Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth, The Story of Alnaschar., sentence 26
And when I am placed at his right hand, which he will do of course, if it be only to honour his daughter, I will give him the thousand pieces of gold which I promised him, and afterwards, to his great surprise, will present him with another purse of the same value, with some short speech, as, ‘Sir, you see I am a man of my word; I always give more than I promise.’
Who acts: father, course, I, you, my · What happens: place, do, be, give, promise, present · To what, where: I, right hand, thousand pieces, father, man, more · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth» by Anonymous, The Story of Alnaschar.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (father, course, I, you), 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 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 placed | cc |
| 2 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 placed | advmod |
| 3 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 placed | nsubj |
| 4 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 placed | aux:pass |
| 5 | placed | place | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 hand | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 hand | nmod:poss |
| 8 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 hand | amod |
| 9 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 placed | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 do | punct |
| 11 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 do | obj |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 do | nsubj |
| 13 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 do | aux |
| 14 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 hand | acl:relcl |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 course | case |
| 16 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 do | obl |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 honour | punct |
| 18 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 23 honour | mark |
| 19 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 23 honour | nsubj |
| 20 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 23 honour | cop |
| 21 | only | only | ADV | _ | 23 honour | advmod |
| 22 | to | to | PART | _ | 23 honour | mark |
| 23 | honour | honour | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 placed | parataxis |
| 24 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 25 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 25 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 honour | obj |
| 26 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 29 give | punct |
| 27 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 29 give | nsubj |
| 28 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 29 give | aux |
| 29 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 23 honour | conj |
| 30 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 29 give | iobj |
| 31 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 33 pieces | det |
| 32 | thousand | thousand | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 33 pieces | nummod |
| 33 | pieces | piece | NOUN | Number=Plur | 29 give | obj |
| 34 | of | of | ADP | _ | 35 gold | case |
| 35 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 33 pieces | nmod |
| 36 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 38 promised | obj |
| 37 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 38 promised | nsubj |
| 38 | promised | promise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 33 pieces | acl:relcl |
| 39 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 38 promised | iobj |
| 40 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 42 afterwards | punct |
| 41 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 42 afterwards | cc |
| 42 | afterwards | afterwards | ADV | _ | 5 placed | advmod |
| 43 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 47 surprise | punct |
| 44 | to | to | ADP | _ | 47 surprise | case |
| 45 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 47 surprise | nmod:poss |
| 46 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 47 surprise | amod |
| 47 | surprise | surprise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 placed | parataxis |
| 48 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 50 present | punct |
| 49 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 50 present | aux |
| 50 | present | present | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 47 surprise | parataxis |
| 51 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 50 present | obj |
| 52 | with | with | ADP | _ | 54 purse | case |
| 53 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 54 purse | det |
| 54 | purse | purse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 50 present | obl |
| 55 | of | of | ADP | _ | 58 value | case |
| 56 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 58 value | det |
| 57 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 58 value | amod |
| 58 | value | value | NOUN | Number=Sing | 54 purse | nmod |
| 59 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 63 speech | punct |
| 60 | with | with | ADP | _ | 63 speech | case |
| 61 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 63 speech | det |
| 62 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 63 speech | amod |
| 63 | speech | speech | NOUN | Number=Sing | 50 present | parataxis |
| 64 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 68 Sir | punct |
| 65 | as | as | ADP | _ | 68 Sir | case |
| 66 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 68 Sir | punct |
| 67 | ‘ | ' | PUNCT | _ | 68 Sir | punct |
| 68 | Sir | Sir | PROPN | Number=Sing | 50 present | vocative |
| 69 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 71 see | punct |
| 70 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 71 see | nsubj |
| 71 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 placed | conj |
| 72 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 75 man | nsubj |
| 73 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 75 man | cop |
| 74 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 75 man | det |
| 75 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 71 see | ccomp |
| 76 | of | of | ADP | _ | 78 word | case |
| 77 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 78 word | nmod:poss |
| 78 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 75 man | nmod |
| 79 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 82 give | punct |
| 80 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 82 give | nsubj |
| 81 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 82 give | advmod |
| 82 | give | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 placed | advcl |
| 83 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 82 give | obj |
| 84 | than | than | SCONJ | _ | 86 promise | mark |
| 85 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 86 promise | nsubj |
| 86 | promise | promise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 83 more | advcl |
| 87 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 82 give | punct |
| 88 | ’ | ' | PUNCT | _ | 5 placed | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | place | present · passive | I | father's right hand | father's great surprise parataxis; afterwards property | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme at hand=Destination | |||
| 2 | do | future | father | father's right hand | of course | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Eventuality | |||
| 3 | is a condition, not said to happen | to-infinitive | course | father's daughter obj; honour property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | give | future | I | the thousand pieces of gold | father | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient piece=Theme | |||
| 5 | promise speech: promise | past | I | the thousand pieces of gold | father | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal which=Theme | |||
| 6 | present | future | father | with another purse of the same value; Sir vocative; some short speech parataxis | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Recipient with purse=Theme | ||||
| 7 | see | present | you | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 8 | is a | present | I | a man | of my word | tree rules | |||
| 9 | give | present | I | more | always property | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Theme | |||
| 10 | promise speech: promise | present | I | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 11 | surprise | father | nom surprise «feeling transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 12 | word | my | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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: «Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth» by Anonymous, Project Gutenberg book 62868 (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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