Comparative Concept: causal structure (sem)

causal structure (sem)

Typ meaning (def)
Alias(se) causal structure • force dynamics • transmission of force
Assoziiert
causal event (sem)
Spraakbanken causal structure (sem)

Umbrella

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Hierarchy

meaning (def)
causal structure (sem)
causal chain (sem)

Definition

the interactions among participants in an event, specifically causal interactions (although there are other types of interactions among participants in an event which are subsumed under the term). Example: in The cats scratched the furniture, the cats act on the furniture, and the furniture undergoes a change of state. The causal structure of events that is expressed by a single argument structure construction in a single clause is generally in the form of a causal chain. (Sections 6.1.1, 6.1.2)