(15) giveV(x1:(x1))Ag(x2)Go(x3:((x3))Rec In this predicate frame the verbal(V) predicate “give” is specified as having three argument positions, indicated by x1, x2, x3, carrying the “semantic functions” of Agent(Ag), Goal(Go), and Recipient(Rec), where the first and the third argument are constrained by the “selection restriction” .
- Dik (1989), Pag. 54

(2) giveV(x1:(x1))Ag(x2)Go(x3:((x3))Rec […]. The semantic functions tell us which roles are played by the argument entities in the state of affairs designated by the predication. In the case of predicate frame (2), they tell us that the arguments of “give” play the roles of Agent, Goal (or Patient), and Recipient.
- Dik (1989), Pag. 69

[…] • semantic functions specify the roles which entities play within the SoA [state of affairs] designated by the predication.
- Dik (1989), Pag. 100

“Semantic functions” specify the “roles” which the referents of the terms involved play within the “state of affairs” designated by the predication in which these terms occur.
- Dik (1989), Pag. 24