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title: It is traditionally derived from the Proto-Germanic word frankōn, wh… — France · tree and pragmatics
description: It is traditionally derived from the Proto-Germanic word frankōn, which translates to 'javelin' or 'lance' (the throwing axe of the Franks was known as the francisca), although these weapons may have been named because of their use by the Franks, not the other way around. Who acts: word frankōn, Fra
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# France, sentence 35

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From Wikipedia, [«France»](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France), revision of the 2026-09-01 dump, [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). The trees and pragmatics of these pages, Mova's parse of that text, are CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

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It is traditionally derived from the Proto-Germanic word frankōn, which translates to 'javelin' or 'lance' (the throwing axe of the Franks was known as the francisca), although these weapons may have been named because of their use by the Franks, not the other way around.

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**Who acts:** word frankōn, Franks · **What happens:** derive, translate, throw, know, name, use · **To what, where:** etymology, word frankōn, lance, weapons

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This is a sentence of the English Wikipedia article «France». The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (word frankōn, Franks), 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 article's note marks are left out of the parse.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = wikipedia:France:35
# text = It is traditionally derived from the Proto-Germanic word frankōn, which translates to 'javelin' or 'lance' (the throwing axe of the Franks was known as the francisca), although these weapons may have been named because of their use by the Franks, not the other way around.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	traditionally	traditionally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	derived	derive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
7	Proto	Proto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Germanic	germanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	frankōn	frankōn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	translates	translate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	javelin	javelin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	lance	lance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
23	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	throwing	throw	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	26	amod	_	_
26	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nsubj:pass	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	Franks	frank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	nmod	_	_
30	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	aux:pass	_	_
31	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	ccomp	_	_
32	as	as	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	francisca	francisca	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
37	although	although	SCONJ	IN	_	43	mark	_	_
38	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	39	det	_	_
39	weapons	weapon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	43	nsubj:pass	_	_
40	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	43	aux	_	_
41	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	43	aux	_	_
42	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	43	aux:pass	_	_
43	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
44	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	47	case	_	_
45	of	of	ADP	IN	_	44	fixed	_	_
46	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	47	nmod:poss	_	_
47	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obl	_	_
48	by	by	ADP	IN	_	50	case	_	_
49	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	50	det	_	_
50	Franks	frank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	43	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
52	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	55	advmod	_	_
53	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	55	det	_	_
54	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	55	amod	_	_
55	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	50	appos	_	_
56	around	around	ADV	RB	_	55	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | present · passive |  | etymology |  | the word frankōn |  | traditionally *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: subject=Result from frankōn=Material |
| 2 | **translate** | present | the word frankōn |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **throw** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **know** | past · passive |  | lance |  |  |  | to javelin; as the francisca; the throwing axe of the Franks *nsubj:pass* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus as francisca=Attribute |
| 5 | **name** | may · perfect · passive | the Franks | this weapons |  |  |  | because Franks's use | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 6 | **use** |  | Franks *= frank* |  |  |  |  |  | nom use «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:** the English Wikipedia, «France», revision of the 2026-09-01 dump, CC BY-SA 4.0. **Tree:** Mova's own parse, CC BY-SA 4.0 as the text is. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the article read in order, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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