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Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular, Opening, part 13, sentence 16

Recovering himself in a trice, and holding aloft the forceps, which still infolded in its remorseless fangs the gory molar, with an indescribable air of commingled dignity, scorn, and triumph addressing the discomfited victim of his professional skill, old Jack exclaimed: “Haw, Boy! when I graff my han on er teet, eh bown fuh come, er de jaw pop,--one er tarruh.”

Who acts: Recovering, triumph, bown · What happens: recover, hold, infold, fang, commingle, address · To what, where: John, trice, aloft forceps, remorseless, gory molar, discomfited victim · Speech: someone speaks here

This is a sentence of «Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular» by Charles C., Jr. Jones, Opening, part 13. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Recovering, triumph, bown), 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

csubjobjcasedetoblpunctccconjamoddetobjpunctnsubj:passadvmodacl:relclcasenmod:possobldetamodobjpunctcasedetamodoblcaseamodnmodpunctconjpunctccnsubjacldetamodobjcasenmod:possamodnmodpunctamodnsubjparataxispunctpunctobjpunctappospunctadvmodnsubjacl:relclnmod:possobjcasecompoundoblpunctdiscoursensubjdiscourseconjpunctconjoblcompoundobjpunctpunctnummodcompoundappospunctpunctrootRecoveringVERBhimselfPRONinADPaDETtriceNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJholdingVERBaloftADJtheDETforcepsNOUN,PUNCTwhichPRONstillADVinfoldedVERBinADPitsPRONremorselessADJfangsVERBtheDETgoryADJmolarNOUN,PUNCTwithADPanDETindescribableADJairNOUNofADPcommingledVERBdignityNOUN,PUNCTscornNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJtriumphNOUNaddressingVERBtheDETdiscomfitedVERBvictimNOUNofADPhisPRONprofessionalADJskillNOUN,PUNCToldADJJackPROPNexclaimedVERB:PUNCT“PUNCTHawNOUN,PUNCTBoyPROPN!PUNCTwhenADVIPRONgraffVERBmyPRONhanNOUNonADPerNOUNteetNOUN,PUNCTehINTJbownNOUNfuhINTJcomeVERB,PUNCTerVERBdeXjawNOUNpopNOUN,PUNCT--PUNCToneNUMerNOUNtarruhNOUN.PUNCT”PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1RecoveringrecoverVERBVerbForm=Ger19 fangscsubj
2himselfhimselfPRONCase=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes1 Recoveringobj
3ininADP_5 tricecase
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 tricedet
5tricetriceNOUNNumber=Sing1 Recoveringobl
6,,PUNCT_8 holdingpunct
7andandCCONJ_8 holdingcc
8holdingholdVERBVerbForm=Ger1 Recoveringconj
9aloftaloftADJDegree=Pos11 forcepsamod
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 forcepsdet
11forcepsforcepsNOUNNumber=Plur8 holdingobj
12,,PUNCT_15 infoldedpunct
13whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel15 infoldednsubj:pass
14stillstillADV_15 infoldedadvmod
15infoldedinfoldVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass11 forcepsacl:relcl
16ininADP_18 remorselesscase
17itsitsPRONCase=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs18 remorselessnmod:poss
18remorselessremorselessADJDegree=Pos15 infoldedobl
19fangsfangVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
20thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art22 molardet
21gorygoryADJDegree=Pos22 molaramod
22molarmolarNOUNNumber=Sing19 fangsobj
23,,PUNCT_27 airpunct
24withwithADP_27 aircase
25anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art27 airdet
26indescribableindescribableADJDegree=Pos27 airamod
27airairNOUNNumber=Sing19 fangsobl
28ofofADP_30 dignitycase
29commingledcommingleVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass30 dignityamod
30dignitydignityNOUNNumber=Sing27 airnmod
31,,PUNCT_32 scornpunct
32scornscornNOUNNumber=Sing30 dignityconj
33,,PUNCT_47 exclaimedpunct
34andandCCONJ_47 exclaimedcc
35triumphtriumphNOUNNumber=Sing47 exclaimednsubj
36addressingaddressVERBVerbForm=Ger35 triumphacl
37thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art39 victimdet
38discomfiteddiscomfitVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass39 victimamod
39victimvictimNOUNNumber=Sing36 addressingobj
40ofofADP_43 skillcase
41hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs43 skillnmod:poss
42professionalprofessionalADJDegree=Pos43 skillamod
43skillskillNOUNNumber=Sing39 victimnmod
44,,PUNCT_46 Jackpunct
45oldoldADJDegree=Pos46 Jackamod
46JackJackPROPNNumber=Sing47 exclaimednsubj
47exclaimedexclaimVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin19 fangsparataxis
48::PUNCT_50 Hawpunct
49“"PUNCT_50 Hawpunct
50HawhawNOUNNumber=Sing47 exclaimedobj
51,,PUNCT_52 Boypunct
52BoyBoyPROPNNumber=Sing50 Hawappos
53!!PUNCT_52 Boypunct
54whenwhenADVPronType=Int56 graffadvmod
55IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs56 graffnsubj
56graffgraffVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin50 Hawacl:relcl
57mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs58 hannmod:poss
58hanhanNOUNNumber=Sing56 graffobj
59ononADP_61 teetcase
60ererNOUNNumber=Sing61 teetcompound
61teetteetNOUNNumber=Sing56 graffobl
62,,PUNCT_63 ehpunct
63ehehINTJ_66 comediscourse
64bownbownNOUNNumber=Sing66 comensubj
65fuhfuhINTJ_66 comediscourse
66comecomeVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin47 exclaimedconj
67,,PUNCT_68 erpunct
68ererVERBVerbForm=Inf66 comeconj
69dedeXForeign=Yes68 erobl
70jawjawNOUNNumber=Sing71 popcompound
71poppopNOUNNumber=Sing68 erobj
72,,PUNCT_76 tarruhpunct
73----PUNCT_76 tarruhpunct
74oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card75 ernummod
75ererNOUNNumber=Sing76 tarruhcompound
76tarruhtarruhNOUNNumber=Sing71 popappos
77..PUNCT_19 fangspunct
78”"PUNCT_19 fangspunct

Pragmatics

#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1recovergerundJohna tricevn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Theme
2holdgerundthe aloft forcepsvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent forceps=Theme
3infoldparticiple · passivethe aloft forcepstrice's remorselessstilltree rules
4fangpresentRecoveringthe gory molarwith a indescribable air of commingled dignity and scorntree rules
5commingleparticiplevn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
6addressgerundtriumph not said herethe discomfited victim of John's professional skillvn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent victim=Destination
7discomfitparticiplevn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
8exclaim speech: expresspasttriumphHawold Jack nsubjvn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent haw=Topic
9graff in a quotepresenttriumphmy haner teettree rules
10come in a quoteinfinitivebownvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
11er in a quoteinfinitivebown not said heredejaw pop objtree rules

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: «Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular» by Charles C., Jr. Jones, Project Gutenberg book 76586 (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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