The first argument of a predicate frame is the only argument in one-place frames, and the most central argument in more-place frames. First arguments can have the following semantic functions: (38) Agent: the entity controlling an Action (=Activity or Accomplishment) Positioner: the entity controlling a Position Force: the non-controlling entity instigating a Process (=Dynamism or Change) Processed: the entity that undergoes a Process Zero (ø): the entity primarily involved in a State […].
- Dik (1989), a pag.101