Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular, Opening, part 15, sentence 32

_Wan_, to want, to wish, want _Warse_, wasp _Wase_, waste _Way_, where _Wayebber_, wherever _Whalin ob er_, enormous, severe _Wid_, with _Wile_, while _Win_, wind _Wine_, vine _Wish de time er day_, to say good-bye, how d’ye do _Wud_, word _Wudduh dat_, what is that _Wuffer_, what for, why, what to _Wuh_, what, which, who _Wuhebbuh_, whatever _Wuk_, work _Wul_, world _Wunt_, will not, would not _Wurrum_, worms _Wus_, worse _Wus den nebber_, worse than ever _Wut_, worth

Who acts: Wan, Wish, Wud · What happens: want, wish, day, say, be, work · To what, where: Wase, Warse, good, Wuffer, Wul, Wurrum · 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 (Wan, Wish, Wud), 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 Wan	punct
2	Wan	wan	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 want	nsubj
3	_	_	PUNCT	_	2 Wan	punct
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 want	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	6 want	mark
6	want	want	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 wish	punct
8	to	to	PART	_	9 wish	mark
9	wish	wish	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 want	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 want	punct
11	want	want	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 want	conj
12	_	_	PUNCT	_	13 Warse	punct
13	Warse	Warse	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 want	obj
14	_	_	PUNCT	_	13 Warse	punct
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 wasp	punct
16	wasp	wasp	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 Warse	appos
17	_	_	PUNCT	_	18 Wase	punct
18	Wase	Wase	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 want	obj
19	_	_	PUNCT	_	18 Wase	punct
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 waste	punct
21	waste	waste	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 Wase	appos
22	_	_	PUNCT	_	23 Way	punct
23	Way	Way	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 want	parataxis
24	_	_	PUNCT	_	23 Way	punct
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	28 Wayebber	punct
26	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	28 Wayebber	advmod
27	_	_	PUNCT	_	28 Wayebber	punct
28	Wayebber	Wayebber	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 Way	conj
29	_	_	PUNCT	_	28 Wayebber	punct
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 wherever	punct
31	wherever	wherever	ADV	PronType=Int	28 Wayebber	advmod
32	_	_	PUNCT	_	34 ob	punct
33	Whalin	Whalin	PROPN	Number=Sing	34 ob	compound
34	ob	ob	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 wherever	appos
35	er	er	X	ExtPos=PROPN	34 ob	appos
36	_	_	PUNCT	_	35 er	punct
37	,	,	PUNCT	_	38 enormous	punct
38	enormous	enormous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	35 er	conj
39	,	,	PUNCT	_	40 severe	punct
40	severe	severe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	38 enormous	conj
41	_	_	PUNCT	_	42 Wid	punct
42	Wid	Wid	PROPN	Number=Sing	35 er	goeswith
43	_	_	PUNCT	_	35 er	punct
44	,	,	PUNCT	_	47 Wile	punct
45	with	with	ADP	_	47 Wile	case
46	_	_	PUNCT	_	45 with	punct
47	Wile	Wile	PROPN	Number=Sing	35 er	appos
48	_	_	PUNCT	_	47 Wile	punct
49	,	,	PUNCT	_	57 Wine	punct
50	while	while	SCONJ	_	57 Wine	mark
51	_	_	PUNCT	_	52 Win	punct
52	Win	Win	PROPN	Number=Sing	57 Wine	compound
53	_	_	PUNCT	_	52 Win	punct
54	,	,	PUNCT	_	55 wind	punct
55	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	52 Win	appos
56	_	_	PUNCT	_	55 wind	punct
57	Wine	wine	NOUN	Number=Sing	35 er	conj
58	_	_	PUNCT	_	57 Wine	punct
59	,	,	PUNCT	_	60 vine	punct
60	vine	vine	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 ob	conj
61	_	_	PUNCT	_	66 day	punct
62	Wish	Wish	PROPN	Number=Sing	66 day	nsubj
63	de	de	PROPN	Number=Sing	62 Wish	flat
64	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	66 day	compound
65	er	er	NOUN	Number=Sing	66 day	compound
66	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 ob	appos
67	_	_	PUNCT	_	66 day	punct
68	,	,	PUNCT	_	70 say	punct
69	to	to	PART	_	70 say	mark
70	say	say	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	34 ob	parataxis
71	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	70 say	obj
72	-	-	PUNCT	_	71 good	punct
73	bye	bye	INTJ	_	70 say	obj
74	,	,	PUNCT	_	77 do	punct
75	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	77 do	advmod
76	d’ye	d'ye	NOUN	Number=Sing	77 do	nsubj
77	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	135 _	aux
78	_	_	PUNCT	_	79 Wud	punct
