--- title: So soon as they who had besieged the queen heard what had chanced th… — Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English… · tree and pragmatics description: So soon as they who had besieged the queen heard what had chanced they drew off their forces; and all they who served the king, and who came with him into the lands, were greatly shamed, and desired of Sir Gawain in what wise they might make peace. Who acts: tidings, queen. 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Weston, Opening, part 12. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (tidings, queen), 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:pg8447:12:26 # text = So soon as they who had besieged the queen heard what had chanced they drew off their forces; and all they who served the king, and who came with him into the lands, were greatly shamed, and desired of Sir Gawain in what wise they might make peace. 1 So so ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 7 advmod _ _ 3 as as SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 5 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 7 nsubj _ _ 6 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 besieged besiege VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 10 advcl _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 queen queen NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 10 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 13 nsubj:pass _ _ 12 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 chanced chance VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 ccomp _ _ 14 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 drew draw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 ccomp _ _ 16 off off ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 forces force NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ; ; PUNCT : _ 24 punct _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 21 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 24 advmod _ _ 22 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 23 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 24 nsubj _ _ 24 served serve VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 conj _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 28 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 29 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 30 nsubj _ _ 30 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 conj _ _ 31 with with ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 32 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 obl _ _ 33 into into ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 lands land NOUN NNS Number=Plur 39 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 37 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 aux:pass _ _ 38 greatly greatly ADV RB _ 39 advmod _ _ 39 shamed shame VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 30 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 42 desired desire VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 conj _ _ 43 of of ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 44 Sir Sir PROPN NNP Number=Sing 42 obl:agent _ _ 45 Gawain Gawain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 44 flat _ _ 46 in in ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 what what PRON WP PronType=Rel 42 obl _ _ 48 wise wise ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 47 acl:relcl _ _ 49 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 50 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ _ 51 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 48 parataxis _ _ 52 peace peace NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **besiege** | past · perfect | tidings *= tiding* | | | | | who *nsubj*; soon *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **hear** | past | the queen | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **chance** | past · perfect · passive | | | | | | what *nsubj:pass* | tree rules | | 4 | **draw off** | past | tidings *= tiding* | tidings's forces | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent force=Theme | | 5 | **serve** | past | tidings *= tiding* | the king | | | | who *nsubj* | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Attribute | | 6 | **come** | past | | | | | | with king; who *nsubj* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **shame** | past · passive | | | | the lands | | greatly *property* | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP S\_ING»: into land=Eventuality | | 8 | **desire** | participle | the queen *not said here* | | | | | Sir *obl:agent*; what *obl* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | | 9 | **make** | might | tidings *= tiding* | peace | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset peace=Product | 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:** «Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch» by Jessie L. 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