Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular, Opening, part 15, sentence 29
_Tack_, to attack _Tackle_, to hold to account _Tan_, to stand _Tarrify_, to terrify, to annoy _Tarruh_ ⎫ _Turruh_ ⎭ the other _Tase_, to taste, taste _Tay_, stay _Tek_, take _Tek wid um_, pleased with him, her, or it _Tek you foot_, to walk _Tel_, until _Ten_, attend to _Tend_, intend _Tenk_ ⎫ _Tenky_ ⎭ to thank, thanks _Ter_ ⎫ _Teh_ ⎭ to _Tetch_, touch _Tetter_, potatoes _Tick_, thick, abundant, a stick _Ticket_, thicket _Tickler_, particular _Tief_, to steal, thief _Ting_, thing _Tird_, third _Titter_, sister _Togerruh_, together _Tole_, told _Topper_, on top of, on _Tote_, carry _Trabble_, travel _Tru_, through _Truss_, trust _Trute_, truth _Tuff_, tuft _Tuk_, took _Tun_, turn, return _Tun flour_, to cook hominy
Who acts: um, Tack · What happens: attack, hold, stand, terrify, annoy, taste · To what, where: Tackle, account, Tarrify, Tarruh, Tay, Tek · 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 (um, Tack), 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 Tack | punct |
| 2 | Tack | Tack | PROPN | Number=Sing | 179 told | nsubj |
| 3 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 2 Tack | punct |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 attack | punct |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 attack | mark |
| 6 | attack | attack | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 Tack | parataxis |
| 7 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 8 Tackle | punct |
| 8 | Tackle | Tackle | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 attack | obj |
| 9 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 8 Tackle | punct |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 hold | punct |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 hold | mark |
| 12 | hold | hold | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 6 attack | parataxis |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 account | mark |
| 14 | account | account | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 hold | obj |
| 15 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 16 Tan | punct |
| 16 | Tan | Tan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 hold | obj |
| 17 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 16 Tan | punct |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 stand | punct |
| 19 | to | to | PART | _ | 20 stand | mark |
| 20 | stand | stand | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 12 hold | parataxis |
| 21 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 22 Tarrify | punct |
| 22 | Tarrify | Tarrify | PROPN | Number=Sing | 20 stand | obj |
| 23 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 22 Tarrify | punct |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 terrify | punct |
| 25 | to | to | PART | _ | 26 terrify | mark |
| 26 | terrify | terrify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 20 stand | conj |
| 27 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 29 annoy | punct |
| 28 | to | to | PART | _ | 29 annoy | mark |
| 29 | annoy | annoy | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 20 stand | conj |
| 30 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 31 Tarruh | punct |
| 31 | Tarruh | Tarruh | PROPN | Number=Sing | 29 annoy | obj |
| 32 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 33 ⎫ | punct |
| 33 | ⎫ | ⎫ | NOUN | Number=Sing | 31 Tarruh | conj |
| 34 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 35 Turruh | punct |
| 35 | Turruh | Turruh | PROPN | Number=Sing | 29 annoy | parataxis |
| 36 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 35 Turruh | punct |
| 37 | ⎭ | ⎭ | ADP | _ | 39 other | case |
| 38 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 39 other | det |
| 39 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 29 annoy | obl |
| 40 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 41 Tase | punct |
| 41 | Tase | Tase | PROPN | Number=Sing | 20 stand | parataxis |
| 42 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 41 Tase | punct |
| 43 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 45 taste | punct |
| 44 | to | to | PART | _ | 45 taste | mark |
| 45 | taste | taste | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 20 stand | conj |
| 46 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 47 taste | punct |
| 47 | taste | taste | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 6 attack | parataxis |
| 48 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 49 Tay | punct |
| 49 | Tay | Tay | PROPN | Number=Sing | 47 taste | obj |
| 50 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 47 taste | punct |
| 51 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 52 stay | punct |
| 52 | stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 6 attack | conj |
| 53 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 54 Tek | punct |
| 54 | Tek | Tek | PROPN | Number=Sing | 52 stay | obj |
| 55 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 54 Tek | punct |
| 56 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 57 take | punct |
| 57 | take | take | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 52 stay | conj |
| 58 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 61 um | punct |
| 59 | Tek | Tek | PROPN | Number=Sing | 61 um | compound |
| 60 | wid | wid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 61 um | amod |
| 61 | um | um | NOUN | Number=Sing | 57 take | obj |
| 62 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 57 take | punct |
| 63 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 64 pleased | punct |
| 64 | pleased | pleased | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 52 stay | advcl |
| 65 | with | with | ADP | _ | 66 him | case |
| 66 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 64 pleased | obl |
| 67 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 68 her | punct |
| 68 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 attack | advcl |
| 69 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 75 foot | punct |
| 70 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 75 foot | cc |
| 71 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 75 foot | nsubj |
| 72 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 75 foot | punct |
| 73 | Tek | Tek | PROPN | Number=Sing | 75 foot | compound |
| 74 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 75 foot | nsubj |
| 75 | foot | foot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 attack | obl |
| 76 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 6 attack | punct |
| 77 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 79 walk | punct |
| 78 | to | to | PART | _ | 79 walk | mark |
| 79 | walk | walk | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 6 attack | parataxis |
| 80 | _ | _ | ADP | _ | 81 Tel | case |
| 81 | Tel | Tel | PROPN | Number=Sing | 79 walk | obl |
| 82 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 79 walk | punct |
| 83 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 86 Ten | punct |
| 84 | until | until | ADP | _ | 86 Ten | case |
| 85 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 84 until | punct |
| 86 | Ten | ten | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 79 walk | obl |
