Comparative Concept: ground (sem)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
Definition
the reference point for locating a figure in a spatial scene. Example: in Meagan ran into the cave, the cave serves as the ground for locating the path of motion of Meagan. (Sections 7.3.1, 14.5)