Proto-Agent Semantic Role

A Proto-Agent Semantic Role is a Semantic Role for some meaning of Agency.

• See: Proto-Patient Semantic Role, Semantic Role Labeling.

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References

• Martha Palmer, http://verbs.colorado.edu/~mpalmer/LexicalSemanticsII.ppt
  • Volitional involvement in event or state
  • Sentience (and/or perception)
  • Causing an event or change of state in another participant
  • Movement (relative to position of another participant)
  • (exists independently of event named)
  • *may be discourse pragmatic
• EAGLES Interest Group http://www.ilc.cnr.it/EAGLES96/rep2/node8.html
  • A participant which the meaning of the verb specifies as doing or causing something, possibly intentionally.
    • Examples: subjects of kill, eat, hit, smash, kick, watch.

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