Name | Self-Motion Construction | ||
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Semantic function of cxn | An AFFECTOR-THEME moves from a SOURCE along a PATH in a particular DIRECTION towards a GOAL. | ||
Slots | Slot 1: argument | Slot 2: predicate | Slot 3: argument |
Semantic role of slots | ÆFFECTOR-THEME | SOURCE / PATH / DIRECTION / GOAL | |
Syntactic function |
potential subject | unit in predicate | |
CASA | potential subject | Object | |
traditional | potential subject | adverbial | |
Syntactic form | NP | V | PP |
Example | They flew from Frankfurt to New York. |