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A word whose theta role in a sentence is to act as the end location in a sentence that denotes movement. In the sentence, “John walked to the store” ''Store'' is the '''goal''' in this sentence.  
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Revision as of 14:33, 6 June 2012

A Noun Phrase whose semantic role in a sentence is to act as the end location in a sentence that denotes movement. In the sentence, “John walked to the store” Store is the goal in this sentence.


See Also

External Links

http://www.sfu.ca/person/dearmond/322/322.theta.roles.htm#goal_source_path

References