Difference between revisions of "Beneficiary (definition)"
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A phrase whose underlying relationship with the main verb, or thematic role is that of receiving a benefit from the agent who performs the action or main verb in a sentence. | A phrase whose underlying relationship with the main verb, or thematic role is that of receiving a benefit from the agent who performs the action or main verb in a sentence. | ||
# ''The barista made the drink for the man''. | # ''The barista made the drink for the man''. | ||
| − | In this sentence the man is benefiting from the action performed by the barista (the agent) in the sentence | + | In this sentence ''the man'' is benefiting from the action performed by the barista (the agent) in the sentence and is thus the beneficiary of the action |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[[Category:Technical Definitions]] | [[Category:Technical Definitions]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Thematic Relations]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Semantics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:35, 6 June 2012
A phrase whose underlying relationship with the main verb, or thematic role is that of receiving a benefit from the agent who performs the action or main verb in a sentence.
- The barista made the drink for the man.
In this sentence the man is benefiting from the action performed by the barista (the agent) in the sentence and is thus the beneficiary of the action
See Also
External Links
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsABeneficiaryAsASemanticR.htm
References
- Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
