Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., Firbolgs and Third Cycle of the Fomoroh., sentence 176
When the cromlech fell into disuse, the arched chamber above the ashes of the hero was constructed with enormous stones, as a substitute for the majestic appearance presented by the massive slab and supporting pillars of the more ancient cromlech, and the early stone buildings preserved the same characteristic to a certain extent.
Who acts: cromlech, early stone buildings · What happens: fall, arch, construct, present, support, preserve · To what, where: disuse, arched chamber, majestic appearance, pillars, same characteristic
This is a sentence of «Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.» by Standish O'Grady, Firbolgs and Third Cycle of the Fomoroh.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (cromlech, early stone buildings), 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 | When | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 fell | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 cromlech | det |
| 3 | cromlech | cromlech | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fell | nsubj |
| 4 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 18 constructed | advcl |
| 5 | into | into | ADP | _ | 6 disuse | case |
| 6 | disuse | disuse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fell | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 fell | punct |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 chamber | det |
| 9 | arched | arch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 chamber | amod |
| 10 | chamber | chamber | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 constructed | nsubj:pass |
| 11 | above | above | ADP | _ | 13 ashes | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 ashes | det |
| 13 | ashes | ash | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 chamber | nmod |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 hero | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 hero | det |
| 16 | hero | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 ashes | nmod |
| 17 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 18 constructed | aux:pass |
| 18 | constructed | construct | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 19 | with | with | ADP | _ | 21 stones | case |
| 20 | enormous | enormous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 stones | amod |
| 21 | stones | stone | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 constructed | obl |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 substitute | punct |
| 23 | as | as | ADP | _ | 25 substitute | case |
| 24 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 25 substitute | det |
| 25 | substitute | substitute | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 constructed | obl |
| 26 | for | for | ADP | _ | 29 appearance | case |
| 27 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 29 appearance | det |
| 28 | majestic | majestic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 29 appearance | amod |
| 29 | appearance | appearance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 substitute | nmod |
| 30 | presented | present | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 29 appearance | acl |
| 31 | by | by | ADP | _ | 34 slab | case |
| 32 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 34 slab | det |
| 33 | massive | massive | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 34 slab | amod |
| 34 | slab | slab | NOUN | Number=Sing | 30 presented | obl |
| 35 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 36 supporting | cc |
| 36 | supporting | support | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 34 slab | conj |
| 37 | pillars | pillar | NOUN | Number=Plur | 36 supporting | obj |
| 38 | of | of | ADP | _ | 42 cromlech | case |
| 39 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 42 cromlech | det |
| 40 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 41 ancient | advmod |
| 41 | ancient | ancient | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 42 cromlech | amod |
| 42 | cromlech | cromlech | NOUN | Number=Sing | 37 pillars | nmod |
| 43 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 49 preserved | punct |
| 44 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 49 preserved | cc |
| 45 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 48 buildings | det |
| 46 | early | early | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 48 buildings | amod |
| 47 | stone | stone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 48 buildings | compound |
| 48 | buildings | building | NOUN | Number=Plur | 49 preserved | nsubj |
| 49 | preserved | preserve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 18 constructed | conj |
| 50 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 52 characteristic | det |
| 51 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 52 characteristic | amod |
| 52 | characteristic | characteristic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 preserved | obj |
| 53 | to | to | ADP | _ | 56 extent | case |
| 54 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 56 extent | det |
| 55 | certain | certain | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 56 extent | amod |
| 56 | extent | extent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 preserved | obl |
| 57 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 18 constructed | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fall | past | the cromlech | into disuse result | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into disuse=Result | ||||
| 2 | arch | participle | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | construct | past · passive | the arched chamber above the ashes of the hero | with enormous stones; as a substitute for the majestic appearance | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Result as substitute=Attribute | ||||
| 4 | present | participle | the majestic appearance not said here | by the massive slab | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 5 | support | gerund | pillars of the ancient cromlech | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pillar=Stimulus | |||||
| 6 | preserve | past | the early stone buildings | the same characteristic | to a certain extent | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent characteristic=Beneficiary |
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: «Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.» by Standish O'Grady, Project Gutenberg book 8109 (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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