| Basic Transitive |
| example |
"Heather cabled the news."
"Heather cabled, 'Come immediately.'"
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| syntax |
Agent V Topic
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, ?Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| Transitive Recipient Object, ellided Topic |
| example |
"Heather cabled Sara."
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| syntax |
Agent V Recipient
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, ?Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| NP-PP to-PP |
| example |
"Heather cabled the news to Sara."
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| syntax |
Agent V Topic {to} Recipient
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| Dative |
| example |
"Heather cabled Sara the news."
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| syntax |
Agent V Recipient Topic
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| NP-QUOT Recipient Object |
| example |
"Heather cabled Sara, 'Come immediately.'"
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| syntax |
Agent V Recipient Topic
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| PP-QUOT Recipient-PP |
| example |
"Heather cabled to Sara, 'Come immediately.'"
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| syntax |
Agent V {to} Recipient Topic
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| NP-PP Topic-PP |
| example |
"Heather cabled Sara about the situation."
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| syntax |
Agent V Recipient {about} Topic
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| S |
| example |
"Heather cabled that the party would be tonight."
"Heather cabled when to send the package."
"Heather cabled to come."
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| syntax |
Agent V Topic <+that_comp>
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, ?Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| WHEN-TO-INF |
| example |
"Heather cabled when to send the package."
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| syntax |
Agent V Topic <+wh_inf>
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, ?Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| TO-INF-AC |
| example |
"Heather cabled when to send the package."
"Heather cabled to come."
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| syntax |
Agent V Topic <+ac_to_inf>
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, ?Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| NP-S Recipient Object |
| example |
"Heather cabled Sara that the party would be tonight."
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| syntax |
Agent V Recipient Topic <+that_comp>
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| NP-WHEN-TO-INF Recipient Object |
| example |
"Heather cabled Sara when to send the package."
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| syntax |
Agent V Recipient Topic <+wh_inf>
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| NP-TO-INF-AC Recipient Object |
| example |
"Heather cabled Sara to come."
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| syntax |
Agent V Recipient Topic <+ac_to_inf>
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| PP-S Recipient-PP |
| example |
"Heather cabled to Sara that the party would be tonight."
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| syntax |
Agent V {to} Recipient Topic <+that_comp>
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| PP-WHEN-TO-INF Recipient-PP |
| example |
"Heather cabled to Sara when to send the package."
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| syntax |
Agent V {to} Recipient Topic <+wh_inf>
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| PP-TO-INF-AC Recipient-PP |
| example |
"Heather cabled to Sara to come."
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| syntax |
Agent V {to} Recipient Topic <+ac_to_inf>
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| FOR-TO-INF |
| example |
"Heather cabled for Sara to come."
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| syntax |
Agent V {for} Recipient Topic <+for_comp>
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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