LING 3004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Theta Criterion, Thematic Relation, Theta Role
25 Dec 2017
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John followed mary listen vs. hear (agent vs. experiencer: goal: entity towards which motion takes place (concrete/ abstract, ex. John gave a book to mary: source: entity from which motion takes place. John gave a book to mary: the river flower down the mountaintop to the valley, location: place where action occurs (be, sit) Insturment: object with which an action is performed: ex. John cut the paper with scissors: beneficiary: one for whose benefit an event takes place, proposition: cp complement. Shannon sent dan an email (agent) (goal) (theme) (source) (recipient) Jared thinks that sumayya cooked some beef waffles for him (experiencer) (cp) (agent) Yuko rubbed the pizza with a garlic clove (agent) (recipient) Theta role (instrument) theta role: bundle of thematic relations: common practice to refer to the most prominent thematic relation, ex. John gave the book to mary: thematic relations: agent, source, theme, recipient goal, theta roles: agent/ source, theme, recipient/goal.
