Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 4, sentence 88
This at first seems meaningless, the bard seeing no necessity for throwing further light on the subject; but, as we wander through the bardic literature, gradually the conception of this Lu grows upon the mind--the destroyer of the sons of Turann--the implacably filial--the expulsor of the Fomoroh--the source of all the sciences--the god of the Tuatha De Danan--the protector and guardian of Cuculain--Lu Lamfada, son of Cian, son of Diancect, son of Esric, son of Dela, son of Ned the war-god, whose tomb or temple, Aula Neid, may still be seen beside the Foyle.
Who acts: This, bard, we, conception · What happens: seem, see, throw, wander, grow, conceive · To what, where: necessity, further light, subject, bardic literature, mind, son
This is a sentence of «Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.» by Standish O'Grady, Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 4. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (This, bard, we, conception), 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 | This | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 seems | nsubj |
| 2 | at | at | SCONJ | _ | 4 seems | mark |
| 3 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 4 seems | advmod |
| 4 | seems | seem | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | meaningless | meaningless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 seems | xcomp |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 seeing | punct |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 bard | det |
| 8 | bard | bard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 seeing | nsubj |
| 9 | seeing | see | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 seems | parataxis |
| 10 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 11 necessity | det |
| 11 | necessity | necessity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 seeing | obj |
| 12 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 13 throwing | mark |
| 13 | throwing | throw | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 seeing | advcl |
| 14 | further | further | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 light | amod |
| 15 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 throwing | obj |
| 16 | on | on | ADP | _ | 18 subject | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 subject | det |
| 18 | subject | subject | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 throwing | obl |
| 19 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 24 wander | punct |
| 20 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 24 wander | cc |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 but | punct |
| 22 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 24 wander | mark |
| 23 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 24 wander | nsubj |
| 24 | wander | wander | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 seems | conj |
| 25 | through | through | ADP | _ | 28 literature | case |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 28 literature | det |
| 27 | bardic | bardic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 28 literature | amod |
| 28 | literature | literature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 wander | obl |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 32 conception | punct |
| 30 | gradually | gradually | ADV | _ | 32 conception | advmod |
| 31 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 32 conception | det |
| 32 | conception | conception | NOUN | Number=Sing | 36 grows | nsubj |
| 33 | of | of | ADP | _ | 35 Lu | case |
| 34 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 35 Lu | det |
| 35 | Lu | Lu | PROPN | Number=Sing | 32 conception | nmod |
| 36 | grows | grow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 seems | conj |
| 37 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 39 mind | case |
| 38 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 39 mind | det |
| 39 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 36 grows | obl |
| 40 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 42 destroyer | punct |
| 41 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 42 destroyer | det |
| 42 | destroyer | destroyer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 39 mind | appos |
| 43 | of | of | ADP | _ | 45 sons | case |
| 44 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 45 sons | det |
| 45 | sons | son | NOUN | Number=Plur | 42 destroyer | nmod |
| 46 | of | of | ADP | _ | 47 Turann | case |
| 47 | Turann | Turann | PROPN | Number=Sing | 45 sons | nmod |
| 48 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 51 filial | punct |
| 49 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 51 filial | det |
| 50 | implacably | implacably | ADV | _ | 51 filial | advmod |
| 51 | filial | filial | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 47 Turann | conj |
| 52 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 54 expulsor | punct |
| 53 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 54 expulsor | det |
| 54 | expulsor | expulsor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 47 Turann | appos |
| 55 | of | of | ADP | _ | 57 Fomoroh | case |
| 56 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 57 Fomoroh | det |
| 57 | Fomoroh | Fomoroh | PROPN | Number=Sing | 54 expulsor | nmod |
| 58 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 60 source | punct |
| 59 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 60 source | det |
