--- title: The thought of the great lexicographer riding rough-shod over the po… — Early Bardic Literature, Ireland. · tree and pragmatics description: The thought of the great lexicographer riding rough-shod over the poor mountain songs which he loved, and the fame which he had already acquired, deterred and dissuaded him, if he had ever any such intention, until the opportunity was past. Who acts: great lexicographer, literature, opportunity. 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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 (great lexicographer, literature, opportunity), 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:pg8109:5:23 # text = The thought of the great lexicographer riding rough-shod over the poor mountain songs which he loved, and the fame which he had already acquired, deterred and dissuaded him, if he had ever any such intention, until the opportunity was past. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 thought thought NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 lexicographer lexicographer NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 7 riding ride VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 acl _ _ 8 rough rough ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 shod shoe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 xcomp _ _ 11 over over ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 13 poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 14 mountain mountain NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 songs song NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obl _ _ 16 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 18 obj _ _ 17 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 18 loved love VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 fame fame NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ 23 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 27 nsubj:pass _ _ 24 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 25 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 aux _ _ 26 already already ADV RB _ 27 advmod _ _ 27 acquired acquire VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 22 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 29 deterred deter VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 27 conj _ _ 30 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 31 dissuaded dissuade VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 conj _ _ 32 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 34 if if SCONJ IN _ 36 mark _ _ 35 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 36 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 parataxis _ _ 37 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 36 advmod _ _ 38 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 40 det _ _ 39 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 amod _ _ 40 intention intention NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 42 until until SCONJ IN _ 46 mark _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 opportunity opportunity NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 nsubj _ _ 45 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 cop _ _ 46 past past ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 47 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ride** | gerund | the great lexicographer *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **shoe** | participle | the great lexicographer *not said here* | | | the poor mountain songs | | | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **love** | past | literature | the poor mountain songs | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus | | 4 | **acquire** | past · perfect · passive | | the fame | | | | literature *nsubj* | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Theme | | 5 | **deter** | participle | | | | | | | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer | | 6 | **dissuade** | past | | | literature | | | | vn discourage-64.5 «NP V NP PP.eventuality»: agent=Causer he=Beneficiary | | 7 | **have** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | literature | any such intention | | | ever | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent intention=Patient | | 8 | **is** | past | the opportunity | | | | | past *property* | tree rules | | 10 | **think** | | | the great lexicographer | | | | | nom thought «cognition transitive»: of=patient | 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 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8109/5/22/) - next →: [sentence 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8109/5/24/) - ↑ back to [Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8109/5/)