| 87 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 86 Ten | punct |
| 88 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 89 attend | punct |
| 89 | attend | attend | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 6 attack | parataxis |
| 90 | to | to | ADP | _ | 92 Tend | case |
| 91 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 90 to | punct |
| 92 | Tend | tend | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 89 attend | ccomp |
| 93 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 92 Tend | punct |
| 94 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 95 intend | punct |
| 95 | intend | intend | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 6 attack | conj |
| 96 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 97 Tenk | punct |
| 97 | Tenk | Tenk | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | conj |
| 98 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 99 ⎫ | punct |
| 99 | ⎫ | ⎫ | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | conj |
| 100 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 2 Tack | punct |
| 101 | Tenky | Tenky | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | flat |
| 102 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 103 ⎭ | punct |
| 103 | ⎭ | ⎭ | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | appos |
| 104 | to | to | PART | _ | 105 thank | mark |
| 105 | thank | thank | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 103 ⎭ | acl |
| 106 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 107 thanks | punct |
| 107 | thanks | thanks | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | discourse |
| 108 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 107 thanks | punct |
| 109 | Ter | Ter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | flat |
| 110 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 111 ⎫ | punct |
| 111 | ⎫ | ⎫ | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | conj |
| 112 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 113 Teh | punct |
| 113 | Teh | Teh | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | conj |
| 114 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 115 ⎭ | punct |
| 115 | ⎭ | ⎭ | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | appos |
| 116 | to | to | ADP | _ | 118 Tetch | case |
| 117 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 116 to | punct |
| 118 | Tetch | Tetch | PROPN | Number=Sing | 115 ⎭ | nmod |
| 119 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 2 Tack | punct |
| 120 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 121 touch | punct |
| 121 | touch | touch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | list |
| 122 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 123 Tetter | punct |
| 123 | Tetter | Tetter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | appos |
| 124 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 123 Tetter | punct |
| 125 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 126 potatoes | punct |
| 126 | potatoes | potato | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 Tack | conj |
| 127 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 2 Tack | punct |
| 128 | Tick | Tick | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | flat |
| 129 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 2 Tack | punct |
| 130 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 131 thick | punct |
| 131 | thick | thick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 Tack | amod |
| 132 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 133 abundant | punct |
| 133 | abundant | abundant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 131 thick | conj |
| 134 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 136 stick | punct |
| 135 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 136 stick | det |
| 136 | stick | stick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | appos |
| 137 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 138 Ticket | punct |
| 138 | Ticket | ticket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | appos |
| 139 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 138 Ticket | punct |
| 140 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 141 thicket | punct |
| 141 | thicket | thicket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | conj |
| 142 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 143 Tickler | punct |
| 143 | Tickler | Tickler | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | appos |
| 144 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 143 Tickler | punct |
| 145 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 146 particular | punct |
| 146 | particular | particular | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 Tack | parataxis |
| 147 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 148 Tief | punct |
| 148 | Tief | Tief | PROPN | Number=Sing | 146 particular | obl |
| 149 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 146 particular | punct |
| 150 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 152 steal | punct |
| 151 | to | to | PART | _ | 152 steal | mark |
| 152 | steal | steal | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 Tack | conj |
| 153 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 154 thief | punct |
| 154 | thief | thief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | appos |
| 155 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 156 Ting | punct |
| 156 | Ting | ting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | conj |
| 157 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 2 Tack | punct |
| 158 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 159 thing | punct |
| 159 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | appos |
| 160 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 2 Tack | punct |
| 161 | Tird | Tird | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | flat |
| 162 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 2 Tack | punct |
| 163 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 164 third | punct |
| 164 | third | third | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 2 Tack | conj |
| 165 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 166 Titter | punct |
| 166 | Titter | Titter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | appos |
| 167 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 166 Titter | punct |
| 168 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 169 sister | punct |
| 169 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | appos |
| 170 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 171 Togerruh | punct |
| 171 | Togerruh | Togerruh | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | appos |
| 172 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 171 Togerruh | punct |
| 173 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Tack | punct |
| 174 | together | together | ADV | _ | 2 Tack | advmod |
| 175 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 2 Tack | punct |
| 176 | Tole | Tole | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Tack | flat |
| 177 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 2 Tack | punct |
| 178 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Tack | punct |
