--- title: “Truly not I,” said Mikchik, “For I deem it is in the language Which… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: “Truly not I,” said Mikchik, “For I deem it is in the language Which is spoken by the demons Or spirits of the air, Which ’tis said no mortal knoweth.” Who acts: I, demons, Mikchik, mortal. 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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 (I, demons, Mikchik, mortal), 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:pg78673:9:13 # text = “Truly not I,” said Mikchik, “For I deem it is in the language Which is spoken by the demons Or spirits of the air, Which ’tis said no mortal knoweth.” 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Truly truly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 3 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ” " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 7 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 Mikchik Mikchik PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 10 “ " PUNCT `` _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 For for SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 12 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 deem deem VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 advcl _ _ 14 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ _ 15 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 16 in in ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 language language NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 appos _ _ 19 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 21 nsubj:pass _ _ 20 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 aux:pass _ _ 21 spoken speak VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 18 acl:relcl _ _ 22 by by ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 demons demon NOUN NNS Number=Plur 21 obl _ _ 25 Or or CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 26 spirits spirit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 conj _ _ 27 of of ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 air air NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 31 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 32 nsubj _ _ 32 ’ ' VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 tis tis NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obj _ _ 34 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 ccomp _ _ 35 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 36 det _ _ 36 mortal mortal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 nsubj _ _ 37 knoweth know VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 38 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 39 ” " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | I | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **deem** *in a quote* | present | I | Master | | | | | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent it=Attribute | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | | | | the language | | | tree rules | | 4 | **speak** *speech: other* *in a quote* | present · passive | the demons or spirits of the air | the language | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **'** *in a quote* | past | the demons or spirits of the air | tis | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | Mikchik | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **know** *in a quote* | present | no mortal | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | 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 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/9/12/) - next →: [sentence 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/9/14/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/9/)