Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France, How Mawgis Became a Hermit, sentence 42
When Reynaud knew of the matter he told it to Roland, and Roland said, "I will now send to the King my uncle this message--that Reynaud has dealt with me right courteously; also that he and his brethren and Mawgis will give themselves and their castle into his hands if only he will promise to save us alive." "
Who acts: Reynaud, Roland, King · What happens: know, tell, say, send, deal, give · To what, where: matter, message, uncle, Mawgis, hands, us · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France» by Alfred John Church, How Mawgis Became a Hermit. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Reynaud, Roland, King), 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 | When | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 3 knew | advmod |
| 2 | Reynaud | Reynaud | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 knew | nsubj |
| 3 | knew | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 told | advcl |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 matter | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 matter | det |
| 6 | matter | matter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 knew | obl |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 told | nsubj |
| 8 | told | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 told | obj |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 Roland | case |
| 11 | Roland | Roland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 told | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 said | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 said | cc |
| 14 | Roland | Roland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 said | nsubj |
| 15 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 told | parataxis |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 send | punct |
| 17 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 21 send | punct |
| 18 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 21 send | nsubj |
| 19 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 21 send | aux |
| 20 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 21 send | advmod |
| 21 | send | send | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 said | ccomp |
| 22 | to | to | ADP | _ | 24 King | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 King | det |
| 24 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 21 send | obl |
| 25 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 26 uncle | nmod:poss |
| 26 | uncle | uncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 send | obj |
| 27 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 28 message | det |
| 28 | message | message | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 send | obj |
| 29 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 33 dealt | punct |
| 30 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 33 dealt | mark |
| 31 | Reynaud | Reynaud | PROPN | Number=Sing | 33 dealt | nsubj |
| 32 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 33 dealt | aux |
| 33 | dealt | deal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 15 said | conj |
| 34 | with | with | ADP | _ | 35 me | case |
| 35 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 33 dealt | obl |
| 36 | right | right | ADV | _ | 37 courteously | advmod |
| 37 | courteously | courteously | ADV | _ | 33 dealt | advmod |
| 38 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 48 give | punct |
| 39 | also | also | ADV | _ | 48 give | advmod |
| 40 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 48 give | mark |
| 41 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 48 give | nsubj |
| 42 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 44 brethren | cc |
| 43 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 44 brethren | nmod:poss |
| 44 | brethren | brethren | NOUN | Number=Sing | 41 he | conj |
| 45 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 46 Mawgis | cc |
| 46 | Mawgis | Mawgis | PROPN | Number=Sing | 41 he | conj |
| 47 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 48 give | aux |
| 48 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 told | ccomp |
| 49 | themselves | themselves | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 48 give | obj |
| 50 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 52 castle | cc |
| 51 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 52 castle | nmod:poss |
| 52 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 themselves | conj |
| 53 | into | into | ADP | _ | 55 hands | case |
| 54 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 55 hands | nmod:poss |
| 55 | hands | hand | NOUN | Number=Plur | 48 give | obl |
| 56 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 60 promise | mark |
| 57 | only | only | ADV | _ | 60 promise | advmod |
| 58 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 60 promise | nsubj |
| 59 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 60 promise | aux |
| 60 | promise | promise | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 48 give | advcl |
| 61 | to | to | PART | _ | 62 save | mark |
| 62 | save | save | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 60 promise | xcomp |
| 63 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 62 save | iobj |
| 64 | alive | alive | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 62 save | xcomp |
| 65 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 48 give | punct |
| 66 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 48 give | punct |
| 67 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 told | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | past | Reynaud | of the matter | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of matter=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | past | Reynaud | matter | to Roland | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent it=Recipient clause=Topic | |||
| 3 | say speech: assert | past | Roland | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | send in a quote | future | Reynaud | this message | my uncle | now | to the King | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent uncle=Destination message=Theme | |
| 5 | deal in a quote | present · perfect | Reynaud | with Reynaud; courteously property | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with i=Theme | ||||
| 6 | give in a quote | future | King | Mawgis | King's hands | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent themselves=Theme | |||
| 7 | promise speech: promise a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | future | King | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 8 | save not said to happen, in a quote | to-infinitive | King not said here | us | alive property | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme |
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: «Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France» by Alfred John Church, Project Gutenberg book 75339 (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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