--- title: “Of the old times the tale is, A story of Kulóskap,” Unto whom there… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: “Of the old times the tale is, A story of Kulóskap,” Unto whom there went full many When they heard that all could have Whatever they desired; And truly he gave them all Whate’er it was they asked for, But whether they got their wish Depended on the wisdom Which they showed when it was won. 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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 (tale, KULÓSKAP, all, work), 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:pg78673:6:53 # text = “Of the old times the tale is, A story of Kulóskap,” Unto whom there went full many When they heard that all could have Whatever they desired; And truly he gave them all Whate’er it was they asked for, But whether they got their wish Depended on the wisdom Which they showed when it was won. 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obl _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 tale tale NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 10 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 Kulóskap Kulóskap PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ” " PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ _ 16 Unto unto ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 19 obl _ _ 18 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 19 advmod _ _ 19 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 parataxis _ _ 20 full full ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 xcomp _ _ 21 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 conj _ _ 22 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 24 advmod _ _ 23 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 24 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 21 acl:relcl _ _ 25 that that SCONJ IN _ 28 mark _ _ 26 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 28 nsubj _ _ 27 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 28 aux _ _ 28 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 ccomp _ _ 29 Whatever whatever PRON WP PronType=Rel 28 obj _ _ 30 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 31 desired desire VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 32 ; ; PUNCT : _ 36 punct _ _ 33 And and CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 34 truly truly ADV RB _ 36 advmod _ _ 35 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 36 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 conj _ _ 37 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 obj _ _ 38 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 39 det _ _ 39 Whate’er Whate'er PROPN NNP Number=Sing 36 obj _ _ 40 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 41 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 43 cop _ _ 42 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 43 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 parataxis _ _ 44 for for ADP IN _ 43 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 46 But but CCONJ CC _ 49 cc _ _ 47 whether whether SCONJ IN _ 49 mark _ _ 48 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 49 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 43 parataxis _ _ 50 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 51 nmod:poss _ _ 51 wish wish NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 obj _ _ 52 Depended depend VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 49 xcomp _ _ 53 on on ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 wisdom wisdom NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obl _ _ 56 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 58 nsubj _ _ 57 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 58 nsubj _ _ 58 showed show VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 advcl _ _ 59 when when SCONJ WRB _ 62 mark _ _ 60 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 62 nsubj _ _ 61 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 62 aux:pass _ _ 62 won win VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 58 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 63 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the tale | a story | | | time | of Kulóskap | tree rules | | 2 | **go** | past | | | | there | | unto a story; full *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **hear** | past | KULÓSKAP *= kulóskap* | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 4 | **have** | could | all | Whatever | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whatever=Patient | | 5 | **desire** | past | KULÓSKAP *= kulóskap* | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | | 6 | **give** | past | work | KULÓSKAP *= kulóskap* | | | | all Whate’er *obj*; truly *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient whate'er=Theme | | 7 | **be** *speech: ask* | past | tale | | | | | KULÓSKAP *= kulóskap* *nsubj*; ask *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **get** | past | KULÓSKAP *= kulóskap* | KULÓSKAP's wish | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **depend** | participle | KULÓSKAP's wish *not said here* | | | | | on the wisdom | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on wisdom=Theme | | 10 | **show** | past | | | | | | Which *nsubj*; KULÓSKAP *= kulóskap* *nsubj* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 11 | **win** | past · passive | | tale | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | | 12 | **wish** | | KULÓSKAP *= kulóskap* | | | | | | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent | 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 52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/6/52/) - next →: [sentence 54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/6/54/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/6/)