Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular, Opening, part 15, sentence 28

_Sabe_, to know _San_, sand _Sarbis_, service, kindness _Satify_ ⎫ _Saterfy_⎭ satisfied, happy, content _Scace_, scarce _Schway_, to swear, swore _Scuse_, excuse _Seaznin_, seasoning _Sebbn_, seven _Sed_, sit, sat _Sed-down_, sit down, sat down _Shet_, shut _Sho_, sure _Sholy_, surely _Shum_, to see it, see him, see her, see them _Sider_, on the side of _Sisso_, say so _Skade_, scared _Smate_, smart _Sofe_, soft _Soon man_, very smart, wide-awake man _Sorter_, sort of, after a fashion _Sparruh_, sparrow _Spec_, expect _Spose_, expose _Spute_, contest the championship with _State_, start, begin _Steader_⎫ _Stidder_⎭ instead of _Straighten fur_, run rapidly for _Stroy_, destroy _Sukkle_, circle, fly around _Summuch_, so much _Sutten_, certain, sudden _Suttenly_, certainly, suddenly _Swade_, persuade _Swode_, sword

Who acts: Shum, Sorter, Spose, Swade · What happens: know, swear, excuse, season, sit, s · To what, where: San, Scuse, Seaznin, Sebbn, Shet, kindness · 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 15. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Shum, Sorter, Spose, Swade), 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	_	_	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 know	vocative
2	Sabe	Sabe	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 _	flat
3	_	_	PUNCT	_	1 _	punct
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 know	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	6 know	mark
6	know	know	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	_	_	PUNCT	_	8 San	punct
8	San	San	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 know	obj
9	_	_	PUNCT	_	8 San	punct
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 sand	punct
11	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 San	appos
12	_	_	PUNCT	_	8 San	punct
13	Sarbis	Sarbis	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 San	flat
14	_	_	PUNCT	_	8 San	punct
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 service	punct
16	service	service	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 San	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 kindness	punct
18	kindness	kindness	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 San	conj
19	_	_	PUNCT	_	8 San	punct
20	Satify	Satify	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 San	flat
21	_	_	PUNCT	_	22 ⎫	punct
22	⎫	⎫	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 San	appos
23	_	_	PUNCT	_	8 San	punct
24	Saterfy	Saterfy	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 San	flat
25	_	_	PUNCT	_	26 ⎭	punct
26	⎭	⎭	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 know	obl
27	satisfied	satisfied	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 ⎭	amod
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 happy	punct
29	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 satisfied	conj
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 content	punct
31	content	content	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 satisfied	conj
32	_	_	PUNCT	_	33 Scace	punct
33	Scace	Scace	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 know	obl
34	_	_	PUNCT	_	33 Scace	punct
35	,	,	PUNCT	_	36 scarce	punct
36	scarce	scarce	ADJ	Degree=Pos	33 Scace	conj
37	_	_	PUNCT	_	38 Schway	punct
38	Schway	Schway	PROPN	Number=Sing	33 Scace	appos
39	_	_	PUNCT	_	38 Schway	punct
40	,	,	PUNCT	_	42 swear	punct
41	to	to	PART	_	42 swear	mark
42	swear	swear	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 know	parataxis
43	,	,	PUNCT	_	44 swore	punct
44	swore	swear	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	42 swear	ccomp
45	_	_	PUNCT	_	46 Scuse	punct
46	Scuse	Scuse	PROPN	Number=Sing	44 swore	obj
47	_	_	PUNCT	_	44 swore	punct
48	,	,	PUNCT	_	49 excuse	punct
