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The term '''thematic role''' is a synonym of [[semantic role]] or [[thematic relation]], popularized by Chomsky (1981), although mostly in its abbreviated form [[Θ-role]].  
 
The term '''thematic role''' is a synonym of [[semantic role]] or [[thematic relation]], popularized by Chomsky (1981), although mostly in its abbreviated form [[Θ-role]].  
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Thematic roles are semantic roles in a system which takes location and movement through space as (some of) the key notion in the interpretation of natural language sentences.
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=== Example ===
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the sentence ''Don gives Ed a donut'' is about a relocation or transfer of a donut (the Theme) from Don (the Source) to Ed (the Goal). In syntactic theory thematic roles are usually referred to as [[Theta-role]]s with not much concern for their content. See [[Thematic theory]].
  
 
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=== Links ===
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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Thematic+role&lemmacode=150 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
  
 
=== References ===
 
=== References ===
Chomsky, Noam. 1981.  ''Lectures on Government and Binding.'' Foris, Dordrecht.
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* Chomsky, Noam. 1981.  ''Lectures on Government and Binding.'' Foris, Dordrecht.
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* 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.
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* Gruber, J. 1965. ''Studies in lexical relations,'' doctoral dissertation, MIT
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* Jackendoff, R. 1990. ''Semantic Structures,'' Cambridge, MIT-Press.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:08, 10 June 2009

The term thematic role is a synonym of semantic role or thematic relation, popularized by Chomsky (1981), although mostly in its abbreviated form Θ-role.

Thematic roles are semantic roles in a system which takes location and movement through space as (some of) the key notion in the interpretation of natural language sentences.

Example

the sentence Don gives Ed a donut is about a relocation or transfer of a donut (the Theme) from Don (the Source) to Ed (the Goal). In syntactic theory thematic roles are usually referred to as Theta-roles with not much concern for their content. See Thematic theory.

Synonyms

Links

Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics

References

  • Chomsky, Noam. 1981. Lectures on Government and Binding. Foris, Dordrecht.
  • 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.