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L03 Theme theta role and karma karaka Theme Theta Role and Karma Karaka o Theme or patient theta role + Ex.: Ram opened the door. - Door is the theme or patient * Participant directly affected by the action is the theme theta role. o Result theta role + Ex.: Ram built a house - 'House' is the result of action of building. * Object that is produced or created because of action is the result theta role. o Content-of-event theta role + Ex.: Ram told me that he was going to school. - Proposition 'He was going to school' is the content theta role of the main verb. * Karma karaka (k2) covers all the above theta roles (theme, result, content). - That participant which is most desired (or affected) by the karta is karma karaka...........................................NEXT PREVIOUS INDEX