ACTOR {MoLE}

Determine actor role

Description

Given two verb roles, which of these is most prominent and hence the actor?

Usage

ACTOR(x, y)

Arguments

x

First verb role

y

Second verb role

Details

Higher meaning values are more prominent. If tie, first argument is actor

Value

numeric: 1 if first role is actor, 2 if second is.

Author(s)

Sander Lestrade

References

Van Valin, R. (1999). Generalized semantic roles and the syntax-semantics interface. In F. Corblin, C. Dobrovie-Sorin, & J.-M. Marandin (Eds.), Empirical issues in formal syntax and semantics 2 (pp. 373-389). The Hague: Thesus.

See Also

SITUATION SELECTACTOR SELECTUNDERGOER PROPOSITION REFCHECK AGENTFIRST GENERALIZE CHECKSUCCESS WORDORDER VERBMORPHOLOGY INTERPRET.INT FREQUPDATE

Examples

a=rep(1, 4)
b=rep(0, 4)
ACTOR(a,b)