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title: Of the twenty-six tales, twelve (i., ii., v., viii., ix., x., xi., x… — Celtic Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: Of the twenty-six tales, twelve (i., ii., v., viii., ix., x., xi., xv., xvi., xvii., xix., xxiv.) have Gaelic originals; three (vii., xiii., xxv.) are from the Welsh; one (xxii.) from the now extinct Cornish; one an adaptation of an English poem founded on a Welsh tradition (xxi., "Gellert"); and th
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# Celtic Fairy Tales, Notes and References, sentence 85

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Of the twenty-six tales, twelve (i., ii., v., viii., ix., x., xi., xv., xvi., xvii., xix., xxiv.) have Gaelic originals; three (vii., xiii., xxv.) are from the Welsh; one (xxii.) from the now extinct Cornish; one an adaptation of an English poem founded on a Welsh tradition (xxi., "Gellert"); and the remaining nine are what may be termed Anglo-Irish.

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**Who acts:** you, English poem · **What happens:** x, have, be, found, remain, term · **To what, where:** xi, extinct Cornish, Gaelic originals, Welsh, English poem, Welsh tradition

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This is a sentence of «Celtic Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Notes and References. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (you, English poem), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg7885:34:85
# text = Of the twenty-six tales, twelve (i., ii., v., viii., ix., x., xi., xv., xvi., xvii., xix., xxiv.) have Gaelic originals; three (vii., xiii., xxv.) are from the Welsh; one (xxii.) from the now extinct Cornish; one an adaptation of an English poem founded on a Welsh tradition (xxi., "Gellert"); and the remaining nine are what may be termed Anglo-Irish.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	appos	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	i.	i.	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	ii	II	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	v.	V.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	viii	viii	NUM	LS	_	15	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	ix	ix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	x	x	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	xi	xi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
29	xv	xv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
32	xvi	xvi	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
35	xvii	xvii	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
38	xix	xix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
41	xxiv	xxiv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	44	punct	_	_
44	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	parataxis	_	_
45	Gaelic	gaelic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	46	amod	_	_
46	originals	original	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	44	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
48	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	50	nummod	_	_
49	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	50	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	vii	vii	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
53	xiii	xiii	NUM	LS	_	23	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	56	punct	_	_
56	xxv	xxv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	23	punct	_	_
59	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	conj	_	_
60	from	from	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
61	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	Welsh	Welsh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	66	punct	_	_
64	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	66	nummod	_	_
65	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	66	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	xxii	xxii	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	23	punct	_	_
69	from	from	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
70	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	73	det	_	_
71	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	72	advmod	_	_
72	extinct	extinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	73	amod	_	_
73	Cornish	Cornish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
75	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	77	nummod	_	_
76	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
77	adaptation	adaptation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	obj	_	_
78	of	of	ADP	IN	_	81	case	_	_
79	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	81	det	_	_
80	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	81	amod	_	_
81	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	nmod	_	_
82	founded	found	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	81	acl	_	_
83	on	on	ADP	IN	_	86	case	_	_
84	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
85	Welsh	welsh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	86	amod	_	_
86	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	82	obl	_	_
87	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	88	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	xxi	xxi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	81	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	92	punct	_	_
91	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	92	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	Gellert	Gellert	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	81	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	92	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	92	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	97	punct	_	_
96	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	97	cc	_	_
97	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	obj	_	_
98	remaining	remain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	97	acl	_	_
99	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	104	punct	_	_
100	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	104	aux:pass	_	_
101	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	104	obj	_	_
102	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	104	aux	_	_
103	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	104	aux:pass	_	_
104	termed	term	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	98	conj	_	_
105	Anglo	Anglo	X	AFX	_	107	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	105	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	104	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
108	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **x** | imperative | you *not said here* | xi |  | the extinct Cornish |  | of the six tales  v. and ix | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present |  | Gaelic originals |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent original=Patient |
| 3 | **be** | present | you *not said here* |  |  | the Welsh |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **found** | participle |  | a English poem *not said here* |  | a Welsh tradition and xxi |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on tradition=Source |
| 5 | **remain** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **term** | may · present · passive |  |  |  |  |  | irish *property* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: what=Theme |
| 7 | **adapt** |  | a English poem |  |  |  |  |  | nom adaptation «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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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.

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**Text:** «Celtic Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 7885 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order.

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