Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 5, sentence 9
A noble literature indeed it is, having too this strange interest, that though mainly characterised by a great plainness and simplicity of thought, and, in the earlier stages, of expression, we feel, oftentimes, a sudden weirdness, a strange glamour shoots across the poem when the tale seems to open for a moment into mysterious depths, druidic secrets veiled by time, unsunned caves of thought, indicating a still deeper range of feeling, a still lower and wider reach of imagination.
Who acts: noble literature, we, strange glamour, tale · What happens: have, characteris, feel, shoot, seem, open · To what, where: strange interest, poem, mysterious depths, druidic secrets
This is a sentence of «Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.» by Standish O'Grady, Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 5. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (noble literature, we, strange glamour, tale), 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 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 literature | det |
| 2 | noble | noble | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 literature | amod |
| 3 | literature | literature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 having | nsubj |
| 4 | indeed | indeed | ADV | _ | 5 it | advmod |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 literature | nmod |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 having | aux |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 having | punct |
| 8 | having | have | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 9 | too | too | ADV | _ | 8 having | advmod |
| 10 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 12 interest | det |
| 11 | strange | strange | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 interest | amod |
| 12 | interest | interest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 having | obj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 characterised | punct |
| 14 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 17 characterised | obj |
| 15 | though | though | ADV | _ | 17 characterised | advmod |
| 16 | mainly | mainly | ADV | _ | 17 characterised | advmod |
| 17 | characterised | characteris | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 interest | acl:relcl |
| 18 | by | by | ADP | _ | 21 plainness | case |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 plainness | det |
| 20 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 plainness | amod |
| 21 | plainness | plainness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 characterised | obl |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 simplicity | cc |
| 23 | simplicity | simplicity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 plainness | conj |
| 24 | of | of | ADP | _ | 25 thought | case |
| 25 | thought | thought | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 simplicity | nmod |
| 26 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 38 feel | punct |
| 27 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 38 feel | cc |
| 28 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 and | punct |
| 29 | in | in | ADP | _ | 32 stages | case |
| 30 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 32 stages | det |
| 31 | earlier | early | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 32 stages | amod |
| 32 | stages | stage | NOUN | Number=Plur | 38 feel | obl |
| 33 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 35 expression | punct |
| 34 | of | of | ADP | _ | 35 expression | case |
| 35 | expression | expression | NOUN | Number=Sing | 32 stages | conj |
| 36 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 32 stages | punct |
| 37 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 38 feel | nsubj |
| 38 | feel | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 having | parataxis |
| 39 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 40 oftentimes | punct |
| 40 | oftentimes | oftentime | NOUN | Number=Plur | 38 feel | conj |
| 41 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 44 weirdness | punct |
| 42 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 44 weirdness | det |
| 43 | sudden | sudden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 44 weirdness | amod |
| 44 | weirdness | weirdness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 40 oftentimes | nmod |
| 45 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 49 shoots | punct |
| 46 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 48 glamour | det |
| 47 | strange | strange | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 48 glamour | amod |
| 48 | glamour | glamour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 shoots | nsubj |
| 49 | shoots | shoot | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 44 weirdness | conj |
| 50 | across | across | ADP | _ | 52 poem | case |
| 51 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 52 poem | det |
| 52 | poem | poem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 shoots | obl |
| 53 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 56 seems | mark |
| 54 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 55 tale | det |
| 55 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 56 seems | nsubj |
| 56 | seems | seem | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 49 shoots | advcl |
| 57 | to | to | PART | _ | 58 open | mark |
| 58 | open | open | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 56 seems | xcomp |
| 59 | for | for | ADP | _ | 61 moment | case |
| 60 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 61 moment | det |
| 61 | moment | moment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 58 open | obl |
| 62 | into | into | ADP | _ | 64 depths | case |
| 63 | mysterious | mysterious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 64 depths | amod |
| 64 | depths | depth | NOUN | Number=Plur | 58 open | obl |
| 65 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 67 secrets | punct |
| 66 | druidic | druidic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 67 secrets | amod |
| 67 | secrets | secret | NOUN | Number=Plur | 64 depths | conj |
| 68 | veiled | veil | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 67 secrets | acl |
| 69 | by | by | ADP | _ | 70 time | case |
| 70 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 68 veiled | obl |
| 71 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 73 caves | punct |
| 72 | unsunned | unsunned | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 73 caves | amod |
| 73 | caves | cave | NOUN | Number=Plur | 64 depths | conj |
| 74 | of | of | ADP | _ | 75 thought | case |
| 75 | thought | thought | NOUN | Number=Sing | 73 caves | nmod |
| 76 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 77 indicating | punct |
| 77 | indicating | indicate | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 56 seems | parataxis |
| 78 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 81 range | det |
| 79 | still | still | ADV | _ | 80 deeper | advmod |
| 80 | deeper | deep | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 81 range | amod |
| 81 | range | range | NOUN | Number=Sing | 87 lower | nsubj |
| 82 | of | of | ADP | _ | 83 feeling | case |
| 83 | feeling | feeling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 81 range | nmod |
| 84 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 87 lower | punct |
| 85 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 87 lower | det |
| 86 | still | still | ADV | _ | 87 lower | advmod |
| 87 | lower | low | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 77 indicating | ccomp |
| 88 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 90 reach | cc |
| 89 | wider | wide | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 90 reach | amod |
| 90 | reach | reach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 87 lower | conj |
| 91 | of | of | ADP | _ | 92 imagination | case |
| 92 | imagination | imagination | NOUN | Number=Sing | 90 reach | nmod |
| 93 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 having | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present · progressive | a noble literature youth | this strange interest | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent interest=Patient | ||||
| 2 | characteris | participle | this strange interest | by a great plainness and simplicity of thought; mainly, though property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | feel | present | we | in the earlier stages and expression; oftentimes a sudden weirdness conj | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Theme in stage=Attribute | ||||
| 4 | shoot | present | a strange glamour | the poem | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 5 | seem | present | the tale | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute | |||||
| 6 | open | to-infinitive | the tale not said here | mysterious depths and druidic secrets and unsunned caves of thought | moment | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent into depth=Recipient | |||
| 7 | veil | participle | druidic secrets not said here | time | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 8 | indicate | gerund | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot |
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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