Information about Thematic Role
Thematic role is a linguistic notion, which may refer to:
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- Theta role (in syntax or at the syntax-semantics interface)
- Thematic relation (in semantics)
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theta role or θ-role is the formal device for representing syntactic argument structure (the number and type of noun phrases) required syntactically by a particular verb. For example, the verb put requires three arguments (i.e., it is ditransitive).
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thematic relations express the meaning that a Noun phrase plays with respect to the action or state described by a sentence's verb. For example, in the sentence "Susan ate an apple", Susan is the doer of the eating, so she is an agent; the apple is the item that is eaten, so it is
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