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parataxis: parataxis

The parataxis relation is a relation between the main verb of a clause and other sentential elements, such as a sentential parenthetical, a clause after a “:” or a “;”, or two sentences placed side by side without any explicit coordination or subordination. More information can be found on the universal dependency page (u-dep/parataxis)

Example

Fuaireamar é seo ; féach an é cóta do mhic é nó nach é? `We found this ; look is it your son’s coat or not?’

Fuaireamar é seo ; féach an é cóta do mhic é nó nach é? \n Found_we it this ; look is it coat your son it or not it?
parataxis(Fuaireamar,féach)

Treebank Statistics (UD_Irish)

This relation is universal.

32 nodes (0%) are attached to their parents as parataxis.

31 instances of parataxis (97%) are left-to-right (parent precedes child). Average distance between parent and child is 20.15625.

The following 9 pairs of parts of speech are connected with parataxis: ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/VERB (16; 50% instances), ga-pos/ADJ-ga-pos/VERB (3; 9% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/VERB (3; 9% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/PRON (3; 9% instances), ga-pos/PROPN-ga-pos/VERB (2; 6% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/NOUN (2; 6% instances), ga-pos/CONJ-ga-pos/VERB (1; 3% instances), ga-pos/SCONJ-ga-pos/X (1; 3% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/SCONJ (1; 3% instances).

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1	Tháinig	tar	VERB	VI	Form=Len|Mood=Ind|Tense=Past	0	root	_	_
2	mé	mé	PRON	Pers	Number=Sing|Person=1	1	nsubj	_	_
3	ort	ar	ADP	Prep	Number=Sing|Person=2	1	nmod:prep	_	_
4	agus	agus	SCONJ	Subord	_	1	cc	_	_
5	drúcht	drúcht	NOUN	Noun	Case=Com|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	ar	ar	ADP	Simp	_	8	case	_	_
7	d'	do	DET	Det	Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	aghaidh	aghaidh	NOUN	Noun	Case=Com|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	,	,	PUNCT	Punct	_	10	punct	_	_
10	shín	sín	VERB	VTI	Form=Len|Mood=Ind|Tense=Past	1	parataxis	_	_
11	tú	tú	PRON	Pers	Number=Sing|Person=2	10	nsubj	_	_
12	do	do	DET	Det	Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	lámha	lámh	NOUN	Noun	Case=Com|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur	10	dobj	_	_
14	chugam	chuig	ADP	Prep	Number=Sing|Person=1	10	nmod:prep	_	_
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_

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1	Bricfeasta	bricfeasta	NOUN	Noun	Case=Com|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	Gaelach	gaelach	ADJ	Adj	Case=Com|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	1	amod	_	_
3	sa	i	ADP	Art	Number=Sing|PronType=Art	4	case	_	_
4	bhialann	bialann	NOUN	Noun	Case=Com|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	2.00-6.00	2.00-6.00	NUM	Num	_	4	nummod	_	_
6	in	i	ADP	Simp	_	7	case	_	_
7	BRICRIÚ	BRICRIÚ	PROPN	Noun	Case=Com|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
8	:	:	PUNCT	Punct	_	9	punct	_	_
9	Beidh	bí	VERB	FutInd	Mood=Ind|Tense=Fut	1	parataxis	_	_
10	mé	mé	PRON	Pers	Number=Sing|Person=1	9	nsubj	_	_
11	díreach	díreach	ADJ	Adj	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp:pred	_	_
12	leat	le	ADP	Prep	Number=Sing|Person=2	9	nmod:prep	_	_
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_

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1	An	an	PART	Vb	PartType=Vb	2	mark:prt	_	_
2	bhfuil	bí	VERB	PresInd	Form=Ecl|Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres	0	root	_	_
3	cead	cead	NOUN	Noun	Case=Com|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	agam	ag	ADP	Prep	Number=Sing|Person=1	2	nmod:prep	_	_
5	mo	mo	DET	Det	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	chéad	céad	NUM	Num	Form=Len|NumType=Ord	7	nummod	_	_
7	cheist	ceist	NOUN	Noun	Case=Com|Form=Len|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	9	dobj	_	_
8	a	a	PART	Inf	PartType=Inf	9	mark	_	_
9	chur	cur	NOUN	Noun	Form=Len|VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
10	:	:	PUNCT	Punct	_	11	punct	_	_
11	Cé	cé	PRON	Q	PronType=Int	2	parataxis	_	_
12	hiad	iad	PRON	Pers	Number=Plur|Person=3	11	nsubj	_	_
13	féin	féin	PRON	Ref	Reflex=Yes	12	compound	_	_
14	agus	agus	CONJ	Coord	_	11	cc	_	_
15	céard	cé	PRON	Q	PronType=Int	11	conj	_	_
16	a	a	PART	Vb	PartType=Vb|PronType=Rel	17	mark:prt	_	_
17	tharlós	tarlaigh	VERB	VTI	Mood=Ind|PronType=Rel|Tense=Fut	15	csubj:cleft	_	_
18	dóibh	do	ADP	Prep	Number=Plur|Person=3	17	nmod:prep	_	_
19	?	?	PUNCT	?	_	2	punct	_	_


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