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  L15 Karaka charts


              Karaka Charts

o  Karaka charts for verbs give association of karaka role with
   vibhakti:
    - Already seen subcat frame of 'go': subj, PP-with-TO-preposition
       + Ex. Verb go:  Ram went to school

    - Karaka chart of 'go' associates karaka role with vibhakti of
      each argument (for active voice of 'go'):

         KARAKA VIBHAKTI  NECESSITY
       *  k1     subj      mandatory
       *  k2     to-prep   mand.

    - Necessity tells whether karaka is mandatory or optional for
      the given verb.

o  Karaka charts indicate mapping between vibhakti and karakas.
    + Ex. sentence:  Ram went to school
    - NP in subject position (Ram) gets mapped to karta karaka (k1)
    - NP in object position (school) gets mapped to karma karaka (k2)

o  Karaka chart for another verb 'ask':
    - ASK subcat frame: subj, obj, and
      sentence-with-infinitive-verb (S'-inf)
       + Ex. Verb ask:  Ram asked Mohan to go.

    - Karaka chart of 'ask':
       *  k1     subj      mand.
       *  k2     S'-inf    mand.
       *  k4     obj       mand.
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