| Basic Transitive |
| example |
"Paula hit the ball."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
manner(during(E), directedmotion, Agent)
not(contact(during(E), Agent, Patient))
manner(end(E), forceful, Agent)
contact(end(E), Agent, Patient)
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| NP-PP Instrument-PP |
| example |
"Paula hit the ball with a stick."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient {with} Instrument
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
manner(during(E), directedmotion, Instrument)
not(contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient))
manner(end(E), forceful, Instrument)
contact(end(E), Instrument, Patient)
use(during(E), Agent, Instrument)
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| Together Reciprocal Alternation Transitive |
| example |
"Paula hit the sticks together."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient <+plural> (together)
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
manner(during(E), directedmotion, Patient_i)
manner(during(E), directedmotion, Patient_j)
not(contact(during(E), Patient_i, Patient_j))
manner(end(E), forceful, Patient_i)
manner(end(E), forceful, Patient_j)
contact(end(E), Patient_i, Patient_j)
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| NP-ADJP Resultative |
| example |
"Paul kicked the door open."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient ADJ
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
manner(during(E), directedmotion, Agent)
not(contact(during(E), Agent, Patient))
manner(end(E), forceful, Agent)
contact(end(E), Agent, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
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| NP-ADJP-PP Resultative, Instrument-PP |
| example |
"Paul hit the door open with his foot."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient ADJ {with} Instrument
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
manner(during(E), directedmotion, Instrument)
not(contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient))
manner(end(E), forceful, Instrument)
contact(end(E), Instrument, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
use(during(E), Agent, Instrument)
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| NP-PP Result-PP |
| example |
"Paul hit the window to pieces."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient {to into} Oblique [+state]
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
manner(during(E), directedmotion, Agent)
not(contact(during(E), Agent, Patient))
manner(end(E), forceful, Agent)
contact(end(E), Agent, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
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| NP-PP-PP Result-PP, Instrument-PP |
| example |
"Paul hit the window to pieces with a hammer."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient {to into} Oblique [+state] {with} Instrument
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
manner(during(E), directedmotion, Instrument)
not(contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient))
manner(end(E), forceful, Instrument)
contact(end(E), Instrument, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
use(during(E), Agent, Instrument)
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| NP-PP |
| example |
"Paula hit the stick against/on the fence."
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| syntax |
Agent V Instrument {against on} Patient
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
manner(during(E), directedmotion, Instrument)
not(contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient))
manner(end(E), forceful, Instrument)
contact(end(E), Instrument, Patient)
use(during(E), Agent, Instrument)
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| Instrument Subject Alternation |
| example |
"The stick hit the fence."
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| syntax |
Instrument V Patient
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| semantics |
manner(during(E), directedmotion, Instrument)
not(contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient))
manner(end(E), forceful, Instrument)
contact(end(E), Instrument, Patient)
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| NP-ADJP Resultative |
| example |
"The stick hit the door open."
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| syntax |
Instrument V Patient ADJ
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| semantics |
manner(during(E), directedmotion, Instrument)
not(contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient))
manner(end(E), forceful, Instrument)
contact(end(E), Instrument, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
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| NP-ADJP Result-PP |
| example |
"The hammer hit the window to pieces."
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| syntax |
Instrument V Patient {to into} Oblique [+state]
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| semantics |
manner(during(E), directedmotion, Instrument)
not(contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient))
manner(end(E), forceful, Instrument)
contact(end(E), Instrument, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
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