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L03 Other theta roles Other Theta Roles o Instrument theta role + Ex.: Ram killed Ravana with an arrow. - Arrow is the instrument theta role. o Beneficiary theta role + Ex.: Ram gave a book to Sita - Sita is the beneficiary. o Source theta role + Ex.: The leaf fell from the tree. - Tree is the source. o Destination theta role + Ex.: The train left for Delhi. - Delhi is the destination theta role. * In Paninian theory, 'Delhi' is karma. o Purpose: Another important theta-role + Ex.: Ram bought a ticket to see the film. - 'To see the film' is the purpose of action of 'buying a ticket' * Every action has a purpose, whether explicitly mentioned or not. - In Paninian framework: Purpose is called taadarthya. But taadarthya is distinct from karaka. o Theta roles not fixed in number. Different people use different number of theta roles...........................................NEXT PREVIOUS INDEX