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WordNet:
tell_apart%2:39:00
Groupings:
tell.02
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
None

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Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent

Definition:
Undergoer that is central to an event or state that does not have control over the way the event occurs, is not structurally changed by the event, and/or is characterized as being in a certain position or condition throughout the state.
Example:
THE BALL rolled down the hill.

Theme

Definition:
Undergoer that is central to an event or state that does not have control over the way the event occurs, is not structurally changed by the event, and/or is characterized as being in a certain position or condition throughout the state.
Example:
THE BALL rolled down the hill.

Co-Theme

Definition:
Place along a formal scale.
Example:
He put the probability AT 0.9.

Value

Definition:
Circumstance that is a property of an entity or entities, as opposed to the entity itself.
Example:
Oil increased IN PRICE.

Attribute

NP V NP NP V NP.theme PP.attribute NP V NP.theme PP.co-theme NP V NP.theme PP.co-theme PP.instrument

EXAMPLE:

We told them apart.

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Agent VERB Theme

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assess( e1 , Agent , Theme_I , ?Attribute , Value )
assess( e1 , Agent , Theme_J , ?Attribute , Value )
differ( E , Theme_I , Theme_J , ?Attribute )

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None

EXAMPLE:

We told them apart by their spots.

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Agent VERB Theme { by } Attribute

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assess( e1 , Agent , Theme_I , Attribute , Value )
assess( e1 , Agent , Theme_J , Attribute , Value )
differ( E , Theme_I , Theme_J , Attribute )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

EXAMPLE:

They distinguished her from her twin sister.

SYNTAX:

Agent VERB Theme { from } Co-Theme

SEMANTICS:

assess( e1 , Agent , Theme , ?Attribute , Value )
assess( e1 , Agent , Co-Theme , ?Attribute , Value )
differ( E , Theme , Co-Theme , ?Attribute )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

EXAMPLE:

They distinguished her from her twin sister by her birthmark.

SYNTAX:

Agent VERB Theme { from } Co-Theme { by } Attribute

SEMANTICS:

assess( e1 , Agent , Theme , Attribute , Value )
assess( e1 , Agent , Co-Theme , Attribute , Value )
differ( E , Theme , Co-Theme , Attribute )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

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Verb Features:

WordNet:
distingiush%2:31:00
Groupings:
distinguish.01
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
None
All Classes :
distinguish-23.5-1

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WordNet:
differentiate%2:31:01
Groupings:
differentiate.01
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None
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None
All Classes :
distinguish-23.5-1
separate-23.1-1

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NP V NP PP NP V PP

EXAMPLE:

Cultural differences distinguished Babylon.

SYNTAX:

Attribute VERB Theme

SEMANTICS:

assess( e1 , ?Agent , Theme , Attribute , Value )
assess( e1 , ?Agent , Co-Theme , Attribute , Value )
differ( E , Theme , ?Co-Theme , Attribute )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

EXAMPLE:

The Chinese differentiate between two types. of faces.

SYNTAX:

Agent VERB { between } Theme

SEMANTICS:

assess( e1 , Agent , Theme_I , ?Attribute , Value )
assess( e1 , Agent , Theme_J , ?Attribute , Value )
differ( E , Theme_I , Theme_J , ?Attribute )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

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Verb Features: WordNet: tell_apart%2:39:00 Groupings: tell.02 FrameNet: None BSO: None tell_apart

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WordNet:
tell_apart%2:39:00
Groupings:
tell.02
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
None