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instrumental role vs semantic role

semantic role vs instrumental role

instrumental role and semantic role both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
instrumental role Yes No No No
semantic role Yes No No No
As nouns, semantic role is a hypernym of instrumental role; that is, semantic role is a word with a broader meaning than instrumental role:
  • instrumental role: the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
  • semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause
Other hypernyms of instrumental role include participant role.
instrumental role (noun) semantic role (noun)
the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause
Difference between instrumental role and semantic role

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