49	excuse	excuse	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	42 swear	conj
50	_	_	PUNCT	_	51 Seaznin	punct
51	Seaznin	Seaznin	PROPN	Number=Sing	49 excuse	obj
52	_	_	PUNCT	_	51 Seaznin	punct
53	,	,	PUNCT	_	54 seasoning	punct
54	seasoning	season	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	49 excuse	advcl
55	_	_	PUNCT	_	56 Sebbn	punct
56	Sebbn	Sebbn	PROPN	Number=Sing	54 seasoning	obj
57	_	_	PUNCT	_	56 Sebbn	punct
58	,	,	PUNCT	_	59 seven	punct
59	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	56 Sebbn	appos
60	_	_	PUNCT	_	56 Sebbn	punct
61	Sed	Sed	PROPN	Number=Sing	56 Sebbn	flat
62	_	_	PUNCT	_	56 Sebbn	punct
63	,	,	PUNCT	_	64 sit	punct
64	sit	sit	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 know	parataxis
65	,	,	PUNCT	_	66 sat	punct
66	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	64 sit	ccomp
67	_	_	PUNCT	_	66 sat	punct
68	Sed	s	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	66 sat	xcomp
69	-	-	PUNCT	_	70 down	punct
70	down	down	ADV	_	68 Sed	advmod
71	_	_	PUNCT	_	66 sat	punct
72	,	,	PUNCT	_	73 sit	punct
73	sit	sit	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	64 sit	conj
74	down	down	ADP	_	73 sit	compound:prt
75	,	,	PUNCT	_	76 sat	punct
76	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	73 sit	advcl
77	down	down	ADP	_	76 sat	compound:prt
78	_	_	PUNCT	_	79 Shet	punct
79	Shet	Shet	PROPN	Number=Sing	76 sat	obl
80	_	_	PUNCT	_	79 Shet	punct
81	,	,	PUNCT	_	82 shut	punct
82	shut	shut	ADJ	Degree=Pos	79 Shet	conj
83	_	_	PUNCT	_	84 Sho	punct
84	Sho	Sho	PROPN	Number=Sing	79 Shet	appos
85	_	_	PUNCT	_	84 Sho	punct
86	,	,	PUNCT	_	87 sure	punct
87	sure	sure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	73 sit	advcl
88	_	_	PUNCT	_	89 Sholy	punct
89	Sholy	Sholy	PROPN	Number=Sing	87 sure	appos
90	_	_	PUNCT	_	89 Sholy	punct
91	,	,	PUNCT	_	121 say	punct
92	surely	surely	ADV	_	121 say	advmod
93	_	_	PUNCT	_	121 say	punct
94	Shum	Shum	PROPN	Number=Sing	121 say	nsubj
95	_	_	PUNCT	_	94 Shum	punct
96	,	,	PUNCT	_	98 see	punct
97	to	to	PART	_	98 see	mark
98	see	see	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	94 Shum	parataxis
99	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	98 see	obj
100	,	,	PUNCT	_	101 see	punct
101	see	see	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	98 see	conj
102	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	101 see	obj
103	,	,	PUNCT	_	104 see	punct
104	see	see	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	98 see	conj
105	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	104 see	obj
106	,	,	PUNCT	_	107 see	punct
107	see	see	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	98 see	conj
108	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	107 see	obj
109	_	_	PUNCT	_	110 Sider	punct
110	Sider	Sider	PROPN	Number=Sing	94 Shum	appos
111	_	_	PUNCT	_	110 Sider	punct
112	,	,	PUNCT	_	115 side	punct
113	on	on	ADP	_	115 side	case
114	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	115 side	det
115	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	94 Shum	appos
116	of	of	ADP	_	118 Sisso	case
117	_	_	PUNCT	_	116 of	punct
118	Sisso	Sisso	PROPN	Number=Sing	115 side	nmod
119	_	_	PUNCT	_	94 Shum	punct
120	,	,	PUNCT	_	94 Shum	punct
121	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	73 sit	conj
122	so	so	ADV	_	121 say	advmod
123	_	_	PUNCT	_	124 Skade	punct
124	Skade	Skade	PROPN	Number=Sing	122 so	conj
125	_	_	PUNCT	_	124 Skade	punct
126	,	,	PUNCT	_	127 scared	punct
127	scared	scared	ADJ	Degree=Pos	124 Skade	conj
128	_	_	PUNCT	_	129 Smate	punct
129	Smate	Smate	PROPN	Number=Sing	124 Skade	appos
130	_	_	PUNCT	_	129 Smate	punct
131	,	,	PUNCT	_	132 smart	punct
132	smart	smart	ADJ	Degree=Pos	124 Skade	parataxis
133	_	_	PUNCT	_	134 Sofe	punct
134	Sofe	Sofe	PROPN	Number=Sing	132 smart	obl
135	_	_	PUNCT	_	132 smart	punct
136	,	,	PUNCT	_	137 soft	punct
