Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France, Of the Plot Against Roland, sentence 9
As for the King himself, you may rest assured that before this month is spent he will follow you to France, and that he will receive the law of Christ, and will become your vassal holding the kingdom of Spain from you." "
Who acts: you, King · What happens: rest, assure, spend, follow, receive, become · To what, where: month, you, France, law, kingdom
This is a sentence of «Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France» by Alfred John Church, Of the Plot Against Roland. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (you, 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 | As | as | ADP | ExtPos=ADP | 4 King | case |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 1 As | fixed |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 King | det |
| 4 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 rest | obl |
| 5 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 4 King | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 King | punct |
| 7 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 rest | nsubj |
| 8 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 rest | aux |
| 9 | rest | rest | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 10 | assured | assure | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 rest | advcl |
| 11 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 19 follow | mark |
| 12 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 16 spent | mark |
| 13 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 14 month | det |
| 14 | month | month | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 spent | nsubj:pass |
| 15 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 spent | aux:pass |
| 16 | spent | spend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 19 follow | advcl |
| 17 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 follow | nsubj |
| 18 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 19 follow | aux |
| 19 | follow | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 assured | ccomp |
| 20 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 19 follow | obj |
| 21 | to | to | ADP | _ | 22 France | case |
| 22 | France | France | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 follow | obl |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 28 receive | punct |
| 24 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 28 receive | cc |
| 25 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 28 receive | mark |
| 26 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 28 receive | nsubj |
| 27 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 28 receive | aux |
| 28 | receive | receive | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 rest | conj |
| 29 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 law | det |
| 30 | law | law | NOUN | Number=Sing | 28 receive | obj |
| 31 | of | of | ADP | _ | 32 Christ | case |
| 32 | Christ | Christ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 30 law | nmod |
| 33 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 36 become | punct |
| 34 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 36 become | cc |
| 35 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 36 become | aux |
| 36 | become | become | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 rest | conj |
| 37 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 38 vassal | nmod:poss |
| 38 | vassal | vassal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 36 become | xcomp |
| 39 | holding | hold | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 38 vassal | advcl |
| 40 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 41 kingdom | det |
| 41 | kingdom | kingdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 39 holding | obj |
| 42 | of | of | ADP | _ | 43 Spain | case |
| 43 | Spain | Spain | PROPN | Number=Sing | 41 kingdom | nmod |
| 44 | from | from | ADP | _ | 45 you | case |
| 45 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 39 holding | obl |
| 46 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 38 vassal | punct |
| 47 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 38 vassal | punct |
| 48 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 rest | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rest | may | you | as the King King | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | assure | participle | you not said here | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | spend | present · passive | this month | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset | |||||
| 4 | follow | future | King | you | France | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent you=Theme to france=Trajectory | |||
| 5 | receive | future | King | the law of Christ | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Theme | ||||
| 6 | become | future | you not said here | vassal property | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 7 | hold | gerund | you not said here | the kingdom of Spain | from you | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kingdom=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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