

What is causer as a semantic role?



Causer is the semantic role of the referent which instigates an event rather than actually doing it.


The causer is usually the surface subject of the verb in a sentence.

Example (English)
  • Peter tripped John.
  • Generic
      A causer is a kind of

    Larson 1984 199–203

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