADP RP _ 89 compound:prt _ _ 91 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 93 det _ _ 92 unwary unwary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 93 amod _ _ 93 swimmer swimmer NOUN NN Number=Sing 89 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 94 . . PUNCT . _ 24 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **believe** | participle | | the Algonkin *not said here* | | many spirits | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **is** | past | the Algonkin | | | | | who *nsubj*; wont *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **warn** *speech: warn* | to-infinitive | the tribesmen | | | | | | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **impend** | gerund | the tribesmen *not said here* | danger | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **be** | | the Algonkin *not said here* | the Chibelaʿkwe | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | gerund | Kiwaʿkw | | | this tale | | | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 7 | **sit** | present | the tree sprite | | | the crotch of the large branches | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in crotch=Location | | 8 | **be** | | some | | | | again | like the Appodumken; distinctly *property* | tree rules | | 9 | **lurk** | present | the deep water | | | the lakes | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in lake=Location | | 10 | **drag down** | to-infinitive | the deep water *not said here* | the unwary swimmer | | | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent swimmer=Theme | 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 61](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/3/61/) - next →: [sentence 63](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/3/63/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/3/)