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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...........................................NEXT PREVIOUS INDEX