Transcript Pustejovsky`s qualia structure

Qualia Structure
 One of the four levels of semantic representation in the theory of Generative Lexicon
 Consists of four qualia roles encoding orthogonal dimensions of meaning :
 formal role (general identification)
 constitutive role (composition)
 agentive role (origin)
 telic role (function)
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OrthogonalThe
dimensions
four rolesof meaning
Formal role
entity’s characterization
entity’s composition
ENTITY
entity’s coming about
Agentive role
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entity’s function