Celtic Fairy Tales, Notes and References, sentence 60
All the evidence, in my opinion, inclines to the former view, which, as applied to Celtic folk-tales, is of very great literary importance; for it is becoming more and more recognised, thanks chiefly to the admirable work of Mr. Alfred Nutt, in his _Studies on the Holy Grail_, that the outburst of European Romance in the twelfth century was due, in large measure, to an infusion of Celtic hero-tales into the literature of the Romance-speaking nations.
Who acts: evidence, question, outburst, my, Alfred · What happens: incline, apply, be, become, recognise, thank · To what, where: former view, more · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «Celtic Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Notes and References. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (evidence, question, outburst, my), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.
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The tree
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 evidence | det:predet |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 evidence | det |
| 3 | evidence | evidence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 inclines | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 opinion | punct |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 opinion | case |
| 6 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 opinion | nmod:poss |
| 7 | opinion | opinion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 evidence | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 evidence | punct |
| 9 | inclines | incline | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 13 view | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 view | det |
| 12 | former | former | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 view | amod |
| 13 | view | view | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 inclines | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 applied | punct |
| 15 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 18 applied | nsubj:pass |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 applied | punct |
| 17 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 18 applied | mark |
| 18 | applied | apply | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 view | acl:relcl |
| 19 | to | to | ADP | _ | 23 tales | case |
| 20 | Celtic | celtic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 tales | amod |
| 21 | folk | folk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 tales | compound |
| 22 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 21 folk | punct |
| 23 | tales | tale | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 applied | obl |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 30 importance | punct |
| 25 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 30 importance | cop |
| 26 | of | of | ADP | _ | 30 importance | case |
| 27 | very | very | ADV | _ | 28 great | advmod |
| 28 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 30 importance | amod |
| 29 | literary | literary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 30 importance | amod |
| 30 | importance | importance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 inclines | obl |
| 31 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 35 becoming | punct |
| 32 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 35 becoming | mark |
| 33 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 35 becoming | nsubj |
| 34 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 35 becoming | aux |
| 35 | becoming | become | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 inclines | advcl |
| 36 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 35 becoming | obj |
| 37 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 39 recognised | cc |
| 38 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 39 recognised | advmod |
| 39 | recognised | recognise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 36 more | conj |
| 40 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 41 thanks | punct |
| 41 | thanks | thank | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 inclines | parataxis |
| 42 | chiefly | chiefly | ADV | _ | 41 thanks | advmod |
| 43 | to | to | ADP | _ | 46 work | case |
| 44 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 46 work | det |
| 45 | admirable | admirable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 46 work | amod |
| 46 | work | work | NOUN | Number=Sing | 41 thanks | obl |
| 47 | of | of | ADP | _ | 49 Alfred | case |
| 48 | Mr. | Mr. | PROPN | Number=Sing | 49 Alfred | nmod:desc |
| 49 | Alfred | Alfred | PROPN | Number=Sing | 46 work | nmod |
| 50 | Nutt | Nutt | PROPN | Number=Sing | 49 Alfred | flat |
| 51 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 55 Studies | punct |
| 52 | in | in | ADP | _ | 55 Studies | case |
| 53 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 55 Studies | nmod:poss |
| 54 | _ | _ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 55 Studies | compound |
| 55 | Studies | Study | PROPN | Number=Plur | 41 thanks | parataxis |
| 56 | on | on | ADP | _ | 59 Grail | case |
| 57 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 59 Grail | det |
| 58 | Holy | Holy | PROPN | _ | 59 Grail | compound |
| 59 | Grail | Grail | PROPN | Number=Sing | 55 Studies | nmod |
| 60 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 55 Studies | punct |
| 61 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 73 due | punct |
| 62 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 73 due | mark |
| 63 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 64 outburst | det |
| 64 | outburst | outburst | NOUN | Number=Sing | 73 due | nsubj |
| 65 | of | of | ADP | _ | 67 Romance | case |
| 66 | European | European | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 67 Romance | amod |
| 67 | Romance | Romance | PROPN | Number=Sing | 64 outburst | nmod |
| 68 | in | in | ADP | _ | 71 century | case |
| 69 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 71 century | det |
| 70 | twelfth | twelfth | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 71 century | amod |
| 71 | century | century | NOUN | Number=Sing | 64 outburst | nmod |
| 72 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 73 due | cop |
| 73 | due | due | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 41 thanks | parataxis |
| 74 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 77 measure | punct |
| 75 | in | in | ADP | _ | 77 measure | case |
| 76 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 77 measure | amod |
| 77 | measure | measure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 73 due | conj |
| 78 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 81 infusion | punct |
| 79 | to | to | ADP | _ | 81 infusion | case |
| 80 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 81 infusion | det |
| 81 | infusion | infusion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 41 thanks | parataxis |
| 82 | of | of | ADP | _ | 86 tales | case |
| 83 | Celtic | celtic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 86 tales | amod |
| 84 | hero | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | 86 tales | compound |
| 85 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 84 hero | punct |
| 86 | tales | tale | NOUN | Number=Plur | 81 infusion | nmod |
| 87 | into | into | ADP | _ | 89 literature | case |
| 88 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 89 literature | det |
| 89 | literature | literature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 86 tales | nmod |
| 90 | of | of | ADP | _ | 95 nations | case |
| 91 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 95 nations | det |
| 92 | Romance | Romance | PROPN | Number=Sing | 94 speaking | compound |
| 93 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 94 speaking | punct |
| 94 | speaking | speak | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 95 nations | amod |
| 95 | nations | nation | NOUN | Number=Plur | 89 literature | nmod |
| 96 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 inclines | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | incline | present | all evidence and my opinion | to the former view | vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme»: agent=Agent to view=Theme | ||||
| 2 | apply | participle · passive | the former view | to Celtic folk tales | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 3 | is | present | of great literary importance | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | become | present · progressive | question | more | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Patient more=Result | ||||
| 5 | recognise | participle | question not said here | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 6 | thank speech: thank | present | to the admirable work of Alfred Mr.; chiefly property | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 7 | is | past | the outburst of European Romance in the twelfth century | due property | tree rules | ||||
| 8 | speak speech: other | gerund | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 9 | opine | my | nom opinion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 10 | work | Alfred Mr. | nom work «act intransitive»: of=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.
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