Beneficiary (definition)

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.

1. 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.

See Also

• Thematic Role (definition)
• Benefactive (definition)

External Links

http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsABeneficiaryAsASemanticR.htm

References

• Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.