Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular, Opening, part 15, sentence 21

_Labuh_, labor _Lass_, to suffice for, to last _Lean fuh_, set out for _Led-down_, lay down _Leek_, to lick with the tongue _Leely_ ⎫ _Leetle_⎭ little _Leff_, to leave, did leave, left _Leggo_, to let go _Leh_, let _Lemme_, let me _Lenk_, length _Libbin_, living _Lick_, to whip, stroke of the whip _Lickin_, whipping _Lick back_, turn rapidly back _Lief_, leave, permission _Light on_, to mount _Light out_, to start off _Long_, with, from _Lub_, love _Luk_ ⎫ _Lucker_⎭ like

Who acts: labor, me · What happens: suffice, last, set out, lead, lay down, lick · To what, where: labor, permission, Leggo, Lemme, me, Lenk

This is a sentence of «Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular» by Charles C., Jr. Jones, Opening, part 15. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (labor, me), 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	_	_	PUNCT	_	5 labor	punct
2	Labuh	labuh	INTJ	_	5 labor	discourse
3	_	_	PUNCT	_	2 Labuh	punct
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 labor	punct
5	labor	labor	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 lay	nsubj
6	_	_	PUNCT	_	11 suffice	punct
7	Lass	Lass	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 suffice	vocative
8	_	_	PUNCT	_	7 Lass	punct
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 suffice	punct
10	to	to	PART	_	11 suffice	mark
11	suffice	suffice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 labor	acl:relcl
12	for	for	ADP	_	11 suffice	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 last	punct
14	to	to	PART	_	15 last	mark
15	last	last	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 suffice	conj
16	_	_	PUNCT	_	17 Lean	punct
17	Lean	lean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 last	xcomp
18	fuh	fuh	INTJ	_	17 Lean	discourse
19	_	_	PUNCT	_	17 Lean	punct
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 set	punct
21	set	set	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 labor	acl
22	out	out	ADP	_	21 set	compound:prt
23	for	for	ADP	_	24 _	case
24	_	_	PUNCT	_	21 set	punct
25	Led	lead	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	24 _	acl
26	-	-	PUNCT	_	27 down	punct
27	down	down	ADV	_	25 Led	advmod
28	_	_	PUNCT	_	27 down	punct
29	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 lay	punct
30	lay	lay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
31	down	down	ADP	_	30 lay	compound:prt
32	_	_	PUNCT	_	33 Leek	punct
33	Leek	Leek	PROPN	Number=Sing	30 lay	appos
34	_	_	PUNCT	_	33 Leek	punct
35	,	,	PUNCT	_	37 lick	punct
36	to	to	PART	_	37 lick	mark
37	lick	lick	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	30 lay	conj
38	with	with	ADP	_	40 tongue	case
39	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	40 tongue	det
40	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	37 lick	obl
41	_	_	PUNCT	_	42 Leely	punct
42	Leely	Leely	PROPN	Number=Sing	30 lay	parataxis
43	_	_	PUNCT	_	44 ⎫	punct
44	⎫	⎫	NOUN	Number=Sing	42 Leely	conj
45	_	_	PUNCT	_	42 Leely	punct
46	Leetle	Leetle	PROPN	Number=Sing	42 Leely	flat
47	_	_	PUNCT	_	42 Leely	punct
48	⎭	⎭	ADP	_	49 little	case
49	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	30 lay	obl
50	_	_	PUNCT	_	51 Leff	punct
51	Leff	Leff	PROPN	Number=Sing	30 lay	parataxis
52	_	_	PUNCT	_	51 Leff	punct
53	,	,	PUNCT	_	55 leave	punct
54	to	to	PART	_	55 leave	mark
55	leave	leave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	30 lay	conj
56	,	,	PUNCT	_	58 leave	punct
57	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	58 leave	aux
58	leave	leave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	30 lay	conj
59	,	,	PUNCT	_	60 left	punct
60	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	30 lay	advcl
61	_	_	PUNCT	_	62 Leggo	punct
62	Leggo	Leggo	PROPN	Number=Sing	60 left	obj
63	_	_	PUNCT	_	62 Leggo	punct
64	,	,	PUNCT	_	66 let	punct
65	to	to	PART	_	66 let	mark
66	let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	30 lay	conj
67	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	66 let	xcomp
68	_	_	PUNCT	_	69 Leh	punct
69	Leh	Leh	PROPN	Number=Sing	67 go	parataxis
70	_	_	PUNCT	_	69 Leh	punct
71	,	,	PUNCT	_	72 let	punct
72	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	66 let	parataxis
73	_	_	PUNCT	_	74 Lemme	punct
74	Lemme	Lemme	PROPN	Number=Sing	72 let	obj
75	_	_	PUNCT	_	72 let	punct
76	,	,	PUNCT	_	77 let	punct
77	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	30 lay	parataxis
78	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	77 let	obj
79	_	_	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	77 let	xcomp
80	Lenk	Lenk	PROPN	Number=Sing	79 _	obj
81	_	_	PUNCT	_	80 Lenk	punct
82	,	,	PUNCT	_	83 length	punct
83	length	length	NOUN	Number=Sing	80 Lenk	appos
84	_	_	PUNCT	_	85 Libbin	punct
85	Libbin	Libbin	PROPN	Number=Sing	80 Lenk	conj
86	_	_	PUNCT	_	77 let	punct
87	,	,	PUNCT	_	88 living	punct
88	living	live	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	30 lay	advcl
89	_	_	PUNCT	_	90 Lick	punct
90	Lick	Lick	PROPN	Number=Sing	88 living	obj
91	_	_	PUNCT	_	90 Lick	punct
92	,	,	PUNCT	_	94 whip	punct
93	to	to	PART	_	94 whip	mark
94	whip	whip	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	30 lay	conj
95	,	,	PUNCT	_	96 stroke	punct
96	stroke	stroke	NOUN	Number=Sing	94 whip	obj
97	of	of	ADP	_	99 whip	case
98	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	99 whip	det
99	whip	whip	NOUN	Number=Sing	96 stroke	nmod
100	_	_	PUNCT	_	101 Lickin	punct
101	Lickin	Lickin	PROPN	Number=Sing	94 whip	obl
102	_	_	PUNCT	_	94 whip	punct
103	,	,	PUNCT	_	104 whipping	punct
104	whipping	whip	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	30 lay	advcl
105	_	_	PUNCT	_	106 Lick	punct
106	Lick	lick	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	104 whipping	ccomp
107	back	back	ADV	_	106 Lick	advmod
108	_	_	PUNCT	_	106 Lick	punct
109	,	,	PUNCT	_	110 turn	punct
110	turn	turn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	30 lay	conj
111	rapidly	rapidly	ADV	_	112 back	advmod
112	back	back	ADV	_	110 turn	advmod
113	_	_	PUNCT	_	114 Lief	punct
114	Lief	lief	NOUN	Number=Sing	110 turn	obl
115	_	_	PUNCT	_	110 turn	punct
116	,	,	PUNCT	_	117 leave	punct
117	leave	leave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	30 lay	conj
118	,	,	PUNCT	_	119 permission	punct
119	permission	permission	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 lay	obl
120	_	_	PUNCT	_	121 Light	punct
121	Light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 lay	obl
122	on	on	ADP	_	121 Light	compound:prt
123	_	_	PUNCT	_	122 on	punct
124	,	,	PUNCT	_	126 mount	punct
125	to	to	PART	_	126 mount	mark
126	mount	mount	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	30 lay	parataxis
127	_	_	PUNCT	_	128 Light	punct
128	Light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	126 mount	obj
129	out	out	ADV	_	126 mount	advmod
130	_	_	PUNCT	_	126 mount	punct
131	,	,	PUNCT	_	133 start	punct
132	to	to	PART	_	133 start	mark
133	start	start	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	30 lay	conj
134	off	off	ADP	_	133 start	compound:prt
135	_	_	PUNCT	_	136 Long	punct
136	Long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	133 start	xcomp
137	_	_	PUNCT	_	136 Long	punct
138	,	,	PUNCT	_	143 Lub	punct
139	with	with	ADP	_	143 Lub	case
140	,	,	PUNCT	_	139 with	punct
141	from	from	ADP	_	139 with	nmod
142	_	_	PUNCT	_	139 with	punct
143	Lub	Lub	PROPN	Number=Sing	30 lay	obl
144	_	_	PUNCT	_	143 Lub	punct
145	,	,	PUNCT	_	146 love	punct
146	love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	143 Lub	appos
147	_	_	PUNCT	_	148 Luk	punct
148	Luk	Luk	PROPN	Number=Sing	30 lay	obl
149	_	_	PUNCT	_	150 ⎫	punct
150	⎫	⎫	NOUN	Number=Sing	148 Luk	conj
151	_	_	PUNCT	_	148 Luk	punct
152	Lucker	Lucker	PROPN	Number=Sing	148 Luk	flat
153	_	_	PUNCT	_	154 ⎭	punct
154	⎭	⎭	NOUN	Number=Sing	148 Luk	list
155	like	like	INTJ	_	154 ⎭	discourse

