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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

punctnsubjpunctpunctmarkparataxispunctobjpunctpunctmarkparataxismarkobjpunctobjpunctpunctmarkparataxispunctobjpunctpunctmarkconjpunctmarkconjpunctobjpunctconjpunctparataxispunctcasedetoblpunctparataxispunctpunctmarkconjpunctparataxispunctobjpunctpunctconjpunctobjpunctpunctconjpunctcompoundamodobjpunctpunctadvclcaseoblpunctadvclpunctccnsubjpunctcompoundnsubjoblpunctpunctmarkparataxiscaseoblpunctpunctcasepunctoblpunctpunctparataxiscasepunctccomppunctpunctconjpunctconjpunctconjpunctflatpunctapposmarkaclpunctdiscoursepunctflatpunctconjpunctconjpunctapposcasepunctnmodpunctpunctlistpunctappospunctpunctconjpunctflatpunctpunctamodpunctconjpunctdetappospunctappospunctpunctconjpunctappospunctpunctparataxispunctoblpunctpunctmarkconjpunctappospunctconjpunctpunctappospunctflatpunctpunctconjpunctappospunctpunctappospunctappospunctpunctadvmodpunctflatpunctpunctpunctiobjpunctpunctcaseoblcasepunctfixedpunctnmodpunctpunctccomppunctobjpunctpunctappospunctflatpunctpunctcasepunctparataxispunctpunctconjpunctconjpunctpunctconjpunctappospunctpunctconjpunctconjpunctpunctadvclpunctobjpunctpunctccomppunctconjpunctcompoundoblpunctpunctmarkconjobjroot_PUNCTTackPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTtoPARTattackVERB_PUNCTTacklePROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTtoPARTholdVERBtoPARTaccountNOUN_PUNCTTanPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTtoPARTstandVERB_PUNCTTarrifyPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTtoPARTterrifyVERB,PUNCTtoPARTannoyVERB_PUNCTTarruhPROPN_PUNCT⎫NOUN_PUNCTTurruhPROPN_PUNCT⎭ADPtheDETotherADJ_PUNCTTasePROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTtoPARTtasteVERB,PUNCTtasteVERB_PUNCTTayPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTstayVERB_PUNCTTekPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTtakeVERB_PUNCTTekPROPNwidADJumNOUN_PUNCT,PUNCTpleasedADJwithADPhimPRON,PUNCTherPRON,PUNCTorCCONJitPRON_PUNCTTekPROPNyouPRONfootNOUN_PUNCT,PUNCTtoPARTwalkVERB_ADPTelPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTuntilADP_PUNCTTenNUM_PUNCT,PUNCTattendVERBtoADP_PUNCTTendVERB_PUNCT,PUNCTintendVERB_PUNCTTenkPROPN_PUNCT⎫NOUN_PUNCTTenkyPROPN_PUNCT⎭NOUNtoPARTthankVERB,PUNCTthanksNOUN_PUNCTTerPROPN_PUNCT⎫NOUN_PUNCTTehPROPN_PUNCT⎭NOUNtoADP_PUNCTTetchPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTtouchNOUN_PUNCTTetterPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTpotatoesNOUN_PUNCTTickPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTthickADJ,PUNCTabundantADJ,PUNCTaDETstickNOUN_PUNCTTicketNOUN_PUNCT,PUNCTthicketNOUN_PUNCTTicklerPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTparticularADJ_PUNCTTiefPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTtoPARTstealVERB,PUNCTthiefNOUN_PUNCTTingNOUN_PUNCT,PUNCTthingNOUN_PUNCTTirdPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTthirdADJ_PUNCTTitterPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTsisterNOUN_PUNCTTogerruhPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTtogetherADV_PUNCTTolePROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTtoldVERB_PUNCTTopperPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTonADPtopNOUNofADP,PUNCTonADP_PUNCTTotePROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTcarryVERB_PUNCTTrabblePROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTtravelNOUN_PUNCTTruPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTthroughADP_PUNCTTrussPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTtrustNOUN_PUNCTTrutePROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTtruthNOUN_PUNCTTuffNOUN_PUNCT,PUNCTtuftNOUN_PUNCTTukPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTtookVERB_PUNCTTunPROPN_PUNCT,PUNCTturnVERB,PUNCTreturnVERB_PUNCTTunNOUNflourNOUN_PUNCT,PUNCTtoPARTcookVERBhominyNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1__PUNCT_2 Tackpunct
