‘call’
| Argument frame: | X (call) Y |
| Stimulus sentence: | (P. tried to open the door himself, but he didn’t manage. Then) P. called M . |
| Predicate label Ru: | звать |
| Argument frame Ru: | X (звать) Y -а |
| Stimulus sentence Ru: | (П. пытался сам открыть дверь, но не смог. Тогда) П. позвал М . |
Abaza ʕa-z-č̣ə-t
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| murád | rasúl | d-ʕa-z-č̣ə́-j-t-d |
| pn | pn | 3 sg . h . abs - cisl - ben - loc -3 sg . m . erg -call( aor )- dcl |
| ‘Murad called Rasul.’ | ||
Aghul un-aq’.u-
| Valency pattern: ERG_DAT |
| X: ERG |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| aslan.a | meʜemed.i-s | un-aq’.u-ne |
| pn ( erg ) | pn - dat | sound-do. pf - aor |
| ‘Aslan called Muhammad.’ | ||
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic +karə
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| naša | +kəry-a-l | baxt-u |
| person( m ) | call. pst - ss .3 f - ls .3 m | woman( f )- p .3 m |
| ‘The man called his wife.’ | ||
Brazilian Portuguese chamar
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pedro | cham-ou | Miguel |
| pn ( m ) | call-3 sg . pst | pn ( m ) |
| ‘Pedro called Miguel.’ | ||
Catalan trucar
| Valency pattern: SBJ_DAT |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| en | Pere | va | truc-ar | al | Marc |
| def . sg . m | pn ( m ) | go.3 sg . prs . ind | call- inf | to. def . sg . m | pn ( m ) |
| ‘Pere called Marc.’ | |||||
| Note: Cf. "en Pere li va trucar" | |||||
Czech zavolat
| Valency pattern: NOM_naACC |
| X: NOM |
| Y: naACC |
| Locus: Y |
| Petr | zavola-l | na | Michal-a |
| pn ( m )[ nom . sg ] | call( pfv )- pst [ m . sg ] | on | pn ( m )- acc . sg |
| ‘Petr called Michal.’ | |||
Danish kalde
| Valency pattern: SBJ_pa |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: pa |
| Locus: Y |
| Peter | kald-te | på | Marie |
| pn | call- pst | on | pn |
| ‘Peter called Marie.’ | |||
Dutch roepen
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Piet | heeft | Marie | ge-roep-en |
| pn (С) | have.3 sg | pn (С) | ptcp -call- ptcp |
| ‘Piet called Marie.’ | |||
Estonian helistama
| Valency pattern: NOM_ALL |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ALL |
| Locus: Y |
| Peeter | helista-s | Mareti-le |
| pn . sg . nom | call- pst .3 sg | pn - all |
| ‘Peeter called Maret.’ | ||
Finnish kutsua
| Valency pattern: NOM_PART |
| X: NOM |
| Y: PART |
| Locus: Y |
| Pekka | kutsu-i | Matti-a |
| pn . nom | call- pst .3 sg | pn - part |
| ‘Pekka called Matti.’ | ||
| Note: It is not clear whether M. came or didn’t come after all. | ||
Forest Enets kaata
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| modʲi | kasa-jʔ | kasa | nʲe-da | kaata |
| i | man- nom . sg .1 sg | man | child- obl . sg .3 sg | call( pfv ).3 sg . s |
| ‘My friend called his son’. | ||||
German rufen
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Karl | rief | Marie |
| pn [ nom . sg ] | call. pst .3 sg | pn [ acc . sg ] |
| ‘Karl called Marie.’ | ||
Italian chiamare
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Leo | ha | chiamato | Maria |
| pn ( m ) | aux .3 sg . prs | call. pst . ptcp | pn ( f ) |
| ‘Leo called Maria.’ | |||
Kazakh šaqïr
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petya | Maša-nï | šaqïr-dï |
| pn | pn - acc | call- pst 1.3 sg |
| ‘Petya called Masha.’ | ||
Kazym Khanty wɔχti
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| pet’a-j-en | waśa-j-ǝλ | wɔχ-ǝs |
| pn - ep - poss .2 sg | pn - ep - poss .3 sg | call- pst [3 sg ] |
| ‘Petja called Vasja.’ | ||
Latin voco