79	Wud	Wud	PROPN	Number=Sing	77 do	obj
80	_	_	PUNCT	_	79 Wud	punct
81	,	,	PUNCT	_	82 word	punct
82	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	79 Wud	appos
83	_	_	PUNCT	_	82 word	punct
84	Wudduh	wudduh	INTJ	_	85 dat	discourse
85	dat	dat	NOUN	Number=Sing	79 Wud	appos
86	_	_	PUNCT	_	79 Wud	punct
87	,	,	PUNCT	_	92 Wuffer	punct
88	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	92 Wuffer	nsubj
89	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	92 Wuffer	cop
90	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	92 Wuffer	nsubj
91	_	_	PUNCT	_	92 Wuffer	punct
92	Wuffer	Wuffer	PROPN	Number=Sing	79 Wud	conj
93	_	_	PUNCT	_	79 Wud	punct
94	,	,	PUNCT	_	95 what	punct
95	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	79 Wud	acl:relcl
96	for	for	ADP	_	95 what	case
97	,	,	PUNCT	_	98 why	punct
98	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	77 do	parataxis
99	,	,	PUNCT	_	100 what	punct
100	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	98 why	conj
101	to	to	ADP	_	100 what	case
102	_	_	PUNCT	_	100 what	punct
103	Wuh	wuh	INTJ	_	100 what	discourse
104	_	_	PUNCT	_	100 what	punct
105	,	,	PUNCT	_	106 what	punct
106	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	100 what	conj
107	,	,	PUNCT	_	120 work	punct
108	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	120 work	nsubj
109	,	,	PUNCT	_	112 Wuhebbuh	punct
110	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	112 Wuhebbuh	nsubj
111	_	_	PUNCT	_	112 Wuhebbuh	punct
112	Wuhebbuh	Wuhebbuh	PROPN	Number=Sing	120 work	nsubj
113	_	_	PUNCT	_	112 Wuhebbuh	punct
114	,	,	PUNCT	_	115 whatever	punct
115	whatever	whatever	PRON	PronType=Rel	112 Wuhebbuh	acl:relcl
116	_	_	PUNCT	_	117 Wuk	punct
117	Wuk	Wuk	PROPN	Number=Sing	115 whatever	appos
118	_	_	PUNCT	_	117 Wuk	punct
119	,	,	PUNCT	_	112 Wuhebbuh	punct
120	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	106 what	parataxis
121	_	_	PUNCT	_	122 Wul	punct
122	Wul	Wul	PROPN	Number=Sing	120 work	obl
123	_	_	PUNCT	_	122 Wul	punct
124	,	,	PUNCT	_	125 world	punct
125	world	world	NOUN	Number=Sing	122 Wul	appos
126	_	_	PUNCT	_	120 work	punct
127	Wunt	Wunt	PROPN	Number=Sing	126 _	flat
128	_	_	PUNCT	_	127 Wunt	punct
129	,	,	PUNCT	_	130 will	punct
130	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	100 what	acl:relcl
131	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	130 will	advmod
132	,	,	PUNCT	_	135 _	punct
133	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	135 _	aux
134	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	135 _	advmod
135	_	_	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	70 say	conj
136	Wurrum	Wurrum	PROPN	Number=Sing	135 _	obj
137	_	_	PUNCT	_	136 Wurrum	punct
138	,	,	PUNCT	_	139 worms	punct
139	worms	worm	NOUN	Number=Plur	136 Wurrum	conj
140	_	_	PUNCT	_	141 Wus	punct
141	Wus	Wus	PROPN	Number=Sing	136 Wurrum	conj
142	_	_	PUNCT	_	136 Wurrum	punct
143	,	,	PUNCT	_	144 worse	punct
144	worse	bad	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	136 Wurrum	acl:relcl
145	_	_	PUNCT	_	148 nebber	punct
146	Wus	Wus	PROPN	Number=Sing	148 nebber	compound
147	den	den	NOUN	Number=Sing	148 nebber	compound
148	nebber	nebber	NOUN	Number=Sing	136 Wurrum	conj
149	_	_	PUNCT	_	136 Wurrum	punct
150	,	,	PUNCT	_	151 worse	punct
151	worse	bad	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	136 Wurrum	acl:relcl
152	than	than	ADP	_	153 ever	case
153	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	151 worse	obl
154	_	_	PUNCT	_	136 Wurrum	punct
155	Wut	Wut	PROPN	Number=Sing	136 Wurrum	flat
156	_	_	PUNCT	_	136 Wurrum	punct
157	,	,	PUNCT	_	158 worth	punct
158	worth	worth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	136 Wurrum	parataxis

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	want	to-infinitive	Wan	Wase	Way and Wayebber parataxis	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot wase=Theme
2	wish	to-infinitive	Wan not said here			vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
3	want	infinitive	Wan not said here	Warse		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot warse=Theme
4	day		Wish			tree rules
5	say speech: assert	to-infinitive		good		vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent good=Theme bye=Manner
6	is a	present	Wud and Wuffer	Wuffer	that nsubj	tree rules
7	work	infinitive		Wul	which nsubj; Wuhebbuh whatever nsubj; Wunt flat	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
8	not _	would · present · do-support		Wurrum and worms and Wus and Wus den nebber		tree rules

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 32