Talk:Thematic relation

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Please see the talk article on Theta role for discussion of the split of this article from that one. AndrewCarnie 13:27, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

This article is largely the article that was (incorrectly) under theta roles. I've fixed the definitions in the theta role entry and moved thematic relations here. Although I've edited this quite a bit, it still needs a lot of work. Please fix! AndrewCarnie 13:27, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Excuse me but why is "Mary" in Bill gave Mary a present a THEME? I don't recall anyone claiming that. Moreover, the theme is used in two senses (right, you mentioned it in the article): theme₁ as patient and theme₂ as a displaced entity. So, we should correct the definition of the theme (it's simply wrong in the article). Russky1802 06:18, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

You are absolutely right -- Mary is a goal in that sentence in the old Thematic Role/Theta Role article that got moved over, I just missed it in moving the entry over. I've put in a better example. As for the patient/theme definitions, honestly I don't believe there is a distinction, but others do, so those who feel strongly can check the definitions. AndrewCarnie 20:00, 20 June 2007 (UTC)