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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.
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