--- title: Regarding their diffusion among the Celts, twelve are both Irish and… — Celtic Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Regarding their diffusion among the Celts, twelve are both Irish and Scotch (iv., v., vi., ix., x., xiv.-xvii., xix., xx., xxiv); one (xxv.) is common to Irish and Welsh; and one (xxii.) to Irish and Cornish; seven are found only among the Celts in Ireland (i.-iii., xii., xviii., xxii., xxvi); two ( --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/34/86/) [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/) / [Celtic Fairy Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/) / [Notes and References](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/34/) / 86 # Celtic Fairy Tales, Notes and References, sentence 86 Regarding their diffusion among the Celts, twelve are both Irish and Scotch (iv., v., vi., ix., x., xiv.-xvii., xix., xx., xxiv); one (xxv.) is common to Irish and Welsh; and one (xxii.) to Irish and Cornish; seven are found only among the Celts in Ireland (i.-iii., xii., xviii., xxii., xxvi); two (viii., xi.) among the Scotch; and three (vii., xiii., xxi.) among the Welsh. **Who acts:** twelve, one, tales · **What happens:** regard, be, x, find, diffuse · **To what, where:** seven, Ireland 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 (twelve, one, tales), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **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:pg7885:34:86 # text = Regarding their diffusion among the Celts, twelve are both Irish and Scotch (iv., v., vi., ix., x., xiv.-xvii., xix., xx., xxiv); one (xxv.) is common to Irish and Welsh; and one (xxii.) to Irish and Cornish; seven are found only among the Celts in Ireland (i.-iii., xii., xviii., xxii., xxvi); two (viii., xi.) among the Scotch; and three (vii., xiii., xxi.) among the Welsh. 1 Regarding regard VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 case _ _ 2 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 diffusion diffusion NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ 4 among among ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Celts Celt PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 3 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 8 twelve twelve NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 11 nsubj _ _ 9 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 10 both both CCONJ CC _ 11 cc:preconj _ _ 11 Irish Irish ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 Scotch Scotch PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ 14 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 iv iv NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 18 v. V. PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 20 vi vi X FW Foreign=Yes 13 dep _ SpaceAfter=No 21 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 23 ix ix NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 26 x x VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 11 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 27 . . PUNCT . _ 26 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 29 xiv xiv NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 30 . . PUNCT . _ 32 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 32 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 32 xvii xvii NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 33 . . PUNCT . _ 32 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 35 xix xix NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 36 . . PUNCT . _ 32 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 38 xx xx NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 39 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 41 xxiv xxiv NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 42 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 ; ; PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 44 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 50 nsubj _ _ 45 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 46 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 xxv xxv NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 47 . . PUNCT . _ 46 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 48 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 46 punct _ _ 49 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 50 cop _ _ 50 common common ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 conj _ _ 51 to to ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 52 Irish Irish ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 50 obl _ _ 53 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 54 Welsh Welsh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 50 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 55 ; ; PUNCT : _ 57 punct _ _ 56 and and CCONJ CC _ 57 cc _ _ 57 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 11 conj _ _ 58 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 59 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 59 xxii xxii NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 60 . . PUNCT . _ 59 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 61 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 59 punct _ _ 62 to to ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 63 Irish Irish ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 57 nmod _ _ 64 and and CCONJ CC _ 65 cc _ _ 65 Cornish Cornish PROPN NNP Number=Sing 63 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 66 ; ; PUNCT : _ 69 punct _ _ 67 seven seven NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 69 nsubj:pass _ _ 68 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 69 aux:pass _ _ 69 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 conj _ _ 70 only only ADV RB _ 73 advmod _ _ 71 among among ADP IN _ 73 case _ _ 72 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 73 det _ _ 73 Celts Celt PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 69 obj _ _ 74 in in ADP IN _ 75 case _ _ 75 Ireland Ireland PROPN NNP Number=Sing 69 obl _ _ 76 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 79 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 77 i. i. X FW Foreign=Yes 79 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 78 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 79 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 79 iii III NUM CD NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card 69 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 80 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 81 , , PUNCT , _ 82 punct _ _ 82 xii xii NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 83 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 84 , , PUNCT , _ 85 punct _ _ 85 xviii xviii NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 86 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 87 , , PUNCT , _ 88 punct _ _ 88 xxii xxii NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 89 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 90 , , PUNCT , _ 91 punct _ _ 91 xxvi xxvi NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 92 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 91 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 93 ; ; PUNCT , _ 94 punct _ _ 94 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 11 conj _ _ 95 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 96 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 96 viii viii NUM LS _ 94 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 97 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 98 , , PUNCT , _ 99 punct _ _ 99 xi xi NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 100 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 101 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 11 punct _ _ 102 among among ADP IN _ 104 case _ _ 103 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 104 det _ _ 104 Scotch scotch NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 105 ; ; PUNCT : _ 107 punct _ _ 106 and and CCONJ CC _ 107 cc _ _ 107 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 11 parataxis _ _ 108 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 109 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 109 vii vii NOUN NN Number=Sing 107 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 110 . . PUNCT . _ 107 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 111 , , PUNCT , _ 112 punct _ _ 112 xiii xiii NUM LS _ 107 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 113 . . PUNCT . _ 107 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 114 , , PUNCT , _ 115 punct _ _ 115 xxi xxi NOUN NN Number=Sing 107 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 116 . . PUNCT . _ 107 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 117 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 107 punct _ _ 118 among among ADP IN _ 120 case _ _ 119 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 120 det _ _ 120 Welsh Welsh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 107 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 121 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **regard** | gerund | | | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | twelve | | | | | regard tales's diffusion among the Celts; among the Scotch; Scotch and v. *obl*; irish *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **x** | infinitive | | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **is** | present | one | | | | | to Irish; common *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **find** | present · passive | | seven | | Ireland | | iii *obl* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Theme celt=Attribute | | 6 | **diffuse** | | tales *= tale* | | | | | among the Celts | nom diffusion «process transitive»: poss=agent among=obl | 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:** «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. - ← previous: [sentence 85](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/34/85/) - next →: [sentence 87](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/34/87/) - ↑ back to [Notes and References](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/34/)