The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, Upon Earth"], sentence 11
The King being acquainted that his daughter had abundance of esteem for Riquet with the Tuft, whom he knew otherwise for a most sage and judicious Prince, received him for his son-in-law with pleasure; and the next morning their nuptials were celebrated, as Riquet with the Tuft had foreseen, and according to the orders he had a long time before given.
Who acts: daughter, King, Tuft, son · What happens: acquaint, have, know, receive, celebrate, accord · To what, where: King, abundance, Tuft, next morning, Riquet
This is a sentence of «The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault» by Charles Perrault, Upon Earth"]. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (daughter, King, Tuft, son), 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 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 King | det |
| 2 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 acquainted | nsubj |
| 3 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 acquainted | aux:pass |
| 4 | acquainted | acquaint | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 had | mark |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 7 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 had | nsubj |
| 8 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 acquainted | advcl |
| 9 | abundance | abundance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 had | obj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 esteem | case |
| 11 | esteem | esteem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 abundance | nmod |
| 12 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 Riquet | case |
| 13 | Riquet | riquet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 esteem | nmod |
| 14 | with | with | ADP | _ | 16 Tuft | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 Tuft | det |
| 16 | Tuft | tuft | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 Riquet | nmod |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 knew | punct |
| 18 | whom | whom | PRON | PronType=Rel | 20 knew | obj |
| 19 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 knew | nsubj |
| 20 | knew | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 Tuft | acl:relcl |
| 21 | otherwise | otherwise | ADV | _ | 20 knew | advmod |
| 22 | for | for | ADP | _ | 25 sage | case |
| 23 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 25 sage | det |
| 24 | most | most | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 25 sage | amod |
| 25 | sage | sage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 knew | obl |
| 26 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 28 Prince | cc |
| 27 | judicious | judicious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 28 Prince | amod |
| 28 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 25 sage | conj |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 30 received | punct |
| 30 | received | receive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 had | parataxis |
| 31 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 30 received | obj |
| 32 | for | for | ADP | _ | 38 law | case |
| 33 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 38 law | nmod:poss |
| 34 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 38 law | nsubj |
| 35 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 38 law | punct |
| 36 | in | in | ADP | _ | 38 law | case |
| 37 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 36 in | punct |
| 38 | law | law | NOUN | Number=Sing | 30 received | obl |
| 39 | with | with | ADP | _ | 40 pleasure | case |
| 40 | pleasure | pleasure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 38 law | nmod |
| 41 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 49 celebrated | punct |
| 42 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 49 celebrated | cc |
| 43 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 45 morning | det |
| 44 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 45 morning | amod |
| 45 | morning | morning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 celebrated | nsubj:pass |
| 46 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 47 nuptials | nmod:poss |
| 47 | nuptials | nuptial | NOUN | Number=Plur | 49 celebrated | nsubj:pass |
| 48 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 49 celebrated | aux:pass |
| 49 | celebrated | celebrate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 acquainted | parataxis |
| 50 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 52 Riquet | punct |
| 51 | as | as | ADP | _ | 52 Riquet | case |
| 52 | Riquet | riquet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 celebrated | obl |
| 53 | with | with | SCONJ | _ | 56 had | mark |
| 54 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 55 Tuft | det |
| 55 | Tuft | tuft | NOUN | Number=Sing | 56 had | nsubj |
| 56 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 52 Riquet | acl |
| 57 | foreseen | foreseen | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 56 had | xcomp |
| 58 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 65 had | punct |
| 59 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 65 had | cc |
| 60 | according | accord | VERB | ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 63 orders | case |
| 61 | to | to | ADP | _ | 60 according | fixed |
| 62 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 63 orders | det |
| 63 | orders | order | NOUN | Number=Plur | 65 had | obl |
| 64 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 65 had | nsubj |
| 65 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 49 celebrated | advcl |
| 66 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 68 time | det |
| 67 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 68 time | amod |
| 68 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 65 had | obj |
| 69 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 70 given | mark |
| 70 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 65 had | advcl |
| 71 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 acquainted | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | acquaint speech: other | gerund · passive | the King | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | |||||
| 2 | have | past | King's daughter | abundance of esteem for Riquet with the Tuft | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent abundance=Patient | ||||
| 3 | know | past | King | the Tuft | for a most sage and judicious Prince; otherwise property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer whom=Stimulus | |||
| 4 | receive | past | King | for King's law with pleasure | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ||||
| 5 | celebrate | past · passive | the next morning | as Riquet | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme as riquet=Attribute | ||||
| 6 | have | past | the Tuft | Riquet not said here | foreseen property | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent riquet=Patient | |||
| 7 | accord | gerund | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 8 | have | past | son | time | accord the orders | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||
| 9 | give | participle | son not said here | vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=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 Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault» by Charles Perrault, Project Gutenberg book 29021 (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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