Grammar III Flashcards
arguments vs adjuncts
argumnet need to be there (paricipants), adjuncts are optinal (non-paricipants)
Verb valency=
number of arguments a verb has
types of verb valency=
> monovalent
bivalent
trivalent
semantic roles=(13)
> agent
experiencer
patient
recipient
Beneficiary
possessior
location
source
goal
time
instrument
accompaniement
manner
Agent=
“doer” of the verb; instigator of an action; human; has intention
Experiencer=
an entity getting cognitive perceptual/ emotional stimuli one way or another
Patient=
entity undergoing an action/ process; affected by action; experieces CHNAGE in state or condition or exists in one
Recipient=
entitty into whose posession something is transferred; or experiencing the effect of some transfer
Beneficiary=
entity for whose BENEFIT some action is performed; but which might not receive anything except for an ‘abstract’ benefit
Posessor=
an entity which owns or possesses another entity
Location=
entity expressing the point in spaxce for an event (e.g. at which or in which the event occurs)
Source=
an entity from which something MOVES/ is MOVED (e.g.place which si the origin of an action)
Goal=
an entity toward which something moves or is moved (e.g. place which is the end point or destination of an action)
Time=
entity expressing the point in time for an action
Instrument=
entity used to perform a task
