More English Fairy Tales, XLVII. My Own Self, sentence 13
_--The parallel with the Odyssey suggests the possibility that this is the ultimate source of the legend, as other parts of the epic have been adapted to local requirements in Great Britain, as in the "Blinded Giant" (No. lxi.), or "Conall Yellowclaw" (_Celtic Fairy Tales_, No. v.).
Who acts: parallel, this · What happens: suggest, be, adapt, blind · To what, where: possibility, ultimate source, other parts, local requirements · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «More English Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, XLVII. My Own Self. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (parallel, this), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.
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The tree
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 8 suggests | punct |
| 2 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 4 parallel | punct |
| 3 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 parallel | det |
| 4 | parallel | parallel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 suggests | nsubj |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 Odyssey | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Odyssey | det |
| 7 | Odyssey | Odyssey | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 parallel | nmod |
| 8 | suggests | suggest | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 possibility | det |
| 10 | possibility | possibility | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 suggests | obj |
| 11 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 16 source | mark |
| 12 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 16 source | nsubj |
| 13 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 source | cop |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 source | det |
| 15 | ultimate | ultimate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 source | amod |
| 16 | source | source | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 possibility | nmod |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 legend | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 legend | det |
| 19 | legend | legend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 source | nmod |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 parts | punct |
| 21 | as | as | ADP | _ | 23 parts | case |
| 22 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 parts | amod |
| 23 | parts | part | NOUN | Number=Plur | 29 adapted | nsubj:pass |
| 24 | of | of | ADP | _ | 26 epic | case |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 epic | det |
| 26 | epic | epic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 parts | nmod |
| 27 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 29 adapted | aux |
| 28 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 29 adapted | aux:pass |
| 29 | adapted | adapt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 suggests | parataxis |
| 30 | to | to | ADP | _ | 32 requirements | case |
| 31 | local | local | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 32 requirements | amod |
| 32 | requirements | requirement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 29 adapted | obl |
| 33 | in | in | ADP | _ | 35 Britain | case |
| 34 | Great | Great | PROPN | Number=Sing | 35 Britain | flat |
| 35 | Britain | Britain | PROPN | Number=Sing | 32 requirements | nmod |
| 36 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 41 Blinded | punct |
| 37 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 41 Blinded | mark |
| 38 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 41 Blinded | mark |
| 39 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 41 Blinded | det |
| 40 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 41 Blinded | punct |
| 41 | Blinded | blind | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 29 adapted | conj |
| 42 | Giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 41 Blinded | xcomp |
| 43 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 41 Blinded | punct |
| 44 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 46 lxi | punct |
| 45 | No. | No. | PROPN | Abbr=Yes Number=Sing | 46 lxi | compound |
| 46 | lxi | lxi | NOUN | Number=Sing | 41 Blinded | parataxis |
| 47 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 46 lxi | punct |
| 48 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 46 lxi | punct |
| 49 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 52 Conall | punct |
| 50 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 52 Conall | cc |
| 51 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 52 Conall | punct |
| 52 | Conall | Conall | PROPN | Number=Sing | 46 lxi | appos |
| 53 | Yellowclaw | Yellowclaw | PROPN | Number=Sing | 52 Conall | flat |
| 54 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 52 Conall | punct |
| 55 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 59 Tales | punct |
| 56 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 59 Tales | punct |
| 57 | Celtic | celtic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 59 Tales | amod |
| 58 | Fairy | fairy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 59 Tales | compound |
| 59 | Tales | tale | NOUN | Number=Plur | 52 Conall | appos |
| 60 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 59 Tales | punct |
| 61 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 62 No. | punct |
| 62 | No. | No. | PROPN | Abbr=Yes Number=Sing | 52 Conall | conj |
| 63 | v. | V. | PROPN | Number=Sing | 62 No. | flat |
| 64 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 52 Conall | punct |
| 65 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 suggests | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | suggest speech: suggest | present | the parallel with the Odyssey | the possibility | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent possibility=Topic | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | this | the ultimate source | of the legend | tree rules | |||
| 3 | adapt | present · perfect · passive | other parts of the epic | to local requirements in Great Britain goal | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Patient to requirement=Goal | ||||
| 4 | blind in a quote | past | giant property | tree rules |
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: «More English Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 14241 (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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