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Legends of the conquest of Spain, The Rise of Don Roderick.—his Government., sentence 11

Whether he was elected to the throne according to the Gothic usage, or seized it by the right of conquest, is a matter of dispute among historians; but all agree that the nation submitted cheerfully to his sway, and looked forward to prosperity and happiness under their newly elevated monarch.

Who acts: all, nation · What happens: elect, accord, seize, be, agree, submit · To what, where: arm, usage, matter, elevated monarch · Speech: someone speaks here

This is a sentence of «Legends of the conquest of Spain» by Washington Irving, The Rise of Don Roderick.—his Government.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (all, nation), 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

marknsubj:passaux:passadvclcasedetoblcasefixeddetamodnmodpunctccconjobjcasedetoblcasenmodpunctcopdetcasenmodcasenmodpunctccnsubjparataxismarkdetnsubjccompadvmodcasenmod:possoblpunctccconjadvmodcaseoblccconjcasenmod:possadvmodamodoblpunctrootWhetherSCONJhePRONwasAUXelectedVERBtoADPtheDETthroneNOUNaccordingVERBtoADPtheDETGothicADJusageNOUN,PUNCTorCCONJseizedVERBitPRONbyADPtheDETrightNOUNofADPconquestNOUN,PUNCTisAUXaDETmatterNOUNofADPdisputeNOUNamongADPhistoriansNOUN;PUNCTbutCCONJallDETagreeVERBthatSCONJtheDETnationNOUNsubmittedVERBcheerfullyADVtoADPhisPRONswayNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJlookedVERBforwardADVtoADPprosperityNOUNandCCONJhappinessNOUNunderADPtheirPRONnewlyADVelevatedVERBmonarchNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhetherwhetherSCONJ_4 electedmark
2hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 electednsubj:pass
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 electedaux:pass
4electedelectVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass25 matteradvcl
5totoADP_7 thronecase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 thronedet
7thronethroneNOUNNumber=Sing4 electedobl
8accordingaccordVERBExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part12 usagecase
9totoADP_8 accordingfixed
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 usagedet
11GothicgothicADJDegree=Pos12 usageamod
12usageusageNOUNNumber=Sing7 thronenmod
13,,PUNCT_15 seizedpunct
14ororCCONJ_15 seizedcc
15seizedseizeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 electedconj
16ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs15 seizedobj
17bybyADP_19 rightcase
18thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art19 rightdet
19rightrightNOUNNumber=Sing15 seizedobl
20ofofADP_21 conquestcase
21conquestconquestNOUNNumber=Sing19 rightnmod
22,,PUNCT_4 electedpunct
23isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin25 mattercop
24aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art25 matterdet
25mattermatterNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
26ofofADP_27 disputecase
27disputedisputeNOUNNumber=Sing25 matternmod
28amongamongADP_29 historianscase
29historianshistorianNOUNNumber=Plur27 disputenmod
30;;PUNCT_33 agreepunct
31butbutCCONJ_33 agreecc
32allallDETPronType=Tot33 agreensubj
33agreeagreeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin25 matterparataxis
34thatthatSCONJ_37 submittedmark
35thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art36 nationdet
36nationnationNOUNNumber=Sing37 submittednsubj
37submittedsubmitVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin33 agreeccomp
38cheerfullycheerfullyADV_37 submittedadvmod
39totoADP_41 swaycase
40hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs41 swaynmod:poss
41swayswayNOUNNumber=Sing37 submittedobl
42,,PUNCT_44 lookedpunct
43andandCCONJ_44 lookedcc
44lookedlookVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin37 submittedconj
45forwardforwardADV_44 lookedadvmod
46totoADP_47 prosperitycase
47prosperityprosperityNOUNNumber=Sing44 lookedobl
48andandCCONJ_49 happinesscc
49happinesshappinessNOUNNumber=Sing47 prosperityconj
50underunderADP_54 monarchcase
51theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs54 monarchnmod:poss
52newlynewlyADV_53 elevatedadvmod
53elevatedelevateVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass54 monarchamod
54monarchmonarchNOUNNumber=Sing44 lookedobl
55..PUNCT_25 matterpunct

Pragmatics

#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1electpast · passivearmto the throne accord the Gothic usagevn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme to throne=Attribute
2accordgerundvn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
3seizepastusageby the right of conquestvn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
4is apresenta matterof dispute among historianstree rules
5agree speech: agreepresentallvn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
6submitpastthe nationto arm's sway; cheerfully propertyvn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to sway=Theme
7lookpastthe nation not said herenation's elevated monarchto prosperity and happiness; forward propertyvn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to prosperity=Theme
8elevateparticiplenewly propertyvn put_direction-9.4 «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: «Legends of the conquest of Spain» by Washington Irving, Project Gutenberg book 77685 (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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