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Kaffir folk-lore, The Story of Tangalimlibo., sentence 38

In this case, if the plaintiff had been so nearly related to defendant’s wife as to have participated in the benefit of the cattle given by her husband for her, he could not have justified his claim under Kaffir law; but as he was very distantly connected, he got judgment.

Who acts: plaintiff, heifer · What happens: be, participate, give, not justify, connect, get · To what, where: case, cattle, claim, heifer, judgment, Kaffir law

This is a sentence of «Kaffir folk-lore» by George McCall Theal, The Story of Tangalimlibo.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (plaintiff, heifer), 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

casedetoblpunctmarkdetnsubjauxcopadvmodadvmodaclcasenmod:posscaseoblmarkmarkauxaclcasedetoblcasedetnmodaclcasenmod:possoblcaseoblpunctnsubjauxadvmodauxnmod:possobjcasecompoundnmodpunctccmarknsubj:passaux:passadvmodadvmodadvclpunctnsubjconjobjpunctrootInADPthisDETcaseNOUN,PUNCTifSCONJtheDETplaintiffNOUNhadAUXbeenAUXsoADVnearlyADVrelatedADJtoADPdefendantNOUN’sPARTwifeNOUNasSCONJtoPARThaveAUXparticipatedVERBinADPtheDETbenefitNOUNofADPtheDETcattleNOUNgivenVERBbyADPherPRONhusbandNOUNforADPherPRON,PUNCThePRONcouldAUXnotPARThaveAUXjustifiedVERBhisPRONclaimNOUNunderADPKaffirPROPNlawNOUN;PUNCTbutCCONJasSCONJhePRONwasAUXveryADVdistantlyADVconnectedVERB,PUNCThePRONgotVERBjudgmentNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_3 casecase
2thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem3 casedet
3casecaseNOUNNumber=Sing38 justifiedobl
4,,PUNCT_3 casepunct
5ififSCONJ_12 relatedmark
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 plaintiffdet
7plaintiffplaintiffNOUNNumber=Sing12 relatednsubj
8hadhaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin12 relatedaux
9beenbeAUXTense=Past VerbForm=Part12 relatedcop
10sosoADV_12 relatedadvmod
11nearlynearlyADV_12 relatedadvmod
12relatedrelatedADJDegree=Pos3 caseacl
13totoADP_16 wifecase
14defendantdefendantNOUNNumber=Sing16 wifenmod:poss
15’s'sPART_14 defendantcase
16wifewifeNOUNNumber=Sing12 relatedobl
17asasSCONJ_20 participatedmark
18totoPART_20 participatedmark
19havehaveAUXVerbForm=Inf20 participatedaux
20participatedparticipateVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass16 wifeacl
21ininADP_23 benefitcase
22thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art23 benefitdet
23benefitbenefitNOUNNumber=Sing20 participatedobl
24ofofADP_26 cattlecase
25thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art26 cattledet
26cattlecattleNOUNNumber=Sing23 benefitnmod
27givengiveVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass26 cattleacl
28bybyADP_30 husbandcase
29herherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs30 husbandnmod:poss
30husbandhusbandNOUNNumber=Sing27 givenobl
31forforADP_32 hercase
32hershePRONCase=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs27 givenobl
33,,PUNCT_3 casepunct
34hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs38 justifiednsubj
35couldcouldAUXVerbForm=Fin38 justifiedaux
36notnotPARTPolarity=Neg38 justifiedadvmod
37havehaveAUXVerbForm=Inf38 justifiedaux
38justifiedjustifyVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Partrootroot
39hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs40 claimnmod:poss
40claimclaimNOUNNumber=Sing38 justifiedobj
41underunderADP_43 lawcase
42KaffirKaffirPROPNNumber=Sing43 lawcompound
43lawlawNOUNNumber=Sing40 claimnmod
44;;PUNCT_54 gotpunct
45butbutCCONJ_54 gotcc
46asasSCONJ_51 connectedmark
47hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs51 connectednsubj:pass
48wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin51 connectedaux:pass
49veryveryADV_50 distantlyadvmod
50distantlydistantlyADV_51 connectedadvmod
51connectedconnectVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass54 gotadvcl
52,,PUNCT_51 connectedpunct
53hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs54 gotnsubj
54gotgetVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin38 justifiedconj
55judgmentjudgmentNOUNNumber=Sing54 gotobj
56..PUNCT_38 justifiedpunct

Pragmatics

#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispast · perfectthe plaintiffthis case not said hereto defendant's wife; nearly, related propertytree rules
2participateto-infinitive · perfectthe plaintiff not said herein the benefit of the cattlevn cooperate-73.1-2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in benefit=Theme
3giveparticiplethe cattle not said hereby wife's husband; for wifevn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent for she=Asset
4not justify speech: othercould · perfectheiferheifer's claimthis caseunder Kaffir lawvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent claim=Topic
5connectpast · passiveheiferdistantly propertyvn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
6getpastheiferjudgmentvn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer judgment=Stimulus
7claimheiferKaffir lawnom claim «communication transitive»: poss=agent under=place

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: «Kaffir folk-lore» by George McCall Theal, Project Gutenberg book 71335 (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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