| 179 | told | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 180 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 181 Topper | punct |
| 181 | Topper | Topper | PROPN | Number=Sing | 179 told | iobj |
| 182 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 181 Topper | punct |
| 183 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 185 top | punct |
| 184 | on | on | ADP | _ | 185 top | case |
| 185 | top | top | NOUN | Number=Sing | 179 told | obl |
| 186 | of | of | ADP | _ | 190 Tote | case |
| 187 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 186 of | punct |
| 188 | on | on | ADP | _ | 186 of | fixed |
| 189 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 186 of | punct |
| 190 | Tote | Tote | PROPN | Number=Sing | 185 top | nmod |
| 191 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 193 carry | punct |
| 192 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 193 carry | punct |
| 193 | carry | carry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 179 told | ccomp |
| 194 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 195 Trabble | punct |
| 195 | Trabble | Trabble | PROPN | Number=Sing | 193 carry | obj |
| 196 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 195 Trabble | punct |
| 197 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 198 travel | punct |
| 198 | travel | travel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 195 Trabble | appos |
| 199 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 195 Trabble | punct |
| 200 | Tru | Tru | PROPN | Number=Sing | 195 Trabble | flat |
| 201 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 193 carry | punct |
| 202 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 205 Truss | punct |
| 203 | through | through | ADP | _ | 205 Truss | case |
| 204 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 203 through | punct |
| 205 | Truss | Truss | PROPN | Number=Sing | 179 told | parataxis |
| 206 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 205 Truss | punct |
| 207 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 208 trust | punct |
| 208 | trust | trust | NOUN | Number=Sing | 205 Truss | conj |
| 209 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 210 Trute | punct |
| 210 | Trute | Trute | PROPN | Number=Sing | 205 Truss | conj |
| 211 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 210 Trute | punct |
| 212 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 213 truth | punct |
| 213 | truth | truth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 210 Trute | conj |
| 214 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 215 Tuff | punct |
| 215 | Tuff | tuff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 210 Trute | appos |
| 216 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 215 Tuff | punct |
| 217 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 218 tuft | punct |
| 218 | tuft | tuft | NOUN | Number=Sing | 210 Trute | conj |
| 219 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 220 Tuk | punct |
| 220 | Tuk | Tuk | PROPN | Number=Sing | 210 Trute | conj |
| 221 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 205 Truss | punct |
| 222 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 223 took | punct |
| 223 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 228 turn | advcl |
| 224 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 223 took | punct |
| 225 | Tun | Tun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 223 took | obj |
| 226 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 223 took | punct |
| 227 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 228 turn | punct |
| 228 | turn | turn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 179 told | ccomp |
| 229 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 230 return | punct |
| 230 | return | return | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 228 turn | conj |
| 231 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 233 flour | punct |
| 232 | Tun | tun | NOUN | Number=Sing | 233 flour | compound |
| 233 | flour | flour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 228 turn | obl |
| 234 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 228 turn | punct |
| 235 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 237 cook | punct |
| 236 | to | to | PART | _ | 237 cook | mark |
| 237 | cook | cook | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 228 turn | conj |
| 238 | hominy | hominy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 237 cook | obj |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attack | to-infinitive | Tackle | ⎫ advcl | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tackle=Patient | ||||
| 2 | hold | to-infinitive | account | Tan obj | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent account=Theme tan=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | stand | to-infinitive | Tarrify | Tase parataxis | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tarrify=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | terrify | to-infinitive | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 5 | annoy | to-infinitive | Tarruh and ⎫ | ⎭ the other; Turruh parataxis | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus tarruh=Experiencer | ||||
| 6 | taste | to-infinitive | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | ||||||
| 7 | taste | infinitive | Tay | vn seem-109 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Theme tay=Attribute | |||||
| 8 | stay | infinitive | Tek | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme tek=Location | |||||
| 9 | take | infinitive | Tek wid um | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent um=Theme | |||||
| 10 | foot | um | you nsubj | tree rules | |||||
| 11 | walk | to-infinitive | until Ten | _ Tel | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 12 | attend | infinitive | tree rules | ||||||
| 13 | tend | infinitive | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 14 | intend | infinitive | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 15 | thank speech: thank | to-infinitive | Tack touch and Tenk and ⎫ and ⎫ and Teh and potatoes and thicket and Ting not said here | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 16 | steal | to-infinitive | Tack touch and Tenk and ⎫ and ⎫ and Teh and potatoes and thicket and Ting not said here | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 17 | tell speech: assert | past | Tack touch and Tenk and ⎫ and ⎫ and Teh and potatoes and thicket and Ting | Topper | top of Tote | Truss and trust and Trute and truth and tuft and Tuk parataxis | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent topper=Recipient clause=Topic | ||
| 18 | carry | infinitive | Trabble | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trabble=Theme | |||||
| 19 | take | past | Tun | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument tun=Destination | |||||
| 20 | turn | infinitive | Tun flour | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 21 | return | infinitive | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 22 | cook | to-infinitive | hominy | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent hominy=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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