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curtsey-40.3.3
Member Verb Lemmas:-topfile
ROLES:
Agent [ +animate ]
Recipient [ +animate ]
Topic


EXAMPLE:
The princess curtseyed.


SYNTAX:
Agent VERB

SEMANTICS:
has_information( E , Agent , ?Topic )
¬ has_information( e1 , ?Recipient , ?Topic )
¬ has_position( e1 , Agent , V_Position )
transfer_info( ë2 , Agent , ?Topic , ?Recipient )
body_motion( ë2 , Agent )
has_position( ë2 , Agent , V_Position )
has_information( e3 , ?Recipient , ?Topic )
cause( e2 , e3 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:
Self-volitional Internal FD representation
EXAMPLE:
The princess curtseyed to the queen.


SYNTAX:
Agent VERB { PREP } Recipient

SEMANTICS:
has_information( E , Agent , ?Topic )
¬ has_information( e1 , Recipient , ?Topic )
¬ has_position( e1 , Agent , V_Position )
transfer_info( ë2 , Agent , ?Topic , Recipient )
body_motion( ë2 , Agent )
has_position( ë2 , Agent , V_Position )
has_information( e3 , Recipient , ?Topic )
cause( e2 , e3 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

EXAMPLE:
The princess curtseyed her assent.


SYNTAX:
Agent VERB Topic

SEMANTICS:
has_information( E , Agent , Topic )
¬ has_information( e1 , ?Recipient , Topic )
¬ has_position( e1 , Agent , V_Position )
transfer_info( ë2 , Agent , Topic , ?Recipient )
body_motion( ë2 , Agent )
has_position( ë2 , Agent , V_Position )
has_information( e3 , ?Recipient , Topic )
cause( e2 , e3 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

EXAMPLE:
The princess curtsied her assent to the queen.


SYNTAX:
Agent VERB Topic { to } Recipient

SEMANTICS:
has_information( E , Agent , Topic )
¬ has_information( e1 , Recipient , Topic )
¬ has_position( e1 , Agent , V_Position )
transfer_info( ë2 , Agent , Topic , Recipient )
body_motion( ë2 , Agent )
has_position( ë2 , Agent , V_Position )
has_information( e3 , Recipient , Topic )
cause( e2 , e3 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None