--- title: Now ’tis a thing well known To all the Indians Who keep the holy fai… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: Now ’tis a thing well known To all the Indians Who keep the holy faith Of the good olden time, That there are wondrous dwellers Deep in the silent woods, Such as the elves and fairies Who are called by different names; In Micmac Wigŭladŭmūchŭk But by the Passamaquoddy Wʾnâgʾméswuk. 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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 (Indians, That, different names), 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:pg78673:5:46 # text = Now ’tis a thing well known To all the Indians Who keep the holy faith Of the good olden time, That there are wondrous dwellers Deep in the silent woods, Such as the elves and fairies Who are called by different names; In Micmac Wigŭladŭmūchŭk But by the Passamaquoddy Wʾnâgʾméswuk. 1 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ _ 2 ’ ' PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 tis ti VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 7 advmod _ _ 7 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 advcl _ _ 8 To to ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 11 det:predet _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 Indians Indian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ 12 Who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 13 nsubj _ _ 13 keep keep VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 acl:relcl _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 holy holy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 faith faith NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ _ 17 Of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 19 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 amod _ _ 20 olden olden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 amod _ _ 21 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 23 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 25 nsubj _ _ 24 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 25 expl _ _ 25 are be VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 26 wondrous wondrous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 amod _ _ 27 dwellers dweller NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 nsubj _ _ 28 Deep deep ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 29 in in ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 31 silent silent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 amod _ _ 32 woods wood NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 34 Such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP 37 case _ _ 35 as as ADP IN _ 34 fixed _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 elves elf NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 nmod _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 39 fairies fairy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 conj _ _ 40 Who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 42 nsubj:pass _ _ 41 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 42 aux:pass _ _ 42 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 37 acl _ _ 43 by by ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 different different ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 45 amod _ _ 45 names name NOUN NNS Number=Plur 42 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 46 ; ; PUNCT : _ 49 punct _ _ 47 In in ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 Micmac Micmac PROPN NNP Number=Sing 49 compound _ _ 49 Wigŭladŭmūchŭk Wigŭladŭmūchŭk PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 parataxis _ _ 50 But but CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 51 by by ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 53 Passamaquoddy Passamaquoddy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 54 compound _ _ 54 Wʾnâgʾméswuk Wʾnâgʾméswuk PROPN NNP Number=Sing 49 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 55 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ti** | present | | a thing | | | now | Micmac Wigŭladŭmūchŭk but the Passamaquoddy Wʾnâgʾméswuk *parataxis* | tree rules | | 2 | **know** | participle | | | | | | to all Indians; well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **keep** | present | all Indians | the holy faith of the good olden time | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent faith=Theme | | 4 | **be** | present | That | | | the silent woods such the elves and fairies; there | | wondrous dwellers *nsubj*; deep *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wood=Location | | 5 | **call** | present · passive | different names | the elves and fairies | | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=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 45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/5/45/) - next →: [sentence 47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/5/47/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/5/)