| 60 | source | source | NOUN | Number=Sing | 45 sons | conj |
| 61 | of | of | ADP | _ | 64 sciences | case |
| 62 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 64 sciences | det:predet |
| 63 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 64 sciences | det |
| 64 | sciences | science | NOUN | Number=Plur | 60 source | nmod |
| 65 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 67 god | punct |
| 66 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 67 god | det |
| 67 | god | god | NOUN | Number=Sing | 45 sons | conj |
| 68 | of | of | ADP | _ | 72 Danan | case |
| 69 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 72 Danan | det |
| 70 | Tuatha | Tuatha | PROPN | Number=Sing | 72 Danan | compound |
| 71 | De | De | PROPN | Number=Sing | 70 Tuatha | flat |
| 72 | Danan | Danan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 67 god | nmod |
| 73 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 75 protector | punct |
| 74 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 75 protector | det |
| 75 | protector | protector | NOUN | Number=Sing | 72 Danan | appos |
| 76 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 77 guardian | cc |
| 77 | guardian | guardian | NOUN | Number=Sing | 75 protector | conj |
| 78 | of | of | ADP | _ | 79 Cuculain | case |
| 79 | Cuculain | Cuculain | PROPN | Number=Sing | 77 guardian | nmod |
| 80 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 81 Lu | punct |
| 81 | Lu | Lu | PROPN | Number=Sing | 79 Cuculain | conj |
| 82 | Lamfada | Lamfada | PROPN | Number=Sing | 81 Lu | flat |
| 83 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 84 son | punct |
| 84 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 67 god | conj |
| 85 | of | of | ADP | _ | 86 Cian | case |
| 86 | Cian | Cian | PROPN | Number=Sing | 84 son | nmod |
| 87 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 88 son | punct |
| 88 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 67 god | conj |
| 89 | of | of | ADP | _ | 90 Diancect | case |
| 90 | Diancect | Diancect | PROPN | Number=Sing | 88 son | nmod |
| 91 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 92 son | punct |
| 92 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 45 sons | conj |
| 93 | of | of | ADP | _ | 94 Esric | case |
| 94 | Esric | Esric | PROPN | Number=Sing | 92 son | nmod |
| 95 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 96 son | punct |
| 96 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 45 sons | conj |
| 97 | of | of | ADP | _ | 98 Dela | case |
| 98 | Dela | Dela | PROPN | Number=Sing | 96 son | nmod |
| 99 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 100 son | punct |
| 100 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 119 seen | nsubj |
| 101 | of | of | ADP | _ | 102 Ned | case |
| 102 | Ned | Ned | PROPN | Number=Sing | 100 son | nmod |
| 103 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 106 god | det |
| 104 | war | war | NOUN | Number=Sing | 106 god | compound |
| 105 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 104 war | punct |
| 106 | god | god | NOUN | Number=Sing | 119 seen | nsubj:pass |
| 107 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 109 tomb | punct |
| 108 | whose | whose | PRON | Poss=Yes PronType=Rel | 109 tomb | nmod:poss |
| 109 | tomb | tomb | NOUN | Number=Sing | 106 god | conj |
| 110 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 111 temple | cc |
| 111 | temple | temple | NOUN | Number=Sing | 109 tomb | conj |
| 112 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 113 Aula | punct |
| 113 | Aula | Aula | PROPN | Number=Sing | 106 god | appos |
| 114 | Neid | Neid | PROPN | Number=Sing | 113 Aula | flat |
| 115 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 113 Aula | punct |
| 116 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 119 seen | aux |
| 117 | still | still | ADV | _ | 119 seen | advmod |
| 118 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 119 seen | aux:pass |
| 119 | seen | see | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 45 sons | acl:relcl |
| 120 | beside | beside | ADP | _ | 122 Foyle | case |
| 121 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 122 Foyle | det |
| 122 | Foyle | Foyle | PROPN | Number=Sing | 119 seen | obl |
| 123 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 seems | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | seem | present | This | first, meaningless property | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | see | gerund | the bard | no necessity | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer necessity=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | throw | gerund | the bard not said here | further light | the subject | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent light=Theme on subject=Destination | |||
| 4 | wander | present | we | the bardic literature | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through literature=Trajectory | ||||
| 5 | grow | present | the conception of this Lu | the mind | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon mind=Location | ||||
| 6 | see | may · passive | son of Ned | the Foyle | still | the war god and the war god and the war god's tomb or temple's tomb or temple nsubj:pass | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus | ||
| 7 | conceive | this Lu | nom conception «cognition 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: «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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