Legends of the conquest of Spain, Expedition of Abdalasis Against Seville and the “land of Tadmir.”, sentence 93
Nay, so high an opinion did he conceive of the subtle wisdom of this commander, that he permitted him to remain in authority over the surrounding country, on his acknowledging allegiance and engaging to pay tribute to the caliph; and all that part of Spain, comprising the beautiful provinces of Murcia and Valencia, was long after known by the Arabic name of its defender, and is still recorded in Arabian chronicles as “The land of Tadmir.”
Who acts: high opinion, opinion, Abdalasis · What happens: conceive, permit, remain, acknowledge, engage, pay · To what, where: Abdalasis, authority, allegiance, tribute, beautiful provinces, Arabian chronicles
This is a sentence of «Legends of the conquest of Spain» by Washington Irving, Expedition of Abdalasis Against Seville and the “land of Tadmir.”. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (high opinion, opinion, Abdalasis), 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 | Nay | nay | INTJ | _ | 4 high | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nay | punct |
| 3 | so | so | ADV | _ | 4 high | advmod |
| 4 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 opinion | amod |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 opinion | det |
| 6 | opinion | opinion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 conceive | nsubj |
| 7 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 conceive | aux |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 conceive | nsubj |
| 9 | conceive | conceive | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 wisdom | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 wisdom | det |
| 12 | subtle | subtle | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 wisdom | amod |
| 13 | wisdom | wisdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 conceive | obl |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 commander | case |
| 15 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 16 commander | det |
| 16 | commander | commander | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 wisdom | nmod |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 permitted | punct |
| 18 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 20 permitted | mark |
| 19 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 permitted | nsubj |
| 20 | permitted | permit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 conceive | parataxis |
| 21 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 permitted | obj |
| 22 | to | to | PART | _ | 23 remain | mark |
| 23 | remain | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 20 permitted | xcomp |
| 24 | in | in | ADP | _ | 25 authority | case |
| 25 | authority | authority | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 remain | obl |
| 26 | over | over | ADP | _ | 29 country | case |
| 27 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 29 country | det |
| 28 | surrounding | surrounding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 country | compound |
| 29 | country | country | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 remain | obl |
| 30 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 33 acknowledging | punct |
| 31 | on | on | SCONJ | _ | 33 acknowledging | mark |
| 32 | his | his | PRON | Gender=Masc Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 33 acknowledging | nsubj |
| 33 | acknowledging | acknowledge | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 conceive | advcl |
| 34 | allegiance | allegiance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 33 acknowledging | obj |
| 35 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 36 engaging | cc |
| 36 | engaging | engage | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 33 acknowledging | conj |
| 37 | to | to | PART | _ | 38 pay | mark |
| 38 | pay | pay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 36 engaging | xcomp |
| 39 | tribute | tribute | NOUN | Number=Sing | 38 pay | obj |
| 40 | to | to | ADP | _ | 42 caliph | case |
| 41 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 42 caliph | det |
| 42 | caliph | caliph | NOUN | Number=Sing | 38 pay | obl |
| 43 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 47 part | punct |
| 44 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 47 part | cc |
| 45 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 47 part | det:predet |
| 46 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 47 part | det |
| 47 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 conceive | parataxis |
| 48 | of | of | ADP | _ | 49 Spain | case |
| 49 | Spain | Spain | PROPN | Number=Sing | 47 part | nmod |
| 50 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 51 comprising | punct |
| 51 | comprising | comprise | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 47 part | advcl |
| 52 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 54 provinces | det |
| 53 | beautiful | beautiful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 54 provinces | amod |
| 54 | provinces | province | NOUN | Number=Plur | 51 comprising | obj |
| 55 | of | of | ADP | _ | 56 Murcia | case |
| 56 | Murcia | Murcia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 54 provinces | nmod |
| 57 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 58 Valencia | cc |
| 58 | Valencia | Valencia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 56 Murcia | conj |
| 59 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 61 long | punct |
| 60 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 61 long | cop |
| 61 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 47 part | advmod |
| 62 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 63 known | mark |
| 63 | known | know | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 61 long | advcl |
| 64 | by | by | ADP | _ | 67 name | case |
| 65 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 67 name | det |
| 66 | Arabic | arabic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 67 name | amod |
| 67 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 63 known | obl |
| 68 | of | of | ADP | _ | 70 defender | case |
| 69 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 70 defender | nmod:poss |
| 70 | defender | defender | NOUN | Number=Sing | 67 name | nmod |
| 71 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 75 recorded | punct |
| 72 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 75 recorded | cc |
| 73 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 75 recorded | aux:pass |
| 74 | still | still | ADV | _ | 75 recorded | advmod |
| 75 | recorded | record | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 conceive | parataxis |
| 76 | in | in | ADP | _ | 78 chronicles | case |
| 77 | Arabian | Arabian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 78 chronicles | amod |
| 78 | chronicles | chronicle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 75 recorded | obl |
| 79 | as | as | ADP | _ | 82 land | case |
| 80 | “ | " | PUNCT | _ | 82 land | punct |
| 81 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 82 land | det |
| 82 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 75 recorded | obl |
| 83 | of | of | ADP | _ | 84 Tadmir | case |
| 84 | Tadmir | Tadmir | PROPN | Number=Sing | 82 land | nmod |
| 85 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 conceive | punct |
| 86 | ” | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 conceive | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conceive | past · do-support | a high opinion | of the subtle wisdom of this commander; opinion nsubj; all part of Spain parataxis | vn characterize-29.2-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | permit | past | opinion | Abdalasis | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer he=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | remain not said to happen | to-infinitive | opinion not said here | authority | over the surrounding country | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in authority=Location | |||
| 4 | acknowledge | gerund | Abdalasis | allegiance | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent allegiance=Topic | ||||
| 5 | engage | gerund | Abdalasis not said here | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute | |||||
| 6 | pay | to-infinitive | Abdalasis not said here | tribute | to the caliph | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tribute=Asset | |||
| 7 | comprise | gerund | a high opinion not said here | the beautiful provinces of Murcia and Valencia | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme province=Pivot | ||||
| 8 | is | past | long property | tree rules | |||||
| 9 | know | participle | by the Arabic name of name's defender | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 10 | record | present · passive | Arabian chronicles | still | as the land of Tadmir | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: in chronicle=Destination | |||
| 11 | name | name's defender | nom name «communication 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: «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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