Comparative Concept: figure (sem)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
figure (sem)
| Typ | meaning (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | figure |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | figure (sem) |
Umbrella
Hierarchy
Definition
the object in a spatial scene whose location or path of motion is being described relative to a ground. Example: in Meagan ran into the cave, Meagan is the figure, and her path of motion is described relative to the location of the cave. (Sections 7.3.1, 14.5)