137	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	132 smart	conj
138	_	_	PUNCT	_	140 man	punct
139	Soon	soon	ADV	Degree=Pos	140 man	advmod
140	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	137 soft	appos
141	_	_	PUNCT	_	140 man	punct
142	,	,	PUNCT	_	144 smart	punct
143	very	very	ADV	_	144 smart	advmod
144	smart	smart	ADJ	Degree=Pos	137 soft	conj
145	,	,	PUNCT	_	144 smart	punct
146	wide	wide	ADJ	Degree=Pos	148 awake	amod
147	-	-	PUNCT	_	146 wide	punct
148	awake	awake	ADJ	Degree=Pos	149 man	amod
149	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	144 smart	conj
150	_	_	PUNCT	_	169 expect	punct
151	Sorter	Sorter	PROPN	Number=Sing	169 expect	nsubj
152	_	_	PUNCT	_	151 Sorter	punct
153	,	,	PUNCT	_	154 sort	punct
154	sort	sort	NOUN	Number=Sing	151 Sorter	appos
155	of	of	ADP	_	159 fashion	case
156	,	,	PUNCT	_	155 of	punct
157	after	after	ADP	_	159 fashion	case
158	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	159 fashion	det
159	fashion	fashion	NOUN	Number=Sing	154 sort	nmod
160	_	_	PUNCT	_	169 expect	punct
161	Sparruh	Sparruh	PROPN	Number=Sing	169 expect	nsubj
162	_	_	PUNCT	_	161 Sparruh	punct
163	,	,	PUNCT	_	164 sparrow	punct
164	sparrow	sparrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	161 Sparruh	appos
165	_	_	PUNCT	_	166 Spec	punct
166	Spec	Spec	PROPN	Number=Sing	161 Sparruh	appos
167	_	_	PUNCT	_	166 Spec	punct
168	,	,	PUNCT	_	161 Sparruh	punct
169	expect	expect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	149 man	acl:relcl
170	_	_	PUNCT	_	174 expose	punct
171	Spose	Spose	PROPN	Number=Sing	174 expose	nsubj
172	_	_	PUNCT	_	171 Spose	punct
173	,	,	PUNCT	_	174 expose	punct
174	expose	expose	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	169 expect	conj
175	_	_	PUNCT	_	176 Spute	punct
176	Spute	Spute	PROPN	Number=Sing	174 expose	obj
177	_	_	PUNCT	_	176 Spute	punct
178	,	,	PUNCT	_	179 contest	punct
179	contest	contest	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	174 expose	conj
180	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	181 championship	det
181	championship	championship	NOUN	Number=Sing	179 contest	obj
182	with	with	ADP	_	184 State	case
183	_	_	PROPN	Number=Sing	184 State	compound
184	State	State	PROPN	Number=Sing	181 championship	nmod
185	_	_	PUNCT	_	179 contest	punct
186	,	,	PUNCT	_	187 start	punct
187	start	start	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	179 contest	conj
188	,	,	PUNCT	_	189 begin	punct
189	begin	begin	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	174 expose	parataxis
190	_	_	PUNCT	_	191 Steader	punct
191	Steader	Steader	PROPN	Number=Sing	189 begin	obj
192	_	_	PUNCT	_	193 ⎫	punct
193	⎫	⎫	NOUN	Number=Sing	191 Steader	conj
194	_	_	PUNCT	_	197 ⎭	punct
195	Stidder	Stidder	PROPN	Number=Sing	197 ⎭	compound
196	_	_	PUNCT	_	197 ⎭	punct
197	⎭	⎭	NOUN	Number=Sing	189 begin	obl
198	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	201 Straighten	case
199	of	of	ADP	_	198 instead	fixed
200	_	_	PUNCT	_	201 Straighten	punct
201	Straighten	straighten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	202 fur	nummod
202	fur	fur	NOUN	Number=Sing	189 begin	obl
203	_	_	PUNCT	_	189 begin	punct
204	,	,	PUNCT	_	205 run	punct
205	run	run	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	174 expose	parataxis
206	rapidly	rapidly	ADV	_	205 run	advmod
207	for	for	SCONJ	_	209 Stroy	mark
208	_	_	PUNCT	_	209 Stroy	punct
209	Stroy	stroy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	205 run	advcl
210	_	_	PUNCT	_	209 Stroy	punct
211	,	,	PUNCT	_	212 destroy	punct
212	destroy	destroy	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	205 run	conj
213	_	_	PUNCT	_	214 Sukkle	punct
214	Sukkle	Sukkle	PROPN	Number=Sing	212 destroy	obj
215	_	_	PUNCT	_	214 Sukkle	punct
216	,	,	PUNCT	_	217 circle	punct
217	circle	circle	NOUN	Number=Sing	214 Sukkle	appos
218	,	,	PUNCT	_	219 fly	punct
