Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch, Opening, part 3, sentence 9
But Sir Lancelot had great lust either to win the fight or to play it to a loss, and Sir Gawain, who was well ware of this, prayed him straitly, by the love he bare to him, and to King Arthur his lord, that for their honour he should hold his peace awhile, and let him say his will: "And this I charge ye, by the faith ye owe to my lady, my uncle's wife."
Who acts: Lancelot, Gawain, this, ye, ofttimes · What happens: have, win, play, be, pray, bear · To what, where: great lust, fight, well ware, Lancelot, Sir, peace · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch» by Jessie L. Weston, Opening, part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Lancelot, Gawain, this, ye), 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 | But | but | CCONJ | _ | 4 had | cc |
| 2 | Sir | Sir | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Lancelot | nmod:desc |
| 3 | Lancelot | Lancelot | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 had | nsubj |
| 4 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 lust | amod |
| 6 | lust | lust | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 had | obj |
| 7 | either | either | ADV | PronType=Ind | 4 had | advmod |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 win | mark |
| 9 | win | win | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 had | advcl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 fight | det |
| 11 | fight | fight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 win | obj |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 14 play | cc |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 play | mark |
| 14 | play | play | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 win | conj |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 play | obj |
| 16 | to | to | ADP | _ | 18 loss | case |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 loss | det |
| 18 | loss | loss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 play | obl |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 31 prayed | punct |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 31 prayed | cc |
| 21 | Sir | Sir | PROPN | Number=Sing | 22 Gawain | nmod:desc |
| 22 | Gawain | Gawain | PROPN | Number=Sing | 31 prayed | nsubj |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 ware | punct |
| 24 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 27 ware | nsubj |
| 25 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 27 ware | cop |
| 26 | well | well | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 27 ware | amod |
| 27 | ware | ware | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 Gawain | appos |
| 28 | of | of | ADP | _ | 29 this | case |
| 29 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 27 ware | nmod |
| 30 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 Gawain | punct |
| 31 | prayed | pray | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 had | parataxis |
| 32 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 31 prayed | obj |
| 33 | straitly | straitly | ADV | _ | 31 prayed | advmod |
| 34 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 39 bare | punct |
| 35 | by | by | ADP | _ | 37 love | case |
| 36 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 37 love | det |
| 37 | love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 39 bare | obl |
| 38 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 39 bare | nsubj |
| 39 | bare | bear | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 31 prayed | conj |
| 40 | to | to | ADP | _ | 41 him | case |
| 41 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 39 bare | obl |
| 42 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 48 lord | punct |
| 43 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 48 lord | cc |
| 44 | to | to | ADP | _ | 46 Arthur | case |
| 45 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 46 Arthur | compound |
| 46 | Arthur | Arthur | PROPN | Number=Sing | 48 lord | nmod |
| 47 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 48 lord | nmod:poss |
| 48 | lord | lord | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 had | obl |
| 49 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 50 that | punct |
| 50 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 48 lord | appos |
| 51 | for | for | ADP | _ | 53 honour | case |
| 52 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 53 honour | nmod:poss |
| 53 | honour | honour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 50 that | nmod |
| 54 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 56 hold | nsubj |
| 55 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 56 hold | aux |
| 56 | hold | hold | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 53 honour | acl:relcl |
| 57 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 58 peace | nmod:poss |
| 58 | peace | peace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 56 hold | obj |
| 59 | awhile | awhile | ADV | _ | 56 hold | advmod |
| 60 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 62 let | punct |
| 61 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 62 let | cc |
| 62 | let | let | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 4 had | parataxis |
| 63 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 62 let | obj |
| 64 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 62 let | xcomp |
| 65 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 66 will | nmod:poss |
| 66 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 64 say | ccomp |
| 67 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 72 charge | punct |
| 68 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 72 charge | punct |
| 69 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 72 charge | cc |
| 70 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 72 charge | nsubj |
| 71 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 72 charge | nsubj |
| 72 | charge | charge | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 62 let | parataxis |
| 73 | ye | ye | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 72 charge | iobj |
| 74 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 79 owe | punct |
| 75 | by | by | ADP | _ | 77 faith | case |
| 76 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 77 faith | det |
| 77 | faith | faith | NOUN | Number=Sing | 79 owe | obl |
| 78 | ye | ye | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 79 owe | nsubj |
| 79 | owe | owe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 72 charge | conj |
| 80 | to | to | ADP | _ | 82 lady | case |
| 81 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 82 lady | nmod:poss |
| 82 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 79 owe | obl |
| 83 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 87 wife | punct |
| 84 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 85 uncle | nmod:poss |
| 85 | uncle | uncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 87 wife | nmod:poss |
| 86 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 85 uncle | case |
| 87 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 72 charge | parataxis |
| 88 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 62 let | punct |
| 89 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 62 let | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | Lancelot Sir | great lust | Gawain's lord to King Arthur obl; either property | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lust=Patient | |||
| 2 | win | to-infinitive | Lancelot Sir not said here | the fight | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fight=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | play | to-infinitive | Lancelot Sir not said here | fight | to a loss | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||
| 4 | is a | past | Gawain Sir | well ware | of this | tree rules | |||
| 5 | pray | past | Gawain Sir | Lancelot | straitly property | tree rules | |||
| 6 | bear | infinitive | Gawain | Sir | by the love | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | |||
| 7 | hold | should | Gawain | Gawain's peace | awhile property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peace=Theme | |||
| 8 | let | infinitive | Gawain | tree rules | |||||
| 9 | say speech: assert | infinitive | Gawain not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 10 | charge in a quote | present | this | ye | I nsubj; my uncle's wife parataxis | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location ye=Theme | |||
| 11 | owe in a quote | present | ye | my lady | by the faith | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to lady=Goal | |||
| 12 | honour | ofttimes = ofttime | nom honour «state transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 13 | pacify | Gawain | nom peace «state 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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