--- title: Examples ought to be given likewise of traditions attaching to histo… — In Ghostly Japan · tree and pragmatics description: Examples ought to be given likewise of traditions attaching to historical incenses preserved in several princely families, together with specimens of those hereditary recipes for incense-making which have been transmitted from generation to generation through hundreds of years, and are still called --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8128/1/120/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [In Ghostly Japan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8128/) / [Opening](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8128/1/) / 120 # In Ghostly Japan, Opening, sentence 120 Examples ought to be given likewise of traditions attaching to historical incenses preserved in several princely families, together with specimens of those hereditary recipes for incense-making which have been transmitted from generation to generation through hundreds of years, and are still called after their august inventors,—as “the Method of Hina-Dainagon,” “the Method of Sentō-In,” etc. Recipes also should be given of those strange incenses made “\_to imitate the perfume of the lotos, the smell of the summer breeze, and the odor of the autumn wind\_.” **Who acts:** traditions, hereditary recipes, summer breeze · **What happens:** give, attach, preserve, make, transmit, call · **To what, where:** Examples, historical incenses, several princely families, hereditary recipes, generation, etc. Recipes · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «In Ghostly Japan» by Lafcadio Hearn, Opening. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (traditions, hereditary recipes, summer breeze), 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:pg8128:1:121 # text = Examples ought to be given likewise of traditions attaching to historical incenses preserved in several princely families, together with specimens of those hereditary recipes for incense-making which have been transmitted from generation to generation through hundreds of years, and are still called after their august inventors,—as “the Method of Hina-Dainagon,” “the Method of Sentō-In,” etc. Recipes also should be given of those strange incenses made “_to imitate the perfume of the lotos, the smell of the summer breeze, and the odor of the autumn wind_.” 1 Examples example NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 ought ought AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 likewise likewise ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 traditions tradition NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ 9 attaching attach VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 8 acl _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 historical historical ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 incenses incense NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ _ 13 preserved preserve VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 acl _ _ 14 in in ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 15 several several ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 16 princely princely ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 families family NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 19 together together ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ _ 20 with with ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 specimens specimen NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ 22 of of ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 23 those that DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 25 det _ _ 24 hereditary hereditary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 amod _ _ 25 recipes recipe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 21 nmod _ _ 26 for for SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 27 incense incense NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 28 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 27 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 making make VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 25 acl _ _ 30 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 33 nsubj:pass _ _ 31 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 33 aux _ _ 32 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 33 aux:pass _ _ 33 transmitted transmit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 25 acl:relcl _ _ 34 from from ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 generation generation NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ _ 36 to to ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 37 generation generation NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ _ 38 through through ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 hundreds hundred NOUN NNS Number=Plur 33 obl _ _ 40 of of ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 39 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 43 and and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 44 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 46 aux:pass _ _ 45 still still ADV RB _ 46 advmod _ _ 46 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 parataxis _ _ 47 after after ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 48 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 50 nmod:poss _ _ 49 august august ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 50 amod _ _ 50 inventors inventor NOUN NNS Number=Plur 46 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 52 — - PUNCT : _ 56 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 53 as as ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 54 “ " PUNCT `` _ 56 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 55 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 56 det _ _ 56 Method Method PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 57 of of ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 Hina Hina PROPN NNP Number=Sing 56 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 59 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 60 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 60 Dainagon Dainagon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 56 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 61 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 62 ” " PUNCT '' _ 56 punct _ _ 63 “ " PUNCT `` _ 65 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 64 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 65 det _ _ 65 Method Method PROPN NNP Number=Sing 56 parataxis _ _ 66 of of ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 67 Sentō Sentō PROPN NNP Number=Sing 65 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 68 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 69 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 69 In in ADP IN _ 65 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 70 , , PUNCT , _ 69 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 71 ” " PUNCT '' _ 65 punct _ _ 72 etc. etc. NOUN FW Abbr=Yes|Number=Plur 73 compound _ _ 73 Recipes recipe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 65 conj _ _ 74 also also ADV RB _ 77 advmod _ _ 75 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 77 aux _ _ 76 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 77 aux:pass _ _ 77 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 73 acl:relcl _ _ 78 of of ADP IN _ 81 case _ _ 79 those that DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 81 det _ _ 80 strange strange ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 81 amod _ _ 81 incenses incense NOUN NNS Number=Plur 77 obl _ _ 82 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 81 acl _ _ 83 “ " PUNCT `` _ 86 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 84 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 86 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 85 to to PART TO _ 86 mark _ _ 86 imitate imitate VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 82 parataxis _ _ 87 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 88 det _ _ 88 perfume perfume NOUN NN Number=Sing 86 obj _ _ 89 of of ADP IN _ 91 case _ _ 90 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 91 det _ _ 91 lotos loto NOUN NNS Number=Plur 88 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 92 , , PUNCT , _ 94 punct _ _ 93 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 94 det _ _ 94 smell smell NOUN NN Number=Sing 88 conj _ _ 95 of of ADP IN _ 98 case _ _ 96 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 98 det _ _ 97 summer summer NOUN NN Number=Sing 98 compound _ _ 98 breeze breeze NOUN NN Number=Sing 94 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 99 , , PUNCT , _ 102 punct _ _ 100 and and CCONJ CC _ 102 cc _ _ 101 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 102 det _ _ 102 odor odor NOUN NN Number=Sing 86 obl _ _ 103 of of ADP IN _ 106 case _ _ 104 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 106 det _ _ 105 autumn autumn NOUN NN Number=Sing 106 compound _ _ 106 wind wind NOUN NN Number=Sing 102 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 107 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 86 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 108 . . PUNCT . _ 65 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 109 ” " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | ought · passive | | Examples | | | | of traditions; with specimens of that hereditary recipes; as the Method of Hina the Method of Sentō and etc. Recipes and Dainagon; likewise *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **attach** | gerund | traditions *not said here* | | | | | to historical incenses | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to incense=Co-Patient | | 3 | **preserve** | participle | | historical incenses *not said here* | | several princely families | | | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **make** | gerund | that hereditary recipes *not said here* | | | | | incense *compound* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | | 5 | **transmit** | present · perfect · passive | | that hereditary recipes | | | from generation; to generation | through hundreds of years | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: subject=Theme from generation=Initial\_Location to generation=Destination | | 6 | **call** | present · passive | | | | | after Examples's august inventors; still | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V» | | 7 | **give** | should · passive | | etc. Recipes *not said here* | | | | of that strange incenses | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V» | | 8 | **make** | participle | | that strange incenses *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **imitate** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | | the perfume of the lotos and the smell of the summer breeze | | | | the odor of the autumn wind *obl* | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent perfume=Theme | | 10 | **perfume** *in a quote* | | | the lotos | | | | | nom perfume «cognition transitive»: of=patient | | 11 | **smell** *in a quote* | | the summer breeze | | | | | | nom smell «cognition 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:** «In Ghostly Japan» by Lafcadio Hearn, Project Gutenberg book 8128 (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 119](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8128/1/119/) - next →: [sentence 121](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8128/1/121/) - ↑ back to [Opening](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8128/1/)