Russian Folk-Tales, Opening, part 11, sentence 26
Listen, Iván Tsarévich, I will turn myself into the fair Princess Eléna, and you will take me to Tsar Afrón and be given the golden-maned horse: he will then take me as his queen, and when you sit on the golden-maned horse and you ride far away, then I will ask Tsar Afrón leave to walk in the open field, and when he lets me go with the maids of honour and servants and serving-maids and attendants and the _boyáryni_, then think of me, and I shall be with you once again.”
Who acts: you, I, Iván, Tsar · What happens: listen, turn, take, give, sit, ride · To what, where: Iván, myself, fair Princess Eléna, me, Tsar, golden maned horse · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. N. Afanas'ev, Opening, part 11. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (you, I, Iván, Tsar), 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Listen | listen | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 Iván | punct |
| 3 | Iván | Iván | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Listen | obj |
| 4 | Tsarévich | Tsarévich | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Iván | flat |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 turn | punct |
| 6 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 turn | nsubj |
| 7 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 turn | aux |
| 8 | turn | turn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Listen | conj |
| 9 | myself | myself | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 8 turn | obj |
| 10 | into | into | ADP | _ | 14 Eléna | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Eléna | det |
| 12 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 Eléna | amod |
| 13 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 Eléna | compound |
| 14 | Eléna | Eléna | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 turn | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 take | punct |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 take | cc |
| 17 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 19 take | nsubj |
| 18 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 19 take | aux |
| 19 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Listen | conj |
| 20 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 19 take | obj |
| 21 | to | to | ADP | _ | 22 Tsar | case |
| 22 | Tsar | Tsar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 take | obl |
| 23 | Afrón | Afrón | PROPN | Number=Sing | 22 Tsar | flat |
| 24 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 26 given | cc |
| 25 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 26 given | aux:pass |
| 26 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 19 take | conj |
| 27 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 31 horse | det |
| 28 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 31 horse | amod |
| 29 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 28 golden | punct |
| 30 | maned | maned | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 31 horse | amod |
| 31 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 26 given | obj |
| 32 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 36 take | punct |
| 33 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 36 take | nsubj |
| 34 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 36 take | aux |
| 35 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 36 take | advmod |
| 36 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Listen | conj |
| 37 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 36 take | obj |
| 38 | as | as | ADP | _ | 40 queen | case |
| 39 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 40 queen | nmod:poss |
| 40 | queen | queen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 36 take | obl |
| 41 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 45 sit | punct |
| 42 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 45 sit | cc |
| 43 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 45 sit | advmod |
| 44 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 45 sit | nsubj |
| 45 | sit | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 36 take | conj |
| 46 | on | on | ADP | _ | 51 horse | case |
| 47 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 51 horse | det |
| 48 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 51 horse | amod |
| 49 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 48 golden | punct |
| 50 | maned | maned | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 51 horse | amod |
| 51 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 45 sit | obl |
| 52 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 54 ride | cc |
| 53 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 54 ride | nsubj |
| 54 | ride | ride | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 36 take | conj |
| 55 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 56 away | advmod |
| 56 | away | away | ADV | _ | 54 ride | advmod |
| 57 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 61 ask | punct |
| 58 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 61 ask | advmod |
| 59 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 61 ask | nsubj |
| 60 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 61 ask | aux |
| 61 | ask | ask | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 36 take | conj |
| 62 | Tsar | Tsar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 64 leave | nsubj |
| 63 | Afrón | Afrón | PROPN | Number=Sing | 62 Tsar | flat |
| 64 | leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 61 ask | ccomp |
| 65 | to | to | PART | _ | 66 walk | mark |
| 66 | walk | walk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 64 leave | xcomp |
| 67 | in | in | ADP | _ | 70 field | case |
| 68 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 70 field | det |
| 69 | open | open | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 70 field | amod |
| 70 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 66 walk | obl |
| 71 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 77 go | punct |
| 72 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 77 go | cc |
| 73 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 75 lets | mark |
| 74 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 75 lets | nsubj |
| 75 | lets | let | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 77 go | advcl |
| 76 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 75 lets | obj |
| 77 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Listen | conj |
| 78 | with | with | ADP | _ | 80 maids | case |
| 79 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 80 maids | det |
| 80 | maids | maid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 77 go | obl |
| 81 | of | of | ADP | _ | 82 honour | case |
| 82 | honour | honour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 80 maids | nmod |
| 83 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 84 servants | cc |
| 84 | servants | servant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 80 maids | conj |
| 85 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 88 maids | cc |
| 86 | serving | serving | NOUN | Number=Sing | 88 maids | compound |
| 87 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 86 serving | punct |
| 88 | maids | maid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 80 maids | conj |
| 89 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 90 attendants | cc |
| 90 | attendants | attendant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 80 maids | conj |
| 91 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 94 boyáryni | cc |
| 92 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 94 boyáryni | det |
| 93 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 94 boyáryni | punct |
| 94 | boyáryni | boyáryni | NOUN | Number=Sing | 80 maids | conj |
| 95 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 77 go | punct |
| 96 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 98 think | punct |
| 97 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 98 think | advmod |
| 98 | think | think | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Listen | conj |
| 99 | of | of | ADP | _ | 100 me | case |
| 100 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 98 think | obl |
| 101 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 107 you | punct |
| 102 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 107 you | cc |
| 103 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 107 you | nsubj |
| 104 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 107 you | aux |
| 105 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 107 you | cop |
| 106 | with | with | ADP | _ | 107 you | case |
| 107 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 1 Listen | obl |
| 108 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 109 again | advmod |
| 109 | again | again | ADV | _ | 107 you | advmod |
| 110 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Listen | punct |
| 111 | ” | " | PUNCT | _ | 1 Listen | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | listen | imperative | you not said here | Iván | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | turn | future | I | myself | into the fair Princess Eléna result | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent myself=Theme into eléna=Result | |||
| 3 | take | future | you | me | Tsar | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent i=Theme to tsar=Destination | |||
| 4 | give | infinitive · passive | you not said here | the golden maned horse | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: horse=Theme | ||||
| 5 | take | future | Iván | me | then | as Iván's queen | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent i=Theme as queen=Attribute | ||
| 6 | sit | present | you | on the golden maned horse | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on horse=Location | ||||
| 7 | ride | present | you | away property | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 8 | ask speech: ask | future | I | then | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 9 | leave | present | Tsar | tree rules | |||||
| 10 | walk | to-infinitive | Tsar not said here | the open field | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in field=Trajectory | ||||
| 11 | let | present | Iván | me | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme | ||||
| 12 | go | infinitive | you not said here | with the maids of honour and servants and serving maids and attendants and the boyáryni | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with maid=Beneficiary | ||||
| 13 | think speech: other | infinitive | you not said here | then | of me | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||
| 14 | is | shall | I | again | with you | 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: «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. N. Afanas'ev, Project Gutenberg book 62509 (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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