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* The verbal predicate ''assassinate'' requires an object that denotes a famous person, i.e. it imposes a selectional restriction to this effect. | * The verbal predicate ''assassinate'' requires an object that denotes a famous person, i.e. it imposes a selectional restriction to this effect. | ||
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| + | German [[Selektionsbeschränkung]] | ||
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[[Category:Semantics]] | [[Category:Semantics]] | ||
[[Category:Syntax]] | [[Category:Syntax]] | ||
Revision as of 20:04, 26 June 2009
A selectional restriction is a restriction concerning the relation between a predicate (or predicate term) and its argument(s) (argument terms). It concerns inherent properties of the relevant referents.
Example
- The verbal predicate assassinate requires an object that denotes a famous person, i.e. it imposes a selectional restriction to this effect.
Other languages
German Selektionsbeschränkung