2TackTackPROPNNumber=Sing179 toldnsubj
3__PUNCT_2 Tackpunct
4,,PUNCT_6 attackpunct
5totoPART_6 attackmark
6attackattackVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin2 Tackparataxis
7__PUNCT_8 Tacklepunct
8TackleTacklePROPNNumber=Sing6 attackobj
9__PUNCT_8 Tacklepunct
10,,PUNCT_12 holdpunct
11totoPART_12 holdmark
12holdholdVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin6 attackparataxis
13totoPART_14 accountmark
14accountaccountNOUNNumber=Sing12 holdobj
15__PUNCT_16 Tanpunct
16TanTanPROPNNumber=Sing12 holdobj
17__PUNCT_16 Tanpunct
18,,PUNCT_20 standpunct
19totoPART_20 standmark
20standstandVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin12 holdparataxis
21__PUNCT_22 Tarrifypunct
22TarrifyTarrifyPROPNNumber=Sing20 standobj
23__PUNCT_22 Tarrifypunct
24,,PUNCT_26 terrifypunct
25totoPART_26 terrifymark
26terrifyterrifyVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin20 standconj
27,,PUNCT_29 annoypunct
28totoPART_29 annoymark
29annoyannoyVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin20 standconj
30__PUNCT_31 Tarruhpunct
31TarruhTarruhPROPNNumber=Sing29 annoyobj
32__PUNCT_33 ⎫punct
33⎫⎫NOUNNumber=Sing31 Tarruhconj
34__PUNCT_35 Turruhpunct
35TurruhTurruhPROPNNumber=Sing29 annoyparataxis
36__PUNCT_35 Turruhpunct
37⎭⎭ADP_39 othercase
38thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art39 otherdet
39otherotherADJDegree=Pos29 annoyobl
40__PUNCT_41 Tasepunct
41TaseTasePROPNNumber=Sing20 standparataxis
42__PUNCT_41 Tasepunct
43,,PUNCT_45 tastepunct
44totoPART_45 tastemark
45tastetasteVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin20 standconj
46,,PUNCT_47 tastepunct
47tastetasteVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin6 attackparataxis
48__PUNCT_49 Taypunct
49TayTayPROPNNumber=Sing47 tasteobj
50__PUNCT_47 tastepunct
51,,PUNCT_52 staypunct
52staystayVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin6 attackconj
53__PUNCT_54 Tekpunct
54TekTekPROPNNumber=Sing52 stayobj
55__PUNCT_54 Tekpunct
56,,PUNCT_57 takepunct
57taketakeVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin52 stayconj
58__PUNCT_61 umpunct
59TekTekPROPNNumber=Sing61 umcompound
60widwidADJDegree=Pos61 umamod
61umumNOUNNumber=Sing57 takeobj
62__PUNCT_57 takepunct
63,,PUNCT_64 pleasedpunct
64pleasedpleasedADJDegree=Pos52 stayadvcl
65withwithADP_66 himcase
66himhePRONCase=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs64 pleasedobl
67,,PUNCT_68 herpunct
68hershePRONCase=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs6 attackadvcl
69,,PUNCT_75 footpunct
70ororCCONJ_75 footcc
71ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs75 footnsubj
72__PUNCT_75 footpunct
73TekTekPROPNNumber=Sing75 footcompound
74youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs75 footnsubj
75footfootNOUNNumber=Sing6 attackobl
76__PUNCT_6 attackpunct
77,,PUNCT_79 walkpunct
78totoPART_79 walkmark
79walkwalkVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin6 attackparataxis
80__ADP_81 Telcase
81TelTelPROPNNumber=Sing79 walkobl
82__PUNCT_79 walkpunct
83,,PUNCT_86 Tenpunct
84untiluntilADP_86 Tencase
85__PUNCT_84 untilpunct
86TentenNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card79 walkobl
87__PUNCT_86 Tenpunct
88,,PUNCT_89 attendpunct
89attendattendVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin6 attackparataxis
