Thematic role

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.noun(grammar) A function of the arguments of a verb, which maps them bijectively to a set (which depends lexically on the verb) called the “theta grid”.

Synonyms

thematic relation theme verboid iterative verb phrase aktionsart aspectual pair grammatical mood auxiliary verb mirror theory occurrence metafunction

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