Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular, Opening, part 15, sentence 22

_Mange_, mane _Medjuh_, measure _Mek_, make, made _Mek fuh_, to go to _Mek out_, fare, thrive, succeed _Member_, to remind _Men eh pace_, increase his speed _Mine_, mind, heed, take care of _Miration_, wonder, astonishment _Mo_, more _Moober_, moreover _Mona_ ⎫ _Moner_⎭ more than _Mona dat_, more than that _Mose_, almost _Mossa_, master _Mouf_⎫ _Mout_⎭ mouth _Murrer_, mother _Mussne_, must not _Muster_, must have

Who acts: Mange · What happens: measure, make, go out, thrive, succeed, remind · To what, where: Mek, fare, _ Mek, Member, eh pace, Men

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 (Mange), 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	_	2 Mange	punct
2	Mange	mange	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 measure	nsubj
3	_	_	PUNCT	_	2 Mange	punct
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 mane	punct
5	mane	mane	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Mange	conj
6	_	_	PUNCT	_	7 Medjuh	punct
7	Medjuh	medjuh	INTJ	_	2 Mange	discourse
8	_	_	PUNCT	_	7 Medjuh	punct
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Mange	punct
10	measure	measure	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
11	_	_	PUNCT	_	12 Mek	punct
12	Mek	Mek	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 measure	obj
13	_	_	PUNCT	_	12 Mek	punct
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 make	punct
15	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 measure	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 made	punct
17	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 measure	ccomp
18	_	_	PUNCT	_	19 Mek	punct
19	Mek	Mek	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 made	obl:agent
20	fuh	fuh	INTJ	_	19 Mek	discourse
21	_	_	PUNCT	_	17 made	punct
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 go	punct
23	to	to	PART	_	24 go	mark
24	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 measure	conj
25	to	to	ADP	_	27 Mek	case
26	_	_	PROPN	Number=Sing	27 Mek	compound
27	Mek	Mek	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 go	obl
28	out	out	ADP	_	24 go	compound:prt
29	_	_	PUNCT	_	31 fare	punct
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 fare	punct
31	fare	fare	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 go	obl
32	,	,	PUNCT	_	33 thrive	punct
33	thrive	thrive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	24 go	conj
34	,	,	PUNCT	_	35 succeed	punct
35	succeed	succeed	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 measure	conj
36	_	_	PUNCT	_	37 Member	punct
37	Member	member	NOUN	Number=Sing	35 succeed	obj
38	_	_	PUNCT	_	37 Member	punct
39	,	,	PUNCT	_	41 remind	punct
40	to	to	PART	_	41 remind	mark
41	remind	remind	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	35 succeed	advcl
42	_	_	PUNCT	_	43 Men	punct
43	Men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	41 remind	obj
44	eh	eh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	45 pace	amod
45	pace	pace	NOUN	Number=Sing	41 remind	obl
46	_	_	PUNCT	_	41 remind	punct
47	,	,	PUNCT	_	48 increase	punct
48	increase	increase	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 measure	conj
49	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	50 speed	nmod:poss
50	speed	speed	NOUN	Number=Sing	48 increase	obj
51	_	_	PUNCT	_	48 increase	punct
52	Mine	my	PRON	Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	48 increase	obj
53	_	_	PUNCT	_	48 increase	punct
54	,	,	PUNCT	_	55 mind	punct
55	mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	48 increase	parataxis
56	,	,	PUNCT	_	57 heed	punct
57	heed	heed	NOUN	Number=Sing	55 mind	conj
58	,	,	PUNCT	_	59 take	punct
59	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	10 measure	parataxis
60	care	care	NOUN	Number=Sing	59 take	obj
61	of	of	ADP	_	63 Miration	case
62	_	_	PUNCT	_	61 of	punct
63	Miration	Miration	PROPN	Number=Sing	59 take	obl
64	_	_	PUNCT	_	59 take	punct
65	,	,	PUNCT	_	66 wonder	punct
66	wonder	wonder	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 measure	parataxis
67	,	,	PUNCT	_	68 astonishment	punct
68	astonishment	astonishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	66 wonder	conj
69	_	_	PUNCT	_	70 Mo	punct
