Contextual Bootstrapping for Grammar Learning

construction VERB meaning: PROCESS construction GEI3 subcase of VERB form self.f.orth <-“gei3” meaning : GIVE schema TRANSFER subcase of ACTION roles giver : @Entity recipient : @Entity theme : @Entity constraints giver <--> protagonist schema GIVE subcase of TRANSFER roles giver : @Animate recipient : @Animate theme : @Manipulable_Inanimate_Object Figure 2.4 Processes, like other schemas, are described in a schema hierarchy and have core semantic roles (not explicitly marked in ECG). Shown here is the verb gei3 (give), which has a meaning of GIVE. 14 FrameNet (Baker et al., 1998) makes a further distinction between the unexpressed or Null Instantiated arguments: in the case of I bought a car for $1500, there is a definite, specific seller even if it is unnamed, whereas in Have you eaten?, a generic instance of meal is pictured. These two cases are referred to as Definite Null Instantiation (DNI) and Indefinite Null Instantiation (INI) respectively.