thematic role
thematic role · thematic roles
A function of the arguments of a verb, which maps them bijectively to a set called the…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.”
Meaning
1 sensesA function of the arguments of a verb, which maps them bijectively to a set (which depends lexically on the verb) called the “theta grid.”
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: thematic roles| Singular | thematic role |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedthematic relation
See also
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