semantic role
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1. (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause (noun.communication)
hyponym | : | affected role, patient, patient role, |
definition | : | the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | agent, agentive role, |
definition | : | the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | benefactive role, beneficiary, |
definition | : | the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | instrument, instrumental role, |
definition | : | the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | locative, locative role, |
definition | : | the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | recipient, recipient role, |
definition | : | the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | result, resultant role, |
definition | : | the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | temporal, temporal role, |
definition | : | the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb (noun.communication) |
domain category | : | linguistics, |
definition | : | the scientific study of language (noun.cognition) |
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