--- title: This being the case, it would appear to me that in the more ancient… — Early Bardic Literature, Ireland. · tree and pragmatics description: This being the case, it would appear to me that in the more ancient times the death of a king would not be an event which would disturb a very extensive district, and that, though his tomb might be considerable, it would not be gigantic. Who acts: This, it, death, event. 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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 (This, it, death, event), 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:pg8109:10:113 # text = This being the case, it would appear to me that in the more ancient times the death of a king would not be an event which would disturb a very extensive district, and that, though his tomb might be considerable, it would not be gigantic. 1 This this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj _ _ 2 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 case case NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 7 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 appear appear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 appos _ _ 9 to to ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 obl _ _ 11 that that SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 12 in in ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 14 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 15 advmod _ _ 15 ancient ancient ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl:unmarked _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 nsubj _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nmod _ _ 22 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 26 aux _ _ 23 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 26 advmod _ _ 24 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 26 cop _ _ 25 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 event event NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 parataxis _ _ 27 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 29 nsubj _ _ 28 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 29 aux _ _ 29 disturb disturb VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 26 parataxis _ _ 30 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 31 very very ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 32 extensive extensive ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 33 district district NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 35 and and CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 36 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 26 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 38 though though SCONJ IN _ 43 mark _ _ 39 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 tomb tomb NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 nsubj _ _ 41 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 43 aux _ _ 42 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 43 cop _ _ 43 considerable considerable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 45 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 46 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 49 aux _ _ 47 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 49 advmod _ _ 48 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 49 cop _ _ 49 gigantic gigantic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 50 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | gerund | This | the case | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **appear** | would | it | | me | | time | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **not** **is a** | would | the death of a king | a event | | | | that *conj* | tree rules | | 4 | **disturb** | would | a event | a extensive district | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus district=Experiencer | | 5 | **is** | might | case's tomb | | | | | considerable *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **not** **is** | would | death | | | | | gigantic *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **die** | | a king | | | | | | nom death «event intransitive»: of=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:** «Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.» by Standish O'Grady, Project Gutenberg book 8109 (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 112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8109/10/112/) - next →: [sentence 114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8109/10/114/) - ↑ back to [Firbolgs and Third Cycle of the Fomoroh.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8109/10/)