Theta Roles
default [+Dir] => [+St, +Poss] [-Dir] =>
Go, [+Prom]
= 2nd level
Theme
= 1st level
non-default [+Dir] [+St, +Poss] [-Dir]
=>
to Go
= 2nd level
=>
Theme, [+Prom]
= 1st level
V2=VP
V1
A0 -L, +CH +G PROUD proud
NP Goal/Experiencer NP Theme/Source -Case_Inh -Nom HIS SON of his son
-Case_Inh •Nom ROSS Ross
TP/VP
T0 -Past +Host +V, -N +G
AP A0 BLUE +G
NP -Case_Inh THE BOOK
V0, Theme
[+St, -L] =>
[+St]
[+L
=>
V1, Location
= 2nd level
[-L]
=>
V0, Theme
= 1st level
[-Vct] => [+L]
[-St] [-L]
= First Level (direct object)
[+Vct] =>
V1, Location Vn, SO, PATH, GO V0, Theme
2nd level
1st level
[-Vct] => [+L]
[-St] [-L]
[+Vct] =>
V1, Location = in Vn, GO = to V0 = walk, Theme
2nd level
1st level
PP
P +L, -CH -G IN in
PP
P -Nom• +L, +CH, GO TO
NP -Case_Inh •-Nom THE ROOM
to
the room
into the room
PromP Prom0 Target Int-Arg
TP/XP
THE BOOK -Case_Inh •+Nom -Pers -Pl
T0 -Past +Host +V, -N +G -Pers -Pl
the book
BE is
X2=XP
X1
P1=PP
X0 STATE -G
P0 NP Location -Case_Inh ON •-Nom -Nom• THE TABLE
[null]
-Pers -Pl
on
the table
[+St]
[+Vct] =>
So, Go
= 2nd level
[-Vct]
V0, Theme
= 1st level
=>
[+St]
[+St]
[+Vct] =>
So, Go
= 2nd level
[-Vct] =>
V0 [Theme]
= 1st level
[+Vct] =>
So
= 2nd level
[-Vct] =>
V0 [Theme], Go
= 1st level
V2=VP
V1
V0 +L, -CH +G appealling
NP
NP Theme -Case_Inh •-Nom CHOCOLATE
p0 -Nom• TO to
NP Goal -Case_Inh •-Nom MARY
appealing chocolate
Mary
A2=AP
A1
A0 +L, -CH +G appealling appealing
PP
NP Theme -Case_Inh •-Nom CHOCOLATE chocolate
p0 -Nom• TO to
NP Goal -Case_Inh •-Nom MARY Mary
T1=TP/VP
T0
Vj2=VP
+Past +Host •+V, -P [null]
Vj1
•Vj0 -L, -CH +G CAUSE +Host +V, +P•
[null]
ViP Theme
•Vi0 THICKEN CAUSE thicken
NP Theme THE SOUP the soup
Vi' = VP
Vi1
Vi0 THICKEN CAUSE +Past
NP Theme THE SOUP the soup
THICKEN CAUSE
+Past
thicken
ed
NP Instrument -Case_Inh THE CHEF the chef
V2=VP
V1
V0 -L, -CH +G CAUSE
NP Source (Agent) NegP Theme
T1-TP/VP
T0
V2=VP
[+Past] +Host •+V, -P V1
•V0 -L, -CH +G CAUSE +Host +V, -N•
VP Theme
•V0 THICKEN
NP THEME THE SOUP
[+Vct] =>
V1, Source, Goal
2nd level
[-Vct] =>
V 0, Theme
1st level
[CAUSE, -St]
T1=TP/VP
T0 +Past +Host •+V, -P Vj2
[null]
Vj1
•Vj0 -L, -CH +G CAUSE +Host +V, +P•
ViP Theme
•Vi0 THICKEN CAUSE
[null] thicken
NP Theme THE WOOD the soup