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	suffice	to-infinitive	labor not said here		Lass vocative	tree rules
2	last	to-infinitive	labor not said here		lean property	vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
3	set out	participle		labor not said here		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	lead	participle			down property	vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition
5	lay down	infinitive	labor	permission	⎭ little; with Lub; Light obl; Luk ⎭ and ⎫ obl; Leek appos; Leely and ⎫ parataxis; Leff parataxis	vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
6	lick	to-infinitive	labor not said here		with the tongue	vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with tongue=Instrument
7	leave	to-infinitive	labor not said here			vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
8	leave	past · do-support	labor not said here			vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
9	leave	past	labor not said here	Leggo		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leggo=Theme
10	let	to-infinitive	labor not said here			tree rules
11	go	infinitive	labor not said here		Leh parataxis	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
12	let	infinitive		Lemme		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lemme=Theme
13	let	infinitive		me		tree rules
14	_	infinitive	me not said here	Lenk and Libbin		tree rules
15	live	gerund	labor not said here	Lick		vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme lick=Location
16	whip	to-infinitive	labor not said here	stroke of the whip	Lickin obl	vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent stroke=Material
17	whip	gerund	labor not said here			tree rules
18	lick back	infinitive	labor not said here			vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
19	turn	infinitive	labor not said here	Lief		vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
20	leave	infinitive	labor not said here			vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
21	mount out	to-infinitive		Light	out property	vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Patient
22	start off	to-infinitive	labor not said here		long property	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
23	stroke			the whip		nom stroke «act transitive»: of=patient

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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Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular, Opening, part 15, sentence 21