--- title: [1] I must observe, however, that the praise was especially evoked b… — In Ghostly Japan · tree and pragmatics description: [1] I must observe, however, that the praise was especially evoked by the use of the term _koë-goë_—(literally meaning “voice after voice” or a crying of many voices);—and the special value of the syllables here can be appreciated only by a Japanese poet. Who acts: I, use. 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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 (I, use), 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:pg8128:10:42 # text = [1] I must observe, however, that the praise was especially evoked by the use of the term _koë-goë_—(literally meaning “voice after voice” or a crying of many voices);—and the special value of the syllables here can be appreciated only by a Japanese poet. 1 [ [ PUNCT -LRB- _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 1 1 NUM LS NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ] ] PUNCT -RRB- _ 2 punct _ _ 4 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 observe observe VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 however however ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 10 that that SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 praise praise NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj:pass _ _ 13 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux:pass _ _ 14 especially especially ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 15 evoked evoke VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 parataxis _ _ 16 by by ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 use use NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 21 term term NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 compound _ _ 22 _ _ PUNCT HYPH _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 koë koë NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 24 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 25 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 25 goë goë NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 26 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 — - PUNCT : _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 literally literally ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ _ 30 meaning mean VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 advcl _ _ 31 “ " PUNCT `` _ 32 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 32 voice voice NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obj _ _ 33 after after ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 voice voice NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 35 ” " PUNCT '' _ 32 punct _ _ 36 or or CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 37 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 crying crying NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 conj _ _ 39 of of ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 41 amod _ _ 41 voices voice NOUN NNS Number=Plur 38 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 42 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 32 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 ; ; PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 44 — - PUNCT : _ 55 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 55 cc _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 47 special special ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 48 amod _ _ 48 value value NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 nsubj:pass _ _ 49 of of ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 syllables syllable NOUN NNS Number=Plur 48 nmod _ _ 52 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 51 advmod _ _ 53 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 55 aux _ _ 54 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 55 aux:pass _ _ 55 appreciated appreciate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 parataxis _ _ 56 only only ADV RB _ 60 advmod _ _ 57 by by ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 58 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 59 Japanese Japanese ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 60 amod _ _ 60 poet poet NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 61 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **observe** | must | I | | | | | 1 *discourse*; however *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **evoke** | past · passive | the use of the term koë goë | the praise | | | | especially *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **mean** | gerund | I *not said here* | voice or a crying of many voices | | | after voice | literally *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Topic | | 4 | **appreciate** | can · passive | | the special value of the syllables | | | | a Japanese poet *advcl* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus | | 5 | **use** | | | the term koë goë | | | | | nom use «act transitive»: of=patient | | 6 | **cry** | | | many voices | | | | | nom crying «act transitive»: of=patient | | 7 | **value** | | | the syllables | | | | | nom value «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:** «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 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8128/10/40/) - next →: [sentence 42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8128/10/42/) - ↑ back to [Names of Incense Used., part 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8128/10/)