| Basic Intransitive |
| example |
"A serious accident happened."
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| syntax |
Theme V
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| semantics |
occur(during(E), Theme)
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| NP Expletive-there Subject |
| example |
"There happened a serious accident."
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| syntax |
(there) V Theme
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| semantics |
occur(during(E), Theme)
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| PP Location-PP |
| example |
"A serious accident happened in front of them."
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| syntax |
Theme V {{+loc}} Location
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| semantics |
occur(during(E), Theme)
Prep(during(E), Theme, Location)
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| Locative Inversion |
| example |
"In front of them happened a serious accident."
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| syntax |
{{+loc}} Location V Theme
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| semantics |
occur(during(E), Theme)
Prep(during(E), Theme, Location)
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| SEEM-S |
| example |
"It occurred that they left."
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| syntax |
(it) V Theme <+that_comp>
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| semantics |
occur(during(E), Theme)
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