70	Mo	Mo	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 measure	obl
71	_	_	PUNCT	_	10 measure	punct
72	,	,	PUNCT	_	73 more	punct
73	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 measure	obj
74	_	_	PUNCT	_	75 Moober	punct
75	Moober	Moober	PROPN	Number=Sing	73 more	obl
76	_	_	PUNCT	_	75 Moober	punct
77	,	,	PUNCT	_	80 Mona	punct
78	moreover	moreover	ADV	_	80 Mona	advmod
79	_	_	PUNCT	_	80 Mona	punct
80	Mona	Mona	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 measure	parataxis
81	_	_	PUNCT	_	82 ⎫	punct
82	⎫	⎫	NOUN	Number=Sing	80 Mona	conj
83	_	_	PUNCT	_	80 Mona	punct
84	Moner	Moner	PROPN	Number=Sing	80 Mona	flat
85	_	_	PUNCT	_	10 measure	punct
86	⎭	⎭	ADV	_	87 more	advmod
87	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 measure	obj
88	than	than	ADP	_	91 dat	case
89	_	_	PUNCT	_	91 dat	punct
90	Mona	Mona	PROPN	Number=Sing	91 dat	compound
91	dat	dat	NOUN	Number=Sing	87 more	obl
92	_	_	PUNCT	_	91 dat	punct
93	,	,	PUNCT	_	94 more	punct
94	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	91 dat	conj
95	than	than	ADP	_	96 that	case
96	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	94 more	obl
97	_	_	PUNCT	_	98 Mose	punct
98	Mose	Mose	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 measure	parataxis
99	_	_	PUNCT	_	98 Mose	punct
100	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 measure	punct
101	almost	almost	ADV	_	102 _	advmod
102	_	_	PUNCT	_	103 Mossa	punct
103	Mossa	Mossa	PROPN	Number=Sing	132 have	dislocated
104	_	_	PUNCT	_	103 Mossa	punct
105	,	,	PUNCT	_	106 master	punct
106	master	master	NOUN	Number=Sing	103 Mossa	appos
107	_	_	PUNCT	_	108 Mouf	punct
108	Mouf	Mouf	PROPN	Number=Sing	103 Mossa	conj
109	_	_	PUNCT	_	110 ⎫	punct
110	⎫	⎫	NOUN	Number=Sing	103 Mossa	conj
111	_	_	PUNCT	_	103 Mossa	punct
112	Mout	Mout	PROPN	Number=Sing	103 Mossa	flat
113	_	_	PUNCT	_	115 mouth	punct
114	⎭	⎭	NOUN	Number=Sing	115 mouth	compound
115	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	103 Mossa	appos
116	_	_	PUNCT	_	103 Mossa	punct
117	Murrer	Murrer	PROPN	Number=Sing	103 Mossa	flat
118	_	_	PUNCT	_	103 Mossa	punct
119	,	,	PUNCT	_	120 mother	punct
120	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	103 Mossa	appos
121	_	_	PUNCT	_	103 Mossa	punct
122	Mussne	Mussne	PROPN	Number=Sing	103 Mossa	flat
123	_	_	PUNCT	_	103 Mossa	punct
124	,	,	PUNCT	_	127 _	punct
125	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	127 _	aux
126	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	127 _	advmod
127	_	_	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	103 Mossa	parataxis
128	Muster	Muster	PROPN	Number=Sing	127 _	obj
129	_	_	PUNCT	_	127 _	punct
130	,	,	PUNCT	_	103 Mossa	punct
131	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	132 have	aux
132	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 measure	conj

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	measure	infinitive	Mange and mane	Mek		Mo obl; wonder and astonishment parataxis; Mona and ⎫ parataxis; Mose parataxis	tree rules
2	make	infinitive	Mange and mane not said here				vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
3	make	participle	Mange and mane not said here			Mek obl:agent	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
4	go out	to-infinitive	Mange and mane not said here	fare	_ Mek		vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	thrive	infinitive	Mange and mane not said here				vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
6	succeed	infinitive	Mange and mane not said here	Member			tree rules
7	remind speech: other	to-infinitive	Mange and mane not said here	eh pace	Men		vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent man=Recipient
8	increase	infinitive	Mange and mane not said here	Mek's speed		Mine obj; mind and heed parataxis	vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient NP.extent PP.initial_state PP.result»: agent=Causer speed=Patient my=Extent
9	take	infinitive		care		of Miration	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent care=Theme of miration=Initial_Location
10	not _	must		Muster			tree rules
11	have	must	Mange and mane not said here			Mossa and Mouf and ⎫ dislocated	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=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: «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 22