http://glottopedia.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=AndrewCarnie 2026-04-07T11:39:20Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.34.2 http://glottopedia.org/index.php?title=User:AndrewCarnie&diff=4357 2007-10-23T16:16:12Z

<p>AndrewCarnie: New page: Andrew Carnie Department of Linguistics University of Arizona Tucson Az http://www.dingo.sbs.arizona.edu/~carnie</p> <hr /> <div>Andrew Carnie<br /> Department of Linguistics<br /> University of Arizona<br /> Tucson Az<br /> <br /> http://www.dingo.sbs.arizona.edu/~carnie</div>

AndrewCarnie http://glottopedia.org/index.php?title=%CE%98-role&diff=4187 2007-10-20T06:46:06Z

<p>AndrewCarnie: /* Comments */ m</p> <hr /> <div>The term '''Θ-role''' (or '''theta role''') is a synonym of [[thematic role]] or [[semantic role]]. <br /> <br /> === Comments ===<br /> This is a typical Chomskyan abbreviated term (cf. terms like ''D-structure'', ''R-expression'', ''m-command''), used by many syntacticians working in a Chomskyan framework.<br /> <br /> === Synonyms ===<br /> *[[semantic role]] <br /> *[[thematic relation]]<br /> *[[thematic role]]<br /> *[[case: deep case, case role, case relation]] <br /> *[[semantic function]]<br /> *[[kāraka]]<br /> *[[argument structure]]<br /> <br /> === Origin ===<br /> This Greek-letter based abbreviation of [[thematic role]] was introduced by Chomsky (1981), for unknown reasons. However, since Chomskyan syntax has generally not been interested in the actual semantic content of semantic roles, use of the term '''Θ-role (Theta role)''' probably also indicates the user's primary concern with the syntactic aspects of semantic roles. <br /> <br /> === References ===<br /> *{{:Chomsky 1981}}<br /> <br /> === External Links ===<br /> wikipedia article on theta roles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta_role<br /> <br /> {{dc}}<br /> [[Category:Syntax]]<br /> [[Category:Generative grammar]]<br /> [[Category:Semantic role|!]]</div>

AndrewCarnie http://glottopedia.org/index.php?title=%CE%98-role&diff=4186 2007-10-20T06:45:25Z

<p>AndrewCarnie: clarification that theta role is not an exact synonym for thematic role, but is primarily a syntactic relation, added link to extensive wikipedia article on the topic.</p> <hr /> <div>The term '''Θ-role''' (or '''theta role''') is a synonym of [[thematic role]] or [[semantic role]]. <br /> <br /> === Comments ===<br /> This is a typical Chomskyan abbreviated term (cf. terms like ''d-structure'', ''r-expression'', ''m-command''), used by many syntacticians working in a Chomskyan framework. <br /> <br /> === Synonyms ===<br /> *[[semantic role]] <br /> *[[thematic relation]]<br /> *[[thematic role]]<br /> *[[case: deep case, case role, case relation]] <br /> *[[semantic function]]<br /> *[[kāraka]]<br /> *[[argument structure]]<br /> <br /> === Origin ===<br /> This Greek-letter based abbreviation of [[thematic role]] was introduced by Chomsky (1981), for unknown reasons. However, since Chomskyan syntax has generally not been interested in the actual semantic content of semantic roles, use of the term '''Θ-role (Theta role)''' probably also indicates the user's primary concern with the syntactic aspects of semantic roles. <br /> <br /> === References ===<br /> *{{:Chomsky 1981}}<br /> <br /> === External Links ===<br /> wikipedia article on theta roles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta_role<br /> <br /> {{dc}}<br /> [[Category:Syntax]]<br /> [[Category:Generative grammar]]<br /> [[Category:Semantic role|!]]</div>

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