Source

Definition

Source is a one of the possible semantic roles of a verb, indicating the place or object where the movement expressed by the verb starts.

Example

In John received a book from Mary Mary is the source of the movement of the book (the theme) to John (the goal).

Links

Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics

References

• Fillmore, C.J. 1968. The Case for Case, in: E. Bach & R.T. Harms (eds.) Universals In Linguistic Theory, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York.
• Gruber, J. 1965. Studies in lexical relations, doctoral dissertation, MIT
• Jackendoff, R. 1990. Semantic Structures, Cambridge, MIT-Press.
• Jackendoff, R. 1983. Semantics and cognition, MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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