90totoADP_92 Tendcase
91__PUNCT_90 topunct
92TendtendVERBVerbForm=Inf89 attendccomp
93__PUNCT_92 Tendpunct
94,,PUNCT_95 intendpunct
95intendintendVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin6 attackconj
96__PUNCT_97 Tenkpunct
97TenkTenkPROPNNumber=Sing2 Tackconj
98__PUNCT_99 ⎫punct
99⎫⎫NOUNNumber=Sing2 Tackconj
100__PUNCT_2 Tackpunct
101TenkyTenkyPROPNNumber=Sing2 Tackflat
102__PUNCT_103 ⎭punct
103⎭⎭NOUNNumber=Sing2 Tackappos
104totoPART_105 thankmark
105thankthankVERBVerbForm=Inf103 ⎭acl
106,,PUNCT_107 thankspunct
107thanksthanksNOUNNumber=Sing2 Tackdiscourse
108__PUNCT_107 thankspunct
109TerTerPROPNNumber=Sing2 Tackflat
110__PUNCT_111 ⎫punct
111⎫⎫NOUNNumber=Sing2 Tackconj
112__PUNCT_113 Tehpunct
113TehTehPROPNNumber=Sing2 Tackconj
114__PUNCT_115 ⎭punct
115⎭⎭NOUNNumber=Sing2 Tackappos
116totoADP_118 Tetchcase
117__PUNCT_116 topunct
118TetchTetchPROPNNumber=Sing115 ⎭nmod
119__PUNCT_2 Tackpunct
120,,PUNCT_121 touchpunct
121touchtouchNOUNNumber=Sing2 Tacklist
122__PUNCT_123 Tetterpunct
123TetterTetterPROPNNumber=Sing2 Tackappos
124__PUNCT_123 Tetterpunct
125,,PUNCT_126 potatoespunct
126potatoespotatoNOUNNumber=Plur2 Tackconj
127__PUNCT_2 Tackpunct
128TickTickPROPNNumber=Sing2 Tackflat
129__PUNCT_2 Tackpunct
130,,PUNCT_131 thickpunct
131thickthickADJDegree=Pos2 Tackamod
132,,PUNCT_133 abundantpunct
133abundantabundantADJDegree=Pos131 thickconj
134,,PUNCT_136 stickpunct
135aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art136 stickdet
136stickstickNOUNNumber=Sing2 Tackappos
137__PUNCT_138 Ticketpunct
138TicketticketNOUNNumber=Sing2 Tackappos
139__PUNCT_138 Ticketpunct
140,,PUNCT_141 thicketpunct
141thicketthicketNOUNNumber=Sing2 Tackconj
142__PUNCT_143 Ticklerpunct
143TicklerTicklerPROPNNumber=Sing2 Tackappos
144__PUNCT_143 Ticklerpunct
145,,PUNCT_146 particularpunct
146particularparticularADJDegree=Pos2 Tackparataxis
147__PUNCT_148 Tiefpunct
148TiefTiefPROPNNumber=Sing146 particularobl
149__PUNCT_146 particularpunct
150,,PUNCT_152 stealpunct
151totoPART_152 stealmark
152stealstealVERBVerbForm=Inf2 Tackconj
153,,PUNCT_154 thiefpunct
154thiefthiefNOUNNumber=Sing2 Tackappos
155__PUNCT_156 Tingpunct
156TingtingNOUNNumber=Sing2 Tackconj
157__PUNCT_2 Tackpunct
158,,PUNCT_159 thingpunct
159thingthingNOUNNumber=Sing2 Tackappos
160__PUNCT_2 Tackpunct
161TirdTirdPROPNNumber=Sing2 Tackflat
162__PUNCT_2 Tackpunct
163,,PUNCT_164 thirdpunct
164thirdthirdADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord2 Tackconj
165__PUNCT_166 Titterpunct
166TitterTitterPROPNNumber=Sing2 Tackappos
167__PUNCT_166 Titterpunct
168,,PUNCT_169 sisterpunct
169sistersisterNOUNNumber=Sing2 Tackappos
170__PUNCT_171 Togerruhpunct
171TogerruhTogerruhPROPNNumber=Sing2 Tackappos
172__PUNCT_171 Togerruhpunct
173,,PUNCT_2 Tackpunct
174togethertogetherADV_2 Tackadvmod
175__PUNCT_2 Tackpunct
176ToleTolePROPNNumber=Sing2 Tackflat
177__PUNCT_2 Tackpunct
178,,PUNCT_2 Tackpunct
179toldtellVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
180__PUNCT_181 Topperpunct
181TopperTopperPROPNNumber=Sing179 toldiobj
182__PUNCT_181 Topperpunct
183,,PUNCT_185 toppunct
184ononADP_185 topcase
185toptopNOUNNumber=Sing179 toldobl
186ofofADP_190 Totecase
187,,PUNCT_186 ofpunct
188ononADP_186 offixed
189__PUNCT_186 ofpunct
190ToteTotePROPNNumber=Sing185 topnmod
191__PUNCT_193 carrypunct
192,,PUNCT_193 carrypunct
193carrycarryVERBVerbForm=Inf179 toldccomp
194__PUNCT_195 Trabblepunct
195TrabbleTrabblePROPNNumber=Sing193 carryobj
196__PUNCT_195 Trabblepunct
197,,PUNCT_198 travelpunct
198traveltravelNOUNNumber=Sing195 Trabbleappos
199__PUNCT_195 Trabblepunct
200TruTruPROPNNumber=Sing195 Trabbleflat
