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 L03 Karakas: karta karaka


           Karakas: Karta Karaka

o  Karaka roles handle some of the difficulties with theta roles above.
    * Karaka is a syntactico-semantic role.

o  Karta karaka (or k1) would include all the above theta roles
   as 'karta' karaka
    + In the earlier examples repeated below:
       + Ex.: Ram opened the door.        ('Ram' is agent)
       + Ex.: The wind opened the door.   ('wind' is force theta role)
       + Ex.: Mohan broke his leg.   ('Mohan' is experiencer theta role)
    - Agent, force or experiencer are all karta karakas.

o Karta is the most independent participant.
   + In 'giving' action, Ram is the most independent participant.
     So Ram is karta.
   + In opening action, wind is more independent than door so wind
     is karta.
   + In broke, Mohan is karta. Mohan more independent than his leg
     in the action.

   * Thus, karta karaka is indicated through appropriate syntax etc.
      - Karta might semantically be agent, force, experiencer, etc.
     More on karta later.
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