semantic role vs temporal

temporal vs semantic role

semantic role and temporal both are nouns.

semantic role is not an adjective while temporal is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
semantic role	Yes	No	No	No
temporal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, temporal is a hyponym of semantic role; that is, temporal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than semantic role:

semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause
temporal: the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb

Other hyponyms of semantic role include affected role, patient, patient role, agent, agentive role, benefactive role, beneficiary, instrument, instrumental role, locative, locative role, recipient, recipient role, result, resultant role, temporal role.

semantic role (noun)	temporal (noun)
(linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause	the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb

semantic role (adjective)	temporal (adjective)
	characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
	of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit)
	of or relating to or limited by time
	of this earth or world
	not eternal

Difference between semantic role and temporal

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