Dili, sentence 32
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Portuguese and Spanish interest in the island increased in the 1520s, with regular trade established by 1524.
What happens: increase, establish · To what, where: island, 1520s, regular trade, Portuguese interest
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The tree
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | portuguese | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 interest | amod |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 Spanish | cc |
| 3 | Spanish | Spanish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Portuguese | conj |
| 4 | interest | interest | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 island | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 island | det |
| 7 | island | island | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 interest | nmod |
| 8 | increased | increase | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 island | acl |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 1520s | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 1520s | det |
| 11 | 1520s | 1520 | NOUN | Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card | 8 increased | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 trade | punct |
| 13 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 trade | case |
| 14 | regular | regular | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 trade | amod |
| 15 | trade | trade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 increased | obl |
| 16 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 15 trade | acl |
| 17 | by | by | ADP | _ | 18 1524 | case |
| 18 | 1524 | 1524 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 16 established | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 interest | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | increase | participle | the island not said here | the 1520s | with regular trade | vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | |||
| 2 | establish | participle | regular trade not said here | by 1524 | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: 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.
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