Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France, How Huon Returned, His Errand Fulfilled, sentence 76
That is ill hearing," said the giant; "nevertheless I am thankful to Mahomet that he gives me occasion to revenge my brother's death; yet, for I see that you are a brave man, if you will worship Mahomet, I will give you my sister in marriage--and she is a foot higher than I and black as a coal--and the half of my lands."
Who acts: That, I, Huon, you, Mahomet, brother · What happens: be, say, give, see, worship, die · To what, where: ill hearing, giant, occasion, me, brave man, Mahomet · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France» by Alfred John Church, How Huon Returned, His Errand Fulfilled. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (That, I, Huon, 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 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 hearing | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 hearing | cop |
| 3 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 hearing | amod |
| 4 | hearing | hearing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 said | ccomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 hearing | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 hearing | punct |
| 7 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 giant | det |
| 9 | giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 said | obj |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 15 thankful | punct |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 thankful | punct |
| 12 | nevertheless | nevertheless | ADV | _ | 15 thankful | advmod |
| 13 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 15 thankful | nsubj |
| 14 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 thankful | cop |
| 15 | thankful | thankful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 said | parataxis |
| 16 | to | to | ADP | _ | 17 Mahomet | case |
| 17 | Mahomet | mahomet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 thankful | obl |
| 18 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 20 gives | mark |
| 19 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 gives | nsubj |
| 20 | gives | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 thankful | advcl |
| 21 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 20 gives | iobj |
| 22 | occasion | occasion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 gives | obj |
| 23 | to | to | PART | _ | 24 revenge | mark |
| 24 | revenge | revenge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 occasion | acl |
| 25 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 26 brother | nmod:poss |
| 26 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 28 death | nmod:poss |
| 27 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 26 brother | case |
| 28 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 gives | obj |
| 29 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 34 see | punct |
| 30 | yet | yet | ADV | _ | 34 see | advmod |
| 31 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 30 yet | punct |
| 32 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 34 see | mark |
| 33 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 34 see | nsubj |
| 34 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 said | conj |
| 35 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 40 man | mark |
| 36 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 40 man | nsubj |
| 37 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 40 man | cop |
| 38 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 40 man | det |
| 39 | brave | brave | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 40 man | amod |
| 40 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 34 see | ccomp |
| 41 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 45 worship | punct |
| 42 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 45 worship | mark |
| 43 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 45 worship | nsubj |
| 44 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 45 worship | aux |
| 45 | worship | worship | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 34 see | advcl |
| 46 | Mahomet | Mahomet | PROPN | Number=Sing | 45 worship | obj |
| 47 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 50 give | punct |
| 48 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 50 give | nsubj |
| 49 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 50 give | aux |
| 50 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 34 see | conj |
| 51 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 50 give | iobj |
| 52 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 53 sister | nmod:poss |
| 53 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 50 give | iobj |
| 54 | in | in | ADP | _ | 55 marriage | case |
| 55 | marriage | marriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 50 give | obl |
| 56 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 61 foot | punct |
| 57 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 61 foot | cc |
| 58 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 61 foot | nsubj |
| 59 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 61 foot | cop |
| 60 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 61 foot | det |
| 61 | foot | foot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 said | obl |
| 62 | higher | high | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 61 foot | amod |
| 63 | than | than | SCONJ | _ | 66 black | mark |
| 64 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 66 black | nsubj |
| 65 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 66 black | cc |
| 66 | black | black | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 62 higher | advcl |
| 67 | as | as | ADP | _ | 69 coal | case |
| 68 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 69 coal | det |
| 69 | coal | coal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 66 black | obl |
| 70 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 73 half | punct |
| 71 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 73 half | cc |
| 72 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 73 half | det |
| 73 | half | half | NOUN | Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac | 7 said | parataxis |
| 74 | of | of | ADP | _ | 76 lands | case |
| 75 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 76 lands | nmod:poss |
| 76 | lands | land | NOUN | Number=Plur | 73 half | nmod |
| 77 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 73 half | punct |
| 78 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 73 half | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | That | ill hearing | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert in a quote | past | the giant | the half of my lands parataxis | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is | present | I | to Mahomet; nevertheless, thankful property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | give | present | Huon | occasion revenge | me | my brother's death obj | tree rules | ||
| 5 | see | present | I | yet | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 6 | is a | present | you | a brave man | tree rules | ||||
| 7 | worship a condition, not said to happen | future | you | Mahomet | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mahomet=Stimulus | ||||
| 8 | give | future | I | my sister | marriage | you iobj | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient sister=Theme | ||
| 9 | is a | present | Mahomet | a foot | tree rules | ||||
| 10 | die | my brother | nom death «event intransitive»: 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: «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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