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Theta Role Question

From:Carsten Becker <carbeck@...>
Date:Monday, July 17, 2006, 15:53
Hi,

I've got a question regarding the roles in this
construction:

  Music is his passion.

How should this construction be analyzed? I would translate
this sentence as

  Tingrāng dikunang  iyaena.
  Music.A  passion.A 3s.m.GEN

Into Ayeri, although I do not feel well with marking both
NPs as Agents. Actually, I think, there is no agent, and
both nouns should be best left unmarked, but that seems odd
as well.

Thanks,
Carsten

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"Miranayam kepauarà naranoaris." (Kalvin nay Hobbes)
Tingraena, Tyemuyang 6, 2315 ya 05:27:19 pd

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