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title: In this connection it appears to me that the evidence of the _Parziv… — Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English… · tree and pragmatics
description: In this connection it appears to me that the evidence of the _Parzival_ is of primary importance; the circumstances attending the birth of Feirefis are exactly parallel with those of Morien--in both a Christian knight wins the love of a Moorish princess; in both he leaves her before the birth of her
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# Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch, Opening, part 1, sentence 51

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In this connection it appears to me that the evidence of the \_Parzival\_ is of primary importance; the circumstances attending the birth of Feirefis are exactly parallel with those of Morien--in both a Christian knight wins the love of a Moorish princess; in both he leaves her before the birth of her son, in the one case with a direct, in the other with a conditional, promise to return, which promise is in neither instance kept; in both the lad, when grown to manhood, sets out to seek his father; in both he apparently makes a practice of fighting with every one whom he meets; in the one version he is brother, in the other son or nephew, to Perceval.

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**Who acts:** it, circumstances, Christian knight, Knight, promise, practice · **What happens:** appear, be, attend, win, leave, promise · **To what, where:** evidence, me, connection, birth, love, princess

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This is a sentence of «Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch» by Jessie L. Weston, Opening, part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (it, circumstances, Christian knight, Knight), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg8447:1:51
# text = In this connection it appears to me that the evidence of the _Parzival_ is of primary importance; the circumstances attending the birth of Feirefis are exactly parallel with those of Morien--in both a Christian knight wins the love of a Moorish princess; in both he leaves her before the birth of her son, in the one case with a direct, in the other with a conditional, promise to return, which promise is in neither instance kept; in both the lad, when grown to manhood, sets out to seek his father; in both he apparently makes a practice of fighting with every one whom he meets; in the one version he is brother, in the other son or nephew, to Perceval.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	connection	connection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	_	_	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Parzival	Parzival	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	_	_	PUNCT	NFP	_	19	punct	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	primary	primary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	importance	importance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	30	punct	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	nsubj	_	_
23	attending	attend	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	acl	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	Feirefis	Feirefis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	_
28	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	cop	_	_
29	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
30	parallel	parallel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
31	with	with	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	30	obl	_	_
33	of	of	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
34	Morien	Morien	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	41	mark	_	_
37	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	41	cc:preconj	_	_
38	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
39	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	40	amod	_	_
40	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	nsubj	_	_
41	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	conj	_	_
42	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	43	det	_	_
43	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	obj	_	_
44	of	of	ADP	IN	_	47	case	_	_
45	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	47	det	_	_
46	Moorish	moorish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	47	amod	_	_
47	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	52	punct	_	_
49	in	in	ADP	IN	_	50	case	_	_
50	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	52	cc:preconj	_	_
51	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	52	nsubj	_	_
52	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
53	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	52	obj	_	_
54	before	before	ADP	IN	_	56	case	_	_
55	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
56	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	52	obl	_	_
57	of	of	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
58	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	59	nmod:poss	_	_
59	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	64	punct	_	_
61	in	in	ADP	IN	_	64	case	_	_
62	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	64	det	_	_
63	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	64	nummod	_	_
64	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	52	obl	_	_
65	with	with	ADP	IN	_	67	case	_	_
66	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	67	det	_	_
67	direct	direct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	64	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
69	in	in	ADP	IN	_	71	case	_	_
70	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	71	det	_	_
71	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	52	conj	_	_
72	with	with	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
73	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	71	obl	_	_
74	conditional	conditional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	73	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	76	punct	_	_
76	promise	promise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	74	parataxis	_	_
77	to	to	PART	TO	_	78	mark	_	_
78	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	76	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	85	punct	_	_
80	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	81	det	_	_
81	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	85	nsubj	_	_
82	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	85	cop	_	_
83	in	in	ADP	IN	_	85	case	_	_
84	neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	85	det	_	_
85	instance	instance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	obl	_	_
86	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	85	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	91	punct	_	_
88	in	in	ADP	IN	_	91	case	_	_
89	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	91	cc:preconj	_	_
90	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	91	det	_	_
91	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	94	punct	_	_
93	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	94	advmod	_	_
94	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	91	acl	_	_
95	to	to	ADP	IN	_	96	case	_	_
96	manhood	manhood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	94	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	98	punct	_	_
98	sets	set	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	91	parataxis	_	_
99	out	out	ADP	RP	_	98	compound:prt	_	_
100	to	to	PART	TO	_	101	mark	_	_
101	seek	seek	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	98	xcomp	_	_
102	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	103	nmod:poss	_	_
103	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	101	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	109	punct	_	_
105	in	in	ADP	IN	_	106	case	_	_
106	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	109	obl	_	_
107	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	109	nsubj	_	_
108	apparently	apparently	ADV	RB	_	109	advmod	_	_
109	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	76	parataxis	_	_
110	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	111	det	_	_
111	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	109	obj	_	_
112	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	113	mark	_	_
113	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	111	acl	_	_
114	with	with	ADP	IN	_	116	case	_	_
115	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	116	det	_	_
116	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	113	obl	_	_
117	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	119	obj	_	_
118	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	119	nsubj	_	_
119	meets	meet	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	116	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
120	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	127	punct	_	_
121	in	in	ADP	IN	_	124	case	_	_
122	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	124	det	_	_
123	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	124	compound	_	_
124	version	version	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	127	obl	_	_
125	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	127	nsubj	_	_
126	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	127	cop	_	_
127	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	109	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
128	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	132	punct	_	_
129	in	in	ADP	IN	_	132	case	_	_
130	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	132	det	_	_
131	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	132	amod	_	_
132	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	127	conj	_	_
133	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	134	cc	_	_
134	nephew	nephew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	132	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
135	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	137	punct	_	_
136	to	to	ADP	IN	_	137	case	_	_
137	Perceval	Perceval	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	127	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
138	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
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| 1 | **appear** | present | it | the evidence of the Parzival | me | this connection |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in connection=Location |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of primary importance | tree rules |
| 3 | **attend** | gerund | the circumstances *not said here* | the birth of Feirefis |  |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme birth=Goal |
| 4 | **is** | present | the circumstances |  |  |  |  | with those of Morien; exactly, parallel *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **win** | present | a Christian knight | the love of a Moorish princess |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent love=Eventuality |
| 6 | **leave** | present | Knight | princess |  | the one case with a direct | before the birth of princess's son |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent she=Theme before birth=Location |
| 7 | **promise** *speech: promise* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | the lad *vocative* | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 8 | **return** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 9 | **is** | present | which promise |  |  | neither instance |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **keep** | participle |  | neither instance *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 11 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | to manhood | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 12 | **set out** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 13 | **seek** | to-infinitive |  | Knight's father |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent father=Theme |
| 14 | **make** | present | Knight | a practice |  | both |  | apparently *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent practice=Product |
| 15 | **fight** | gerund | a practice *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with every one | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with one=Co-Agent |
| 16 | **meet** | present | Knight | every one |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whom=Co-Agent |
| 17 | **is a** | present | Knight | brother and the other son or nephew |  | the one version |  | the other son or nephew *conj*; Perceval *appos* | tree rules |
| 18 | **evidence** |  |  | the Parzival |  |  |  |  | nom evidence «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 19 | **love** |  |  | a Moorish princess |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

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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.

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**Text:** «Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch» by Jessie L. Weston, Project Gutenberg book 8447 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order.

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