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On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Mike S. <maikxlx@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Regarding the types of open class basic predicates --
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> Type (P) OCBPs represent generally static one-place predicates:
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> (P, T) OCBPs represent generally static two-place predicates:
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> Type (A, P) OCBPs like {push}, {hit} and {tell} describe us what the agent
> is doing.
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> The OCBP valencies that seem not needed are as follows.
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Very interesting. You skipped a description of type (A,T). Besides A
uses T, (A does with (instrument) T), would they include things like A
does with (company) T, A does for (beneficiary) T, A does against T...
? Do you have a list?
How do you handle "John makes Paul push the barrel", since you can
only have one agent in a clause? Is Paul the patient and the barrel
the theme here? Does it contrast with "Paul pushes the barrel
compelled by John", where everyone changes roles: agent Paul, patient
barrel, theme John?
> I don't know of any real basic zero-arity () candidates, nor do they make
> sense to me. Environmental predicates can be translated in the manner of
> "Rain falls [onto the fields]".
How about "It's cold"?
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