--- title: The name is a contraction of "Wâ-pa-hâ-sa," which is from "Wâ-ha-pa,… — Legends of the Northwest · tree and pragmatics description: The name is a contraction of "Wâ-pa-hâ-sa," which is from "Wâ-ha-pa," the standard or pole used in the Dakota dances, and upon which feathers of various colors are tied, and not from "Wâ-pa"--leaf or leaves, as has been generally supposed. Who acts: name, pa hâ sa, standard pole. 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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 (name, pa hâ sa, standard pole), 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:pg8122:20:38 # text = The name is a contraction of "Wâ-pa-hâ-sa," which is from "Wâ-ha-pa," the standard or pole used in the Dakota dances, and upon which feathers of various colors are tied, and not from "Wâ-pa"--leaf or leaves, as has been generally supposed. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 contraction contraction NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 7 " " PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 Wâ Wâ PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 pa pa NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 11 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 hâ hâ NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 13 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 sa sa NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 " " PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ _ 17 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 25 nsubj _ _ 18 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 cop _ _ 19 from from ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 20 " " PUNCT `` _ 25 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 Wâ Wâ PROPN NNP Number=Sing 25 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 22 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 ha ha NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 24 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 25 pa pa NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 " " PUNCT `` _ 36 punct _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 29 standard standard ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 amod _ _ 30 or or CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 31 pole pole NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 nsubj _ _ 32 used use VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 31 acl _ _ 33 in in ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 Dakota Dakota PROPN NNP Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 36 dances dance VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 39 upon upon ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 46 obl _ _ 41 feathers feather NOUN NNS Number=Plur 46 nsubj:pass _ _ 42 of of ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 various various ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 44 colors color NOUN NNS Number=Plur 41 nmod _ _ 45 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 46 aux:pass _ _ 46 tied tie VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 36 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 48 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 49 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 54 advmod _ _ 50 from from ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 51 " " PUNCT `` _ 54 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 52 Wâ Wâ PROPN NNP Number=Sing 54 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 53 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 52 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 54 pa pa NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 55 " " PUNCT '' _ 54 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 56 -- -- PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 57 leaf leaf NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 conj _ _ 58 or or CCONJ CC _ 59 cc _ _ 59 leaves leaf NOUN NNS Number=Plur 57 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 60 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 61 as as SCONJ IN _ 65 mark _ _ 62 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 65 aux _ _ 63 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 65 aux:pass _ _ 64 generally generally ADV RB _ 65 advmod _ _ 65 supposed suppose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 46 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 66 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the name | a contraction | | | | of pa hâ sa Wâ | tree rules | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | pa hâ sa Wâ | | | Wâ ha pa | | | tree rules | | 3 | **use** | participle | | the standard pole *not said here* | | the Dakota | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **dance** | present | the standard pole | | | | | | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **tie** | present · passive | | feathers of various colors | | Wâ pa and leaf or leaves | | which *obl* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 6 | **suppose** | present · perfect · passive | | | | | | generally *property* | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S» | 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:** «Legends of the Northwest» by Hanford Lennox Gordon, Project Gutenberg book 8122 (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 37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/20/37/) - next →: [sentence 39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/20/39/) - ↑ back to [In the Measure of Hiawatha, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/20/)