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title: In mediaeval times the name lost its sublime meaning, and came to me… — Early Bardic Literature, Ireland. · tree and pragmatics
description: In mediaeval times the name lost its sublime meaning, and came to mean merely "fairy," no greater significance, indeed, attaching to the invisible people of the island after Christianity had destroyed their godhood.], fairy princes, Tuatha; gods, De; of Dana, Danan, otherwise Ana and the Moreega, or
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# Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 6, sentence 26

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In mediaeval times the name lost its sublime meaning, and came to mean merely "fairy," no greater significance, indeed, attaching to the invisible people of the island after Christianity had destroyed their godhood.\], fairy princes, Tuatha; gods, De; of Dana, Danan, otherwise Ana and the Moreega, or great queen; mater \[Note: Cormac's Glossary\] deorum Hibernensium--"well she used to cherish \[Note: Scholiast noting same Glossary.\] the gods."

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**Who acts:** name, Christianity, Tuatha, Scholiast · **What happens:** lose, come, mean, attach, destroy, use · **To what, where:** sublime meaning, greater significance, fairy, godhood, mater, Note

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This is a sentence of «Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.» by Standish O'Grady, Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 6. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (name, Christianity, Tuatha, Scholiast), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg8109:6:26
# text = In mediaeval times the name lost its sublime meaning, and came to mean merely "fairy," no greater significance, indeed, attaching to the invisible people of the island after Christianity had destroyed their godhood.], fairy princes, Tuatha; gods, De; of Dana, Danan, otherwise Ana and the Moreega, or great queen; mater [Note: Cormac's Glossary] deorum Hibernensium--"well she used to cherish [Note: Scholiast noting same Glossary.] the gods."
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	mediaeval	mediaeval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	sublime	sublime	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	merely	merely	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	_
20	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	22	det	_	_
21	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	22	amod	_	_
22	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	indeed	indeed	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	attaching	attach	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	appos	_	_
27	to	to	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	invisible	invisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obl	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	nmod	_	_
34	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	37	mark	_	_
35	Christianity	Christianity	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	37	nsubj	_	_
36	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	37	aux	_	_
37	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	26	advcl	_	_
38	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	39	nmod:poss	_	_
39	godhood	godhood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
43	fairy	fairy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	44	amod	_	_
44	princes	prince	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
46	Tuatha	Tuatha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	48	punct	_	_
48	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
50	De	De	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	48	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	53	punct	_	_
52	of	of	ADP	IN	_	53	case	_	_
53	Dana	Dana	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
55	Danan	Danan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	53	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	58	punct	_	_
57	otherwise	otherwise	ADV	RB	_	58	advmod	_	_
58	Ana	Ana	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	53	conj	_	_
59	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	61	cc	_	_
60	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	61	det	_	_
61	Moreega	Moreega	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	53	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	_
63	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	65	cc	_	_
64	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	65	amod	_	_
65	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	67	punct	_	_
67	mater	mater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
68	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	69	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	Note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	73	punct	_	_
71	Cormac	Cormac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	73	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	's	's	PART	POS	_	71	case	_	_
73	Glossary	Glossary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	69	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	69	punct	_	_
75	deorum	deorum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	conj	_	_
76	Hibernensium	Hibernensium	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	75	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	81	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	well	well	INTJ	UH	_	81	discourse	_	_
80	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	nsubj	_	_
81	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	67	acl:relcl	_	_
82	to	to	PART	TO	_	83	mark	_	_
83	cherish	cherish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	81	xcomp	_	_
84	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	85	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	Note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	83	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	87	punct	_	_
87	Scholiast	scholiast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	85	appos	_	_
88	noting	note	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	87	acl	_	_
89	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	90	amod	_	_
90	Glossary	Glossary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	88	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	85	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	83	punct	_	_
93	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	94	det	_	_
94	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	83	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | the name | name's sublime meaning |  |  | time | of Dana and Danan and Ana and the Moreega; gods and De *obl*; mater and deorum *parataxis* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent meaning=Theme of dana=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **come** | past | the name *not said here* | no greater significance and fairy princes and Tuatha |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | to-infinitive | the name *not said here* | fairy |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fairy=Topic |
| 4 | **attach** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the invisible people of the island; indeed *property* | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **destroy** | past · perfect | Christianity | people's godhood |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent godhood=Patient |
| 6 | **use** *in a quote* | past | Tuatha | mater and deorum *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent mater=Theme clause=Eventuality |
| 7 | **cherish** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Tuatha *not said here* | Note |  |  |  | the gods *obj* | tree rules |
| 8 | **note** *in a quote* | gerund | Scholiast *not said here* | same Glossary |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent glossary=Topic |
| 9 | **mean** |  | name |  |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: poss=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:** «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.

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