| Basic Intransitive inchoative |
| example |
"They rowed."
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| syntax |
Agent V
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| semantics |
motion(during(E), Agent)
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| PP locative-PP |
| example |
"They rowed along the canal."
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| syntax |
Agent V {{+path}} Location
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| semantics |
motion(during(E), Agent)
Prep(E, Agent, Location)
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| NP-PP accompanied motion, path-PP |
| example |
"He rowed Penny across the lake."
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| syntax |
Agent V Theme {{+path}} Location
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| semantics |
motion(during(E0), Theme)
Prep(E0, Theme, Location)
cause(Agent, E0)
equals(E0, E1)
motion(during(E1), Agent)
Prep(E1, Agent, Location)
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| Transitive accompanied motion |
| example |
"He drove Penny."
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| syntax |
Agent V Theme
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| semantics |
motion(during(E0), Theme)
cause(Agent, E0)
equals(E0, E1)
motion(during(E1), Agent)
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| NP-ADJP Resultative |
| example |
"Penny rowed her palms raw."
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| syntax |
Agent V Oblique ADJ
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| semantics |
motion(during(E), Agent)
Pred(result(E), Oblique)
cause(Agent, E)
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| NP-PP Result-PP |
| example |
"Penny rowed her palms to shreds."
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| syntax |
Agent V Oblique1 {to into} Oblique2 [+state]
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| semantics |
motion(during(E), Agent)
Pred(result(E), Oblique1)
cause(Agent, E)
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| NP-ADJP Resultative |
| example |
"He rode her seasick."
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| syntax |
Agent V Theme ADJ
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| semantics |
motion(during(E), Theme)
cause(Agent, E)
Pred(result(E), Theme)
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| NP-PP Result-PP |
| example |
"He rode her to sickness."
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| syntax |
Agent V Theme {to into} Oblique [+state]
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| semantics |
motion(during(E), Theme)
cause(Agent, E)
Pred(result(E), Theme)
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| Locative Preposition Drop |
| example |
"They rowed the canals of Venice."
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| syntax |
Agent V Location
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| semantics |
motion(during(E), Agent)
via(during(E), Agent, Location)
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