Semantic roles of the predicate in the English sentences

Jovanovska, Sashka and Tashkoska, Marija (2023) Semantic roles of the predicate in the English sentences. Congress Proceedings Book: 7th International New York Academic Research Congress on Humanities and Social Sciences. pp. 665-671. ISSN 978-975-00544-6-4

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Abstract

We often take for granted the power of language. We use it for communication, expression, for
understanding, but rarely do we pause to consider the semantic roles of the predicates in English
sentences. In this paper, there is an exploration of what predicate-argument structures are and how they
play a role in English sentences. The predicate is typically the structure that follows the subject. If the
subject is an agent, causer, or instrument, the predicate will express the action carried out by that subject;
if the subject is something that is being described, the predicate will provide the description; if the subject
is a patient, the predicate will indicate what happened to the subject. For most speakers, the notion of a
predicate that is separate from the subject is fairly intuitive. The English predicate must contain a verb;
it can contain other structures - a direct object, an indirect object, various complement structures, and
adverbs - but it must contain a verb. It will be also discussed how these structures can be used as a tool to
better understand semantic roles within sentences, and how they affect our comprehension of language.
By the end of this article, there is a greater understanding of what goes into forming a sentence and how
each part contributes to its meaning.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Humanities > Languages and literature Humanities > Other humanities
Divisions:	Faculty of Philology
Depositing User:	Saska Jovanovska
Date Deposited:	15 Apr 2024 07:24
Last Modified:	19 Aug 2024 07:39
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/34019

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