Comparative Concept: patient (sem)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
patient (sem)
| Typ | meaning (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | patient |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | patient (sem) |
Umbrella
Hierarchy
Definition
a semantic role including participant roles for a participant that undergoes a significant change as a result of the event occurring. Example: in Jack broke the window, the window is broken as a result of the breaking event. (Section 6.1.2)