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6.8: Problems

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    Schemas and Semantic Roles

    Identify the semantic role of each noun phrase in bold in the following sentences. Choose from the following set: AGENT, PATIENT, EXPERIENCER, THEME, RECIPIENT, SOURCE, GOAL, PATH, INSTRUMENT, LOCATION, TIME, CAUSER, BENEFICIARY. If you're not sure, you can say that the role is a blend of two roles.

    Example \(\PageIndex{1}\):

    The calendar fell off the wall.
    the calendar: PATIENT, the wall: SOURCE.

    1. He got fired. PAT
    2. The rock was rolling down the mountain. PAT, PTH
    3. You put chile in this dish? I don't taste it. AGT, PAT, GOL, EXP, THM
    4. A cache of weapons was seized by the FBI on Thursday. PAT, AGT, TIM
    5. She always amazes me. THM, EXP
    6. Bill borrowed a book from Sarah, and he returned it to her right away.AGT/REC, PAT, SRC, AGT/SRC, PAT, REC
    7. She said only three words. AGT, PAT
    8. She got her hair cut at Mabel's. CSR, PAT, LOC
    9. Yikes! I feel something crawling up my back. EXP, THM

    Syntax-semantics Mappings

    For each sentence or group of sentences for a given verb (shown in bold), write the mapping(s) of syntactic and semantic roles.

    Example \(\PageIndex{2}\):

    1. Clark lent Lois a book.

    lend

    1. subject: AGENT/SOURCE, direct object: PATIENT, indirect object: RECIPIENT
    1. disgust
      subject: THEME, direct object: EXPERIENCER
    2. admire
      subject: EXPERIENCER, direct object: THEME
    3. email
      subject: AGENT, SOURCE; direct object: RECIPIENT
    4. Jimmy burned the wood.
    burn
    1. subject: AGENT, direct object: PATIENT

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