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==Definition== | |||
'''Theta identification''' is a process by which two [[argument]]s are identified. | '''Theta identification''' is a process by which two [[argument]]s are identified. | ||
=== | == Example == | ||
In ''the nice man'' the arguments of the predicates ''nice'' and ''man'' are identified resulting in the interpretation 'x is nice & y is a man & x = y' where the 'x = y' part represents the identification. | |||
== Links == | |||
*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Theta+identification&lemmacode=163 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |||
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Theta+identification&lemmacode=163 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |||
== References == | |||
* Higginbotham, J. 1985. ''On Semantics,'' Linguisitc Inquiry 16, 547-593 | * Higginbotham, J. 1985. ''On Semantics,'' Linguisitc Inquiry 16, 547-593 | ||
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Revision as of 09:20, 17 August 2014
Definition
Theta identification is a process by which two arguments are identified.
Example
In the nice man the arguments of the predicates nice and man are identified resulting in the interpretation 'x is nice & y is a man & x = y' where the 'x = y' part represents the identification.
Links
References
- Higginbotham, J. 1985. On Semantics, Linguisitc Inquiry 16, 547-593
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