Clifford Siskin argues that the satire of the second ``Supposition'' is directed at all those people who discussed the book at social gatherings (or subscribed to the volume and received a copy), but never read it. Carolyn Steedman describes the ``Suppositions'' as ``intentionally offensive, and wonderfully so'', and shows how Hands manages to suggest the limitedness of her superiors' worldview and critical powers.
Clifford Siskin argues that the satire of the second ``Supposition'' is directed at all those people who discussed the book at social gatherings (or subscribed to the volume and received a copy), but never read it.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Clifford
Clifford
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Siskin
Siskin
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
argue
argues
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
satire
satire
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
second
second
ADJ
JJ
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nmod
Number=Sing
Supposition
Supposition
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
direct
directed
VERB
VBN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det:predet
all
all
DET
PDT
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
that
those
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
discuss
discussed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
social
social
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
gathering
gatherings
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
subscribe
subscribed
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
volume
volume
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
receive
received
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
copy
copy
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
advmod
never
never
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
read
read
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Carolyn Steedman describes the ``Suppositions'' as ``intentionally offensive, and wonderfully so'', and shows how Hands manages to suggest the limitedness of her superiors' worldview and critical powers.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Carolyn
Carolyn
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Steedman
Steedman
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
describe
describes
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
punct
`
`
PUNCT
``
punct
`
`
PUNCT
``
obj
Number=Plur
supposition
Suppositions
NOUN
NNS
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
case
as
as
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advmod
intentionally
intentionally
ADV
RB
obl
Degree=Pos
offensive
offensive
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
wonderfully
wonderfully
ADV
RB
conj
Number=Sing
so''
so''
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
show
shows
VERB
VBZ
obj
PronType=Int
how
how
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Sing
hand
Hands
NOUN
NN
advcl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
manage
manages
VERB
VBZ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
suggest
suggest
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
limitedness
limitedness
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
superior
superiors
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
worldview
worldview
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
critical
critical
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
power
powers
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.