happen TO somebody/something

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Semantic Network of Adposition and Case Supersenses: Annotation Guidelines

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Closed nschneid closed 4 years ago

nschneid commented 4 years ago

"The same (thing) happened TO me"

Theme? Experiencer? Beneficiary? How much should we rely on the context to decide?

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nschneid commented 4 years ago

"What happened TO the book?" is ambiguous: a way of saying "Where did the book go?" OR "How was the book affected?"

nschneid commented 4 years ago

Theme~>Theme (cf. a repair TO the air conditioning)

svivek commented 4 years ago

Experiencer/Beneficiary assume animacy.