| Basic Transitive Causative |
| example |
"Jennifer baked the potatoes."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
apply_heat(during(E), ?Instrument, Patient)
cooked(result(E), Form, Patient)
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| NP-PP Instrument-PP |
| example |
"Jennifer baked the potatoes in the oven."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient {in on with} Instrument
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
apply_heat(during(E), Instrument, Patient)
cooked(result(E), Form, Patient)
use(during(E), Agent, Instrument)
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| Intransitive Inchoative |
| example |
"The potatoes baked."
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| syntax |
Patient V
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| semantics |
cooked(result(E), Form, Patient)
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| Middle Construction |
| example |
"Idaho potatoes bake beautifully."
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| syntax |
Patient V ADV
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| semantics |
property(Patient, Prop)
Adv(Prop)
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| Instrument Subject Alternation |
| example |
"This oven bakes potatoes."
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| syntax |
Instrument V Patient
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| semantics |
apply_heat(during(E), Instrument, Patient)
cooked(result(E), Form, Patient)
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| NP-ADJP Resultative |
| example |
"Jennifer boiled the pot dry."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient ADJ
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
apply_heat(during(E), ?Instrument, Patient)
cooked(result(E), Form, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
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| NP-ADJP-PP Resultative, Instrument-PP |
| example |
"Jennifer boiled the pot dry on the stove."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient ADJ {in on with} Instrument
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
apply_heat(during(E), Instrument, Patient)
cooked(result(E), Form, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
use(during(E), Agent, Instrument)
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| NP-PP Result-PP |
| example |
"Jennifer baked the potatoes to a crisp."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient {to into} Oblique [+state]
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
apply_heat(during(E), ?Instrument, Patient)
cooked(result(E), Form, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
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| NP-PP-PP Result-PP, Instrument-PP |
| example |
"Jennifer baked the potatoes to a crisp in the oven."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient {to into} Oblique [+state] {in on with} Instrument
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
apply_heat(during(E), Instrument, Patient)
cooked(result(E), Form, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
use(during(E), Agent, Instrument)
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| ADJP Resultative |
| example |
"Pots boil dry."
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| syntax |
Patient V ADJ
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| semantics |
apply_heat(during(E), ?Instrument, Patient)
cooked(result(E), Form, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
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| PP Result-PP |
| example |
"Potatoes bake to a crisp."
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| syntax |
Patient V {to into} Oblique [+state]
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| semantics |
apply_heat(during(E), ?Instrument, Patient)
cooked(result(E), Form, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
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| ADJP-PP Resultative, Instrument-PP |
| example |
"Pots boil dry on the stove."
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| syntax |
Patient V ADJ {in on with} Instrument
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| semantics |
apply_heat(during(E), Instrument, Patient)
cooked(result(E), Form, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
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| PP-PP Result-PP, Instrument-PP |
| example |
"Potatoes bake to a crisp in the oven."
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| syntax |
Patient V {to into} Oblique [+state] {in on with} Instrument
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| semantics |
apply_heat(during(E), Instrument, Patient)
cooked(result(E), Form, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
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