Comparative Concept: maleficiary (sem)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
maleficiary (sem)
| Typ | meaning |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | maleficiary |
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a semantic role including participant roles for a participant that is negatively affected by the outcome of the event. Example: in My car broke down on me, I am a maleficiary: I am negatively affected by the outcome of the event. (Section 6.1.2)