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Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch, Opening, part 1, sentence 66

The characterisation too, is good; the hero is well realised, and Gawain, in particular, appears in a most favourable light, one far more in accordance with the earlier than with the later stage of Arthurian tradition; the contrast between his courteous self-restraint and the impetuous ardour of the young savage is well conceived, and the manner in which he and Gareth contrive to check and manage the turbulent youth without giving him cause for offence is very cleverly indicated.

Who acts: characterisation, Gawain · What happens: be, realise, appear, conceive, contrive, check · To what, where: hero, favourable light, contrast, manner, turbulent youth, Gawain

This is a sentence of «Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch» by Jessie L. Weston, Opening, part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (characterisation, Gawain), 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

detnsubjadvmodpunctcoppunctdetnsubj:passaux:passadvmodconjpunctccnsubjpunctcaseamodpunctconjcasedetadvmodamodoblpunctapposadvmodconjcasenmodcasedetacl:relclcasecasedetamodoblcaseamodnmodpunctdetnsubj:passcasenmod:possamodcompoundpunctnmodccdetamodconjcasedetamodnmodaux:passadvmodparataxispunctccdetnsubj:passcaseoblnsubjccconjacl:relclmarkxcompccconjdetamodobjmarkadvcliobjxcompcaseoblaux:passadvmodadvmodconjpunctrootTheDETcharacterisationNOUNtooADV,PUNCTisAUXgoodADJ;PUNCTtheDETheroNOUNisAUXwellADVrealisedVERB,PUNCTandCCONJGawainPROPN,PUNCTinADPparticularADJ,PUNCTappearsVERBinADPaDETmostADVfavourableADJlightNOUN,PUNCToneNUMfarADVmoreADJinADPaccordanceNOUNwithADPtheDETearlierADJthanADPwithADPtheDETlaterADJstageNOUNofADPArthurianADJtraditionNOUN;PUNCTtheDETcontrastNOUNbetweenADPhisPRONcourteousADJselfNOUN-PUNCTrestraintNOUNandCCONJtheDETimpetuousADJardourNOUNofADPtheDETyoungADJsavageNOUNisAUXwellADVconceivedVERB,PUNCTandCCONJtheDETmannerNOUNinADPwhichPRONhePRONandCCONJGarethPROPNcontriveVERBtoPARTcheckVERBandCCONJmanageVERBtheDETturbulentADJyouthNOUNwithoutSCONJgivingVERBhimPRONcauseVERBforADPoffenceNOUNisAUXveryADVcleverlyADVindicatedVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 characterisationdet
2characterisationcharacterisationNOUNNumber=Sing6 goodnsubj
3tootooADV_2 characterisationadvmod
4,,PUNCT_2 characterisationpunct
5isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 goodcop
6goodgoodADJDegree=Posrootroot
7;;PUNCT_12 realisedpunct
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 herodet
9heroheroNOUNNumber=Sing12 realisednsubj:pass
10isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin12 realisedaux:pass
11wellwellADVDegree=Pos12 realisedadvmod
12realisedrealiseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass6 goodconj
13,,PUNCT_20 appearspunct
14andandCCONJ_20 appearscc
15GawainGawainPROPNNumber=Sing20 appearsnsubj
16,,PUNCT_18 particularpunct
17ininADP_18 particularcase
18particularparticularADJDegree=Pos15 Gawainamod
19,,PUNCT_15 Gawainpunct
20appearsappearVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 goodconj
21ininADP_25 lightcase
22aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art25 lightdet
23mostmostADVDegree=Sup24 favourableadvmod
24favourablefavourableADJDegree=Pos25 lightamod
25lightlightNOUNNumber=Sing20 appearsobl
26,,PUNCT_27 onepunct
27oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card25 lightappos
28farfarADVDegree=Pos29 moreadvmod
29moremoreADJDegree=Cmp27 oneconj
30ininADP_31 accordancecase
31accordanceaccordanceNOUNNumber=Sing27 onenmod
32withwithADP_34 earliercase
33thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art34 earlierdet
34earlierearlyADJDegree=Cmp31 accordanceacl:relcl
35thanthanADP_39 stagecase
36withwithADP_39 stagecase
37thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art39 stagedet
38laterlateADJDegree=Cmp39 stageamod
39stagestageNOUNNumber=Sing34 earlierobl
40ofofADP_42 traditioncase
41ArthurianarthurianADJDegree=Pos42 traditionamod
42traditiontraditionNOUNNumber=Sing39 stagenmod
43;;PUNCT_62 conceivedpunct
44thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art45 contrastdet
45contrastcontrastNOUNNumber=Sing62 conceivednsubj:pass
46betweenbetweenADP_51 restraintcase
47hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs51 restraintnmod:poss
48courteouscourteousADJDegree=Pos51 restraintamod
49selfselfNOUNNumber=Sing51 restraintcompound
50--PUNCT_49 selfpunct
51restraintrestraintNOUNNumber=Sing45 contrastnmod
52andandCCONJ_55 ardourcc
53thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art55 ardourdet
54impetuousimpetuousADJDegree=Pos55 ardouramod
55ardourardourNOUNNumber=Sing51 restraintconj
56ofofADP_59 savagecase
57thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art59 savagedet
58youngyoungADJDegree=Pos59 savageamod
59savagesavageNOUNNumber=Sing55 ardournmod
60isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin62 conceivedaux:pass
61wellwellADVDegree=Pos62 conceivedadvmod
62conceivedconceiveVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass6 goodparataxis
63,,PUNCT_89 indicatedpunct
64andandCCONJ_89 indicatedcc
65thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art66 mannerdet
66mannermannerNOUNNumber=Sing89 indicatednsubj:pass
67ininADP_68 whichcase
68whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel72 contriveobl
69hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs72 contrivensubj
70andandCCONJ_71 Garethcc
71GarethGarethPROPNNumber=Sing69 heconj
72contrivecontriveVERBVerbForm=Inf66 manneracl:relcl
73totoPART_74 checkmark
74checkcheckVERBVerbForm=Inf72 contrivexcomp
75andandCCONJ_76 managecc
76managemanageVERBVerbForm=Inf74 checkconj
77thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art79 youthdet
78turbulentturbulentADJDegree=Pos79 youthamod
79youthyouthNOUNNumber=Sing76 manageobj
80withoutwithoutSCONJ_81 givingmark
81givinggiveVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part74 checkadvcl
82himhePRONCase=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs81 givingiobj
83causecauseVERBVerbForm=Inf81 givingxcomp
84forforADP_85 offencecase
85offenceoffenceNOUNNumber=Sing83 causeobl
86isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin89 indicatedaux:pass
87veryveryADV_88 cleverlyadvmod
88cleverlycleverlyADV_89 indicatedadvmod
89indicatedindicateVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass62 conceivedconj
90..PUNCT_6 goodpunct

Pragmatics

#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthe characterisationgood propertytree rules
2realisepresent · passivethe herowell propertytree rules
3appearpresentGawaina favourable lightvn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in light=Location
4conceivepresent · passivethe contrast between Gawain's courteous self restraint and the impetuous ardour of the young savagewell propertyvn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
5contriveinfinitiveGawainthe mannertree rules
6checkto-infinitiveGawain not said herevn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
7manageinfinitiveGawain not said herethe turbulent youthvn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent youth=Theme
8givegerundGawain not said hereGawaintree rules
9causeinfinitiveGawain not said herefor offencevn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition
10indicatepresent · passivethe mannercleverly propertyvn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic
11restrainGawainnom restraint «act transitive»: poss=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.

Text: «Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch» by Jessie L. Weston, Project Gutenberg book 8447 (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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