--- title: The ancient bard, who, in the Tan-bo-Cooalney, describes the slaught… — Early Bardic Literature, Ireland. · tree and pragmatics description: The ancient bard, who, in the Tan-bo-Cooalney, describes the slaughter of Cailitin and his sons by Cuculain, states that there was an inscription to that effect, written in Ogham, upon the stone over their tomb, beginning thus--"Take notice"--evidently intended for all to read. 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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 (ancient bard), 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:pg8109:6:8 # text = The ancient bard, who, in the Tan-bo-Cooalney, describes the slaughter of Cailitin and his sons by Cuculain, states that there was an inscription to that effect, written in Ogham, upon the stone over their tomb, beginning thus--"Take notice"--evidently intended for all to read. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 ancient ancient ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 bard bard NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 5 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 9 Tan Tan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 10 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 bo bo NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 12 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 Cooalney Cooalney PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 15 describes describe VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 slaughter slaughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ _ 18 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 Cailitin Cailitin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 nmod _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 21 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ _ 22 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 conj _ _ 23 by by ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 Cuculain Cuculain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 22 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 26 states state NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 conj _ _ 27 that that SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 28 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 29 expl _ _ 29 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 26 acl:relcl _ _ 30 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 inscription inscription NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nsubj _ _ 32 to to ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 34 det _ _ 34 effect effect NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 36 written write VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 34 acl _ _ 37 in in ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 Ogham Ogham PROPN NNP Number=Sing 36 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 40 upon upon ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 stone stone NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obl _ _ 43 over over ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 45 nmod:poss _ _ 45 tomb tomb NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 47 beginning begin VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 36 conj _ _ 48 thus thus ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 49 -- -- PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 50 " " PUNCT `` _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 51 Take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 47 ccomp _ _ 52 notice notice NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 " " PUNCT '' _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 54 -- -- PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 55 evidently evidently ADV RB _ 56 advmod _ _ 56 intended intend VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 36 conj _ _ 57 for for ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 56 obl _ _ 59 to to PART TO _ 60 mark _ _ 60 read read VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 56 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 61 . . PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **describe** | present | the ancient bard in the Tan bo Cooalney the ancient bard in the Tan bo Cooalney the ancient bard | the slaughter of Cailitin and bard's sons by Cuculain and states | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent slaughter=Theme | | 2 | **write** | participle | | that effect *not said here* | | Ogham | | upon the stone over states's tomb | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **begin** | gerund | | | | | | thus *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 4 | **take** *in a quote* | infinitive | | notice | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent notice=Theme | | 5 | **intend** | participle | | | | | | for all; evidently *property* | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **read** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **slaughter** | | | Cailitin | | | | | nom slaughter «act 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 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8109/6/7/) - next →: [sentence 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8109/6/9/) - ↑ back to [Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8109/6/)