thematic role

Noun

Meaning

thematic role (plural thematic roles)

(grammar) A function of the arguments of a verb, which maps them bijectively to a set (which depends lexically on the verb) called the “theta grid”.

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Related terms

thematic relation

Close letter words and terms

Thematic Apperception Test thematic map thematic relation thematic vowel thematical thematically