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av Marcelo Toapanta 6 år siden

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Semantic Roles

The text provides a detailed breakdown of various semantic roles in language, illustrating how different elements within a sentence contribute to the overall meaning. Each role is defined with an example to clarify its function.

Semantic Roles

Semantic Roles

Range/Result

I did a victory dance when I win
The entity/event that completes a cause

Measure

I bought a car for $10000
The quantification of something

Beneficiary

I gave Bob a new T.V.
The animated entity that is advantaged/disadvantaged by the action

Time

I will go to play next week
When the event took place

Source

I will take the books from by backpack
The place from where the action originates

Instrument

She hit the bug with the magazine
Inanimate entity used by the agent to perform the action

Patient/Theme

The dog caught the ball
Entity that recive the action

Accompaniment

I celebrated with my friends
The entity that participates closely with the agent or cause

Manner

I cried loudly
How the action is carried out

Cause

The bad weather ruined the crop
the entity that cause (but not do) the action/event

Goal

I will go to the movies
The place where the action is moved/directed

Location

Mary saw a mosquito on the wall
The place where the action happenes

Experiencer

Did you heard that noise?
One who experience the effect of the action

Agent

Sam kicked the ball
Animate entity that perform the action