The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Opening, part 27, sentence 82
King Armanos heard the princess with surprise and admiration, then, turning to Camaralzaman, he said, "My son, as your wife, the Princess Badoura (whom I have hitherto looked on as my son-in-law), consents to share your hand and affections with my daughter, I have only to ask if this marriage is agreeable to you, and if you will consent to accept the crown which the Princess Badoura deserves to wear all her life, but which she prefers to resign for love of you."
Who acts: King, marriage, you, Princess Badoura · What happens: hear, turn, say, look on, share, have · To what, where: princess, Camaralzaman, Princess Badoura, hand, you, crown · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «The Arabian Nights Entertainments» by Andrew Lang, Opening, part 27. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (King, marriage, you, Princess Badoura), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.
Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher. This tree is Mova's own parse (the en model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong.
The tree
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 heard | nsubj |
| 2 | Armanos | Armanos | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 King | flat |
| 3 | heard | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 princess | det |
| 5 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 heard | obj |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 surprise | case |
| 7 | surprise | surprise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 heard | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 admiration | cc |
| 9 | admiration | admiration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 surprise | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 turning | punct |
| 11 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 13 turning | advmod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 turning | punct |
| 13 | turning | turn | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 heard | advcl |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 Camaralzaman | case |
| 15 | Camaralzaman | Camaralzaman | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 turning | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 said | punct |
| 17 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 said | nsubj |
| 18 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 heard | parataxis |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 son | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 22 son | punct |
| 21 | My | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 22 son | nmod:poss |
| 22 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 said | ccomp |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 wife | punct |
| 24 | as | as | ADP | _ | 26 wife | case |
| 25 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 26 wife | nmod:poss |
| 26 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 said | ccomp |
| 27 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 30 Badoura | punct |
| 28 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 Badoura | det |
| 29 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 30 Badoura | compound |
| 30 | Badoura | Badoura | PROPN | Number=Sing | 26 wife | appos |
| 31 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 36 looked | punct |
| 32 | whom | whom | PRON | PronType=Rel | 36 looked | obl |
| 33 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 36 looked | nsubj |
| 34 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 36 looked | aux |
| 35 | hitherto | hitherto | ADV | _ | 36 looked | advmod |
| 36 | looked | look | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 30 Badoura | acl |
| 37 | on | on | ADP | _ | 36 looked | compound:prt |
| 38 | as | as | ADP | _ | 40 son | case |
| 39 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 40 son | nmod:poss |
| 40 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 36 looked | obl |
| 41 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 44 law | punct |
| 42 | in | in | ADP | _ | 44 law | case |
| 43 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 42 in | punct |
| 44 | law | law | NOUN | Number=Sing | 40 son | appos |
| 45 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 44 law | punct |
| 46 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 47 consents | punct |
| 47 | consents | consent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 40 son | appos |
| 48 | to | to | PART | _ | 49 share | mark |
| 49 | share | share | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 47 consents | acl |
| 50 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 51 hand | nmod:poss |
| 51 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 share | obj |
| 52 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 53 affections | cc |
| 53 | affections | affection | NOUN | Number=Plur | 51 hand | conj |
| 54 | with | with | ADP | _ | 56 daughter | case |
| 55 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 56 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 56 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 share | obl |
| 57 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 59 have | punct |
| 58 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 59 have | nsubj |
| 59 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 49 share | advcl |
| 60 | only | only | ADV | _ | 62 ask | advmod |
| 61 | to | to | PART | _ | 62 ask | mark |
| 62 | ask | ask | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 59 have | xcomp |
| 63 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 67 agreeable | mark |
| 64 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 65 marriage | det |
| 65 | marriage | marriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 67 agreeable | nsubj |
| 66 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 67 agreeable | cop |
| 67 | agreeable | agreeable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 62 ask | ccomp |
| 68 | to | to | ADP | _ | 69 you | case |
| 69 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 67 agreeable | obl |
| 70 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 75 consent | punct |
| 71 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 75 consent | cc |
| 72 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 75 consent | mark |
| 73 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 75 consent | nsubj |
| 74 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 75 consent | aux |
| 75 | consent | consent | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 62 ask | conj |
| 76 | to | to | PART | _ | 77 accept | mark |
| 77 | accept | accept | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 75 consent | xcomp |
| 78 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 79 crown | det |
| 79 | crown | crown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 77 accept | obj |
| 80 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 84 deserves | obj |
| 81 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 83 Badoura | det |
| 82 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 83 Badoura | compound |
| 83 | Badoura | Badoura | PROPN | Number=Sing | 84 deserves | nsubj |
| 84 | deserves | deserve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 79 crown | acl:relcl |
| 85 | to | to | PART | _ | 86 wear | mark |
| 86 | wear | wear | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 84 deserves | xcomp |
| 87 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 89 life | det:predet |
| 88 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 89 life | nmod:poss |
| 89 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 86 wear | obj |
| 90 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 94 prefers | punct |
| 91 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 94 prefers | cc |
| 92 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 94 prefers | nsubj |
| 93 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 94 prefers | nsubj |
| 94 | prefers | prefer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 heard | parataxis |
| 95 | to | to | PART | _ | 96 resign | mark |
| 96 | resign | resign | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 94 prefers | xcomp |
| 97 | for | for | ADP | _ | 98 love | case |
| 98 | love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 96 resign | obl |
| 99 | of | of | ADP | _ | 100 you | case |
| 100 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 98 love | nmod |
| 101 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 94 prefers | punct |
| 102 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 94 prefers | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hear | past | King | the princess | with surprise and admiration | tree rules | |||
| 2 | turn | gerund | King not said here | Camaralzaman | then | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to camaralzaman=Result | |||
| 3 | say speech: assert | past | King | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | look on in a quote | present · perfect | King | the Princess Badoura | as my son; hitherto property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | |||
| 5 | share in a quote | to-infinitive | King not said here | your hand and affections | with my daughter | tree rules | |||
| 6 | have in a quote | present | King | tree rules | |||||
| 7 | ask speech: ask in a quote | to-infinitive | King not said here | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 8 | is a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present | this marriage | you | agreeable property | tree rules | |||
| 9 | consent a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | future | you | vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 10 | accept in a quote | to-infinitive | you not said here | the crown | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crown=Theme | ||||
| 11 | deserve in a quote | present | the Princess Badoura | the crown | tree rules | ||||
| 12 | wear in a quote | to-infinitive | the Princess Badoura not said here | princess's life | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent life=Source | ||||
| 13 | prefer in a quote | present | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | ||||||
| 14 | resign not said to happen, in a quote | to-infinitive | for love of you | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 15 | love in a quote | you | nom love «feeling transitive»: of=patient |
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: «The Arabian Nights Entertainments» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 128 (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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