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  L15   HA 6 (verb lexical semantics) (Due: )


                     HA (Verb Lexical Semantics)

This assignment is given with English verbs. You are free to do it
with Hindi or other verbs.

1. For all of the following verbs in the blocks world:
        move, pick, stack, lift, roll; 
        plus two additional verbs of your choice from blocks world
   Prepare the following:

   1.1  Sub-categorization (or vibhakti chart) and karaka charts. 
         (Identify alternations.)
   1.2  Karaka-theta role mapping and selectional restrictions.

(Q2. not to be done.)
2. Write semantics of the verbs in Q.1 for the blocks world using
   CG or logic. Give the theta roles, pre-cond and post-cond for
   each of the verbs.

3. For the verb 'pick' or 'move' repeat Q.1 but without restricting
   to blocks world.
   (Hint: Use a dictionary such as Oxford Advanced Learners'
   Dictionary to identify general senses of the verb. For those
   doing with Hindi, see Shabdaanjali: English-Hindi e-dict. at
   http://www.iiit.net, click on 'Resources')
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