201__PUNCT_193 carrypunct
202,,PUNCT_205 Trusspunct
203throughthroughADP_205 Trusscase
204__PUNCT_203 throughpunct
205TrussTrussPROPNNumber=Sing179 toldparataxis
206__PUNCT_205 Trusspunct
207,,PUNCT_208 trustpunct
208trusttrustNOUNNumber=Sing205 Trussconj
209__PUNCT_210 Trutepunct
210TruteTrutePROPNNumber=Sing205 Trussconj
211__PUNCT_210 Trutepunct
212,,PUNCT_213 truthpunct
213truthtruthNOUNNumber=Sing210 Truteconj
214__PUNCT_215 Tuffpunct
215TufftuffNOUNNumber=Sing210 Truteappos
216__PUNCT_215 Tuffpunct
217,,PUNCT_218 tuftpunct
218tufttuftNOUNNumber=Sing210 Truteconj
219__PUNCT_220 Tukpunct
220TukTukPROPNNumber=Sing210 Truteconj
221__PUNCT_205 Trusspunct
222,,PUNCT_223 tookpunct
223tooktakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin228 turnadvcl
224__PUNCT_223 tookpunct
225TunTunPROPNNumber=Sing223 tookobj
226__PUNCT_223 tookpunct
227,,PUNCT_228 turnpunct
228turnturnVERBVerbForm=Inf179 toldccomp
229,,PUNCT_230 returnpunct
230returnreturnVERBVerbForm=Inf228 turnconj
231__PUNCT_233 flourpunct
232TuntunNOUNNumber=Sing233 flourcompound
233flourflourNOUNNumber=Sing228 turnobl
234__PUNCT_228 turnpunct
235,,PUNCT_237 cookpunct
236totoPART_237 cookmark
237cookcookVERBVerbForm=Inf228 turnconj
238hominyhominyNOUNNumber=Sing237 cookobj

Pragmatics

#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1attackto-infinitiveTackle⎫ advclvn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tackle=Patient
2holdto-infinitiveaccountTan objvn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent account=Theme tan=Eventuality
3standto-infinitiveTarrifyTase parataxisvn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tarrify=Stimulus
4terrifyto-infinitivevn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
5annoyto-infinitiveTarruh and ⎫⎭ the other; Turruh parataxisvn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus tarruh=Experiencer
6tasteto-infinitivevn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
7tasteinfinitiveTayvn seem-109 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Theme tay=Attribute
8stayinfinitiveTekvn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme tek=Location
9takeinfinitiveTek wid umvn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent um=Theme
10footumyou nsubjtree rules
11walkto-infinitiveuntil Ten_ Telvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
12attendinfinitivetree rules
13tendinfinitivevn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
14intendinfinitivevn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
15thank speech: thankto-infinitiveTack touch and Tenk and ⎫ and ⎫ and Teh and potatoes and thicket and Ting not said herevn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
16stealto-infinitiveTack touch and Tenk and ⎫ and ⎫ and Teh and potatoes and thicket and Ting not said herevn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
17tell speech: assertpastTack touch and Tenk and ⎫ and ⎫ and Teh and potatoes and thicket and TingToppertop of ToteTruss and trust and Trute and truth and tuft and Tuk parataxisvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent topper=Recipient clause=Topic
18carryinfinitiveTrabblevn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trabble=Theme
19takepastTunvn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument tun=Destination
20turninfinitiveTun flourvn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
21returninfinitivevn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
22cookto-infinitivehominyvn 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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