--- title: That is to say that we suffer only from the consequences of our own… — In Ghostly Japan · tree and pragmatics description: That is to say that we suffer only from the consequences of our own faults.—The demon-torturer in the Buddhist hell says to his victim:—“Blame not me!—I am only the creation of your own deeds and thoughts: you made me for this!”—Compare with No. 36. Who acts: That, we, demon torturer, I. 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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 (That, we, demon torturer, I), 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:pg8128:25:2 # text = That is to say that we suffer only from the consequences of our own faults.—The demon-torturer in the Buddhist hell says to his victim:—“Blame not me!—I am only the creation of your own deeds and thoughts: you made me for this!”—Compare with No. 36. 1 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj:outer _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 6 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 suffer suffer VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 8 only only ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 9 from from ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 consequences consequence NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 14 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 faults fault NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 — - PUNCT : _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 19 demon demon NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 20 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 torturer torturer NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 nsubj _ _ 22 in in ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 24 Buddhist Buddhist PROPN NNP Number=Sing 25 compound _ _ 25 hell hell NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nmod _ _ 26 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 27 to to ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 victim victim NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 : : PUNCT : _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 — - PUNCT : _ 33 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 32 “ " PUNCT `` _ 33 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 33 Blame blame NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 parataxis _ _ 34 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 35 advmod _ _ 35 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 33 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 36 ! ! PUNCT . _ 33 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 37 — - PUNCT : _ 42 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 38 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 39 am be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 42 cop _ _ 40 only only ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 creation creation NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 43 of of ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 44 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 46 nmod:poss _ _ 45 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 46 amod _ _ 46 deeds deed NOUN NNS Number=Plur 42 nmod _ _ 47 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 48 thoughts thought NOUN NNS Number=Plur 46 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 49 : : PUNCT : _ 51 punct _ _ 50 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 51 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 52 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 51 obj _ _ 53 for for ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 54 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 51 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 55 ! ! PUNCT . _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 56 ” " PUNCT '' _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 57 — - PUNCT : _ 58 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 58 Compare compare VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 59 with with ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 60 No. no. NOUN NN Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing 58 obj _ _ 61 36 36 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 60 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 62 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **be** *speech: assert* | present | That | | | | | Blame me *parataxis*; say *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **suffer** | present | we | | | the consequences of our own faults | | | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the demon torturer in the Buddhist hell | | torturer's victim | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to victim=Recipient | | 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | I | the creation | | | | of your own deeds and thoughts | tree rules | | 5 | **make** *in a quote* | past | you | me | | | | for this | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent i=Product for this=Asset | | 6 | **compare** | infinitive | | No. | | | | | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent no.=Patient | | 7 | **fault** | | our | | | | | | nom fault «act transitive»: poss=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 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8128/25/1/) - next →: [sentence 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8128/25/3/) - ↑ back to [Morning Awakening After a Night’s Rest in a Temple, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8128/25/)