Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains, Legends and Tales., part 1, sentence 23
At last the evening before the nuptials arrived, and Brunhilda, having arrayed herself in white robes, a golden crown, and a long white veil floating behind her, and the amber and diamonds, the Giant's gifts, welcomed the numerous guests who thronged the royal palace, and looked lovingly upon the Giant Bräutigam,[2] who was overwhelmed with an unheard of bliss at the lovely vision.
Who acts: nuptials, long white veil, amber, numerous guests · What happens: arrive, array, float, welcome, throng, look · To what, where: Brunhilda, white robes, numerous guests, royal palace, Giant Bräutigam
This is a sentence of «Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains» by Toofie Lauder, Legends and Tales., part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (nuptials, long white veil, amber, numerous guests), 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 | At | at | ADP | _ | 4 evening | case |
| 2 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 evening | amod |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 evening | det |
| 4 | evening | evening | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 arrived | obl |
| 5 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 8 arrived | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 nuptials | det |
| 7 | nuptials | nuptial | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 arrived | nsubj |
| 8 | arrived | arrive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 arrayed | punct |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 arrayed | cc |
| 11 | Brunhilda | Brunhilda | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 arrayed | nsubj:pass |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 arrayed | punct |
| 13 | having | have | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 14 arrayed | aux |
| 14 | arrayed | array | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 arrived | conj |
| 15 | herself | herself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 14 arrayed | obj |
| 16 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 robes | case |
| 17 | white | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 robes | amod |
| 18 | robes | robe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 arrayed | obl |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 crown | punct |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 22 crown | det |
| 21 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 crown | amod |
| 22 | crown | crown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 robes | conj |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 28 veil | punct |
| 24 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 28 veil | cc |
| 25 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 28 veil | det |
| 26 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 28 veil | amod |
| 27 | white | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 28 veil | amod |
| 28 | veil | veil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 arrived | conj |
| 29 | floating | float | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 28 veil | acl |
| 30 | behind | behind | ADP | _ | 31 her | case |
| 31 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 29 floating | obl |
| 32 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 44 welcomed | punct |
| 33 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 44 welcomed | cc |
| 34 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 35 amber | det |
| 35 | amber | amber | NOUN | Number=Sing | 44 welcomed | nsubj |
| 36 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 37 diamonds | cc |
| 37 | diamonds | diamond | NOUN | Number=Plur | 35 amber | conj |
| 38 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 42 gifts | punct |
| 39 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 40 Giant | det |
| 40 | Giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 42 gifts | nmod:poss |
| 41 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 40 Giant | case |
| 42 | gifts | gift | NOUN | Number=Plur | 35 amber | conj |
| 43 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 35 amber | punct |
| 44 | welcomed | welcome | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 28 veil | parataxis |
| 45 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 47 guests | det |
| 46 | numerous | numerous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 47 guests | amod |
| 47 | guests | guest | NOUN | Number=Plur | 44 welcomed | obj |
| 48 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 49 thronged | nsubj |
| 49 | thronged | throng | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 47 guests | acl:relcl |
| 50 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 52 palace | det |
| 51 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 52 palace | amod |
| 52 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 thronged | obj |
| 53 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 55 looked | punct |
| 54 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 55 looked | cc |
| 55 | looked | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 44 welcomed | conj |
| 56 | lovingly | lovingly | ADV | _ | 55 looked | advmod |
| 57 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 60 Bräutigam | case |
| 58 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 60 Bräutigam | det |
| 59 | Giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 60 Bräutigam | amod |
| 60 | Bräutigam | Bräutigam | PROPN | Number=Sing | 55 looked | obl |
| 61 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 67 overwhelmed | punct |
| 62 | [ | [ | PUNCT | _ | 63 2 | punct |
| 63 | 2 | 2 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 67 overwhelmed | discourse |
| 64 | ] | ] | PUNCT | _ | 63 2 | punct |
| 65 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 67 overwhelmed | nsubj |
| 66 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 67 overwhelmed | aux:pass |
| 67 | overwhelmed | overwhelm | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 60 Bräutigam | acl:relcl |
| 68 | with | with | ADP | _ | 70 unheard | case |
| 69 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 70 unheard | det |
| 70 | unheard | unheard | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 67 overwhelmed | xcomp |
| 71 | of | of | ADP | _ | 72 bliss | case |
| 72 | bliss | bliss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 70 unheard | obl |
| 73 | at | at | ADP | _ | 76 vision | case |
| 74 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 76 vision | det |
| 75 | lovely | lovely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 76 vision | amod |
| 76 | vision | vision | NOUN | Number=Sing | 70 unheard | obl |
| 77 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 arrived | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | arrive | past | the nuptials | evening | a long white veil conj | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 2 | array | gerund · perfect · passive | Brunhilda | white robes and a golden crown | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | float | gerund | a long white veil not said here | behind Brunhilda | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme behind she=Trajectory | ||||
| 4 | welcome | past | the amber and diamonds and the Giant's gifts | the numerous guests | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guest=Theme | ||||
| 5 | throng | past | the numerous guests | the royal palace | tree rules | ||||
| 6 | look | past | the amber and diamonds and the Giant's gifts not said here | upon the Giant Bräutigam; lovingly property | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent upon bräutigam=Theme | ||||
| 7 | overwhelm | past · passive | the Giant Bräutigam | 2 discourse; unheard property | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
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: «Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains» by Toofie Lauder, Project Gutenberg book 74323 (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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