219	fly	fly	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	205 run	conj
220	around	around	ADV	_	219 fly	advmod
221	_	_	PUNCT	_	222 Summuch	punct
222	Summuch	Summuch	PROPN	Number=Sing	219 fly	parataxis
223	_	_	PUNCT	_	222 Summuch	punct
224	,	,	PUNCT	_	226 much	punct
225	so	so	ADV	_	226 much	advmod
226	much	much	ADV	_	64 sit	advmod
227	_	_	PUNCT	_	228 Sutten	punct
228	Sutten	Sutten	PROPN	Number=Sing	226 much	appos
229	_	_	PUNCT	_	228 Sutten	punct
230	,	,	PUNCT	_	231 certain	punct
231	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	228 Sutten	appos
232	,	,	PUNCT	_	233 sudden	punct
233	sudden	sudden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	231 certain	conj
234	_	_	PUNCT	_	228 Sutten	punct
235	Suttenly	suttenly	ADV	_	234 _	advmod
236	_	_	PUNCT	_	235 Suttenly	punct
237	,	,	PUNCT	_	238 certainly	punct
238	certainly	certainly	ADV	_	235 Suttenly	conj
239	,	,	PUNCT	_	245 persuade	punct
240	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	_	245 persuade	advmod
241	_	_	PUNCT	_	245 persuade	punct
242	Swade	Swade	PROPN	Number=Sing	245 persuade	nsubj
243	_	_	PUNCT	_	242 Swade	punct
244	,	,	PUNCT	_	242 Swade	punct
245	persuade	persuade	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	238 certainly	advcl
246	_	_	PUNCT	_	247 Swode	punct
247	Swode	Swode	PROPN	Number=Sing	245 persuade	obj
248	_	_	PUNCT	_	247 Swode	punct
249	,	,	PUNCT	_	250 sword	punct
250	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	247 Swode	appos

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	know	to-infinitive		San and service and kindness		_ vocative; ⎭ obl; Scace obl	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer san=Stimulus
2	swear	to-infinitive					vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	swear	past		Scuse			vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent scuse=Eventuality
4	excuse	infinitive		Seaznin			vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seaznin=Theme
5	season	gerund			Sebbn		vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sebbn=Destination
6	sit	infinitive					tree rules
7	sit	past					tree rules
8	s	participle				down property	tree rules
9	sit down	infinitive					vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
10	sit down	past		Shet			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
11	see	to-infinitive		kindness			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
12	see	infinitive		Sebbn			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus
13	see	infinitive		Seaznin			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus
14	see	infinitive		shum			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus
15	say speech: assert	infinitive	Shum			surely property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
16	expect	infinitive	Sorter	awake man not said here		Sparruh nsubj	vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Theme
17	expose	infinitive	Spose	Spute			vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot spute=Topic
18	contest	infinitive	Spose not said here	the championship		with _ State	tree rules
19	start	infinitive	Spose not said here				vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
20	begin	infinitive		Steader and ⎫		Stidder ⎭ obl; Straighten fur obl	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent steader=Eventuality
21	run	infinitive				rapidly property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
22	stroy	infinitive					tree rules
23	destroy	infinitive		Sukkle			vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sukkle=Patient
24	fly around	infinitive				Summuch parataxis; around property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
25	persuade	infinitive	Swade	Swode		suddenly property	vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent swode=Patient
26	sort			a fashion			nom sort «cognition 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 28