Locative As A Semantic Role
Definition:
Locative is a semantic role which identifies the location or spatial orientation of a state or action.
A locative semantic role does not imply motion to, from, or across the location.
Examples:
(English)
The paper is in the folder.
The ship sank at sea.
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Source:
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.