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title: The characterisation too, is good; the hero is well realised, and Ga… — Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English… · tree and pragmatics
description: The characterisation too, is good; the hero is well realised, and Gawain, in particular, appears in a most favourable light, one far more in accordance with the earlier than with the later stage of Arthurian tradition; the contrast between his courteous self-restraint and the impetuous ardour of the
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# Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch, Opening, part 1, sentence 66

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The characterisation too, is good; the hero is well realised, and Gawain, in particular, appears in a most favourable light, one far more in accordance with the earlier than with the later stage of Arthurian tradition; the contrast between his courteous self-restraint and the impetuous ardour of the young savage is well conceived, and the manner in which he and Gareth contrive to check and manage the turbulent youth without giving him cause for offence is very cleverly indicated.

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**Who acts:** characterisation, Gawain · **What happens:** be, realise, appear, conceive, contrive, check · **To what, where:** hero, favourable light, contrast, manner, turbulent youth, Gawain

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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 (characterisation, Gawain), 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:pg8447:1:66
# text = The characterisation too, is good; the hero is well realised, and Gawain, in particular, appears in a most favourable light, one far more in accordance with the earlier than with the later stage of Arthurian tradition; the contrast between his courteous self-restraint and the impetuous ardour of the young savage is well conceived, and the manner in which he and Gareth contrive to check and manage the turbulent youth without giving him cause for offence is very cleverly indicated.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	characterisation	characterisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
11	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
12	realised	realise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
15	Gawain	Gawain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
20	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
23	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	24	advmod	_	_
24	favourable	favourable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	25	appos	_	_
28	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	29	advmod	_	_
29	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	27	conj	_	_
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	accordance	accordance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	_
32	with	with	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	earlier	early	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	31	acl:relcl	_	_
35	than	than	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
36	with	with	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
38	later	late	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	39	amod	_	_
39	stage	stage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	obl	_	_
40	of	of	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
41	Arthurian	arthurian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	42	amod	_	_
42	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	62	punct	_	_
44	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	45	det	_	_
45	contrast	contrast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	nsubj:pass	_	_
46	between	between	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
47	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	51	nmod:poss	_	_
48	courteous	courteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	51	amod	_	_
49	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	49	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	restraint	restraint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	nmod	_	_
52	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	55	cc	_	_
53	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	55	det	_	_
54	impetuous	impetuous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	55	amod	_	_
55	ardour	ardour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	conj	_	_
56	of	of	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
57	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	59	det	_	_
58	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	59	amod	_	_
59	savage	savage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	nmod	_	_
60	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	62	aux:pass	_	_
61	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	62	advmod	_	_
62	conceived	conceive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	89	punct	_	_
64	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	89	cc	_	_
65	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	66	det	_	_
66	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	89	nsubj:pass	_	_
67	in	in	ADP	IN	_	68	case	_	_
68	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	72	obl	_	_
69	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	72	nsubj	_	_
70	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
71	Gareth	Gareth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	69	conj	_	_
72	contrive	contrive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	66	acl:relcl	_	_
73	to	to	PART	TO	_	74	mark	_	_
74	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	72	xcomp	_	_
75	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	76	cc	_	_
76	manage	manage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	74	conj	_	_
77	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	79	det	_	_
78	turbulent	turbulent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	79	amod	_	_
79	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	obj	_	_
80	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	81	mark	_	_
81	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	74	advcl	_	_
82	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	iobj	_	_
83	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	81	xcomp	_	_
84	for	for	ADP	IN	_	85	case	_	_
85	offence	offence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	83	obl	_	_
86	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	89	aux:pass	_	_
87	very	very	ADV	RB	_	88	advmod	_	_
88	cleverly	cleverly	ADV	RB	_	89	advmod	_	_
89	indicated	indicate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	62	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the characterisation |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **realise** | present · passive |  | the hero |  |  |  | well *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **appear** | present | Gawain |  |  | a favourable light |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in light=Location |
| 4 | **conceive** | present · passive |  | the contrast between Gawain's courteous self restraint and the impetuous ardour of the young savage |  |  |  | well *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 5 | **contrive** | infinitive | Gawain |  |  | the manner |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **check** | to-infinitive | Gawain *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **manage** | infinitive | Gawain *not said here* | the turbulent youth |  |  |  |  | vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent youth=Theme |
| 8 | **give** | gerund | Gawain *not said here* |  | Gawain |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **cause** | infinitive | Gawain *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for offence | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 10 | **indicate** | present · passive |  | the manner |  |  |  | cleverly *property* | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 11 | **restrain** |  | Gawain |  |  |  |  |  | nom restraint «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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