LING 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Ray Jackendoff, Function Composition, Theta Role
19 Jan 2017
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Eat (x,y) eat (john, the fish) x ate y > john ate the fish. Functions & arguments: what is common to the following 4 ss, the car drove from ottawa to montreal. Theme: the car capitals mean meaning not english language. Goal: to montreal: the coffee dripped from the filter into the pot, the bird flew from its nest to the ground. Location: at school: the statue stood on parliament hill, the cat lay on the sofa. Location: on the sofa: the vine clung to the wall. Location: to the wall: something is somewhere: i. e. be (theme, location, theta roles: theme & location. The bacteria stayed / were in his body. The car remained / was in the garage. The book stayed / was in the library: stay (theme, location, durational vs. punctual. *the book stayed in the library at 2:00.
