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 6.8.1:
The calendar fell off the wall.
the calendar: PATIENT, the wall: SOURCE.
- He got fired. PAT
- The rock was rolling down the mountain. PAT, PTH
- You put chile in this dish? I don't taste it. AGT, PAT, GOL, EXP, THM
- A cache of weapons was seized by the FBI on Thursday. PAT, AGT, TIM
- She always amazes me. THM, EXP
- Bill borrowed a book from Sarah, and he returned it to her right away.AGT/REC, PAT, SRC, AGT/SRC, PAT, REC
- She said only three words. AGT, PAT
- She got her hair cut at Mabel's. CSR, PAT, LOC
- 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 6.8.2:
- Clark lent Lois a book.
lend
- subject: AGENT/SOURCE, direct object: PATIENT, indirect object: RECIPIENT
- disgust
subject: THEME, direct object: EXPERIENCER
- admire
subject: EXPERIENCER, direct object: THEME
- email
subject: AGENT, SOURCE; direct object: RECIPIENT
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- Jimmy burned the wood.
burn
- subject: AGENT, direct object: PATIENT