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| (Caecin-a) | serv-um-que | su-um | nomin-e | Antioch-um | ad | se | voca-v-it |
| pn ( m )- nom . sg | slave( m )- acc . sg -and | one’s_own- acc . sg . m | name( n )- abl . sg | pn ( m )- acc . sg | at | refl . acc | call- prf - ind . act .3 sg |
| ‘(Caecina) summoned his slave named Antiochus.’ | |||||||
| Note: (Cic. Pro Caec. 22) | |||||||
Modern Hebrew hitkaʃer
| Valency pattern: SBJ_le |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: le |
| Locus: Y |
| Pinχas | hitkaʃer | le | Menaχem |
| pn | call[ pst .3 sg . m ] | to | pn |
| ‘Pinchas called Menachem.’ | |||
Nanai xəərsi-
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| totara | Maša | Petia-wə | xəərsi-xə-ni |
| then | pn | pn - obl | call- pst - p .3 sg |
| ‘Then Masha called Petia.’ | |||
Nivkh jazd
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Kaskazik | Ajsana | + | az-d |
| pn | pn | + | call- ind |
| ‘Kaskazik called Ajsana.’ | |||
Norwegian Bokmål å rope
| Valency pattern: SBJ_pa |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: pa |
| Locus: Y |
| Per | rop-te | på | Ola |
| pn | call- pst | on | pn |
| ‘Per called Ola.’ | |||
Polish zawołać
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Józef | zawoła-ł | zięci-a |
| pn [ nom . sg ] | call: pfv - pst [ m .3 sg ] | son_in_law- acc . sg |
| ‘Józef called his son in law.’ | ||
Russian pozvatʹ
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Pet-ja | pozva-l | Maš-u |
| pn ( m )- nom . sg | call( pfv )- pst [ m . sg ] | pn ( f )- acc . sg |
| ‘Petja called Maša.’ | ||
Rutul ses hawɨr
| Valency pattern: ERG_SUB |
| X: ERG |
| Y: SUB |
| Locus: Y |
| rasul-a | ramazan-ɨ-χda | ses | ha<w>ɨ-r |
| pn - erg | pn - obl - sub | sound | <3>do. pfv - cvb |
| ‘Rasul called Ramazan.’ | |||
Serbian pozvao
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petar | je | pozva-o | Marij-u |
| pn . nom . sg | быть. prs .3 sg | позвать- part . perf . m . sg | pn - acc . sg |
| ‘Петар позвал Марию.’ | |||
Shughni qīwdow
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| Azim=i | xu | nān | qīw-d |
| pn =3 sg | refl | mother | call- pst |
| ‘Azim called his mother.’ | |||
Skolt Saami čuârvvad
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Peâtt | čuârva-i | Määʹrj | vieʹǩǩ-en |
| pn . sg . nom | shout- pst .3 sg | pn . sg . acc | help- ess . |
| ‘Pete shouted to Maria for help.’ | |||
Slovenian poklicati
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Peter | je | poklica-l | zet-a |
| pn [ nom . sg ] | aux .3 sg | call: pfv - lpt [ m . sg ] | son_in_law- acc . sg |
| ‘Peter called his son-in-law.’ | |||
Spanish llamar
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| entonces | Pedro | llam-ó | a | María |
| then | pn [ sg . m ] | call- aor .3 sg | dir . obj . anm | pn [ sg . f ] |
| ‘Pedro called Maria.’ | ||||
Swedish att ropa
| Valency pattern: SBJ_pa |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: pa |
| Locus: Y |
| Björn | ropa-de | på | Maja |
| pn | call- pst | on | pn |
| ‘Björn called Maja.’ | |||
Turkish çağırmak
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Filiz | Mehmed-i | çağır-dı |
| pn | pn - acc | call- pst |
| ‘Filiz called Mehmet.’ | ||
Ulcha xərsi-
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| tara | ən-bi | xərsi-xə-ni |
| then | mother- refl . sg | call- pst -3 sg |
| ‘Then [he] called his mother.’ | ||
Zilo Andi qχ’or.i
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| pat’imati-di | muħammad | qχ’or.i |
| pn - erg | pn [ m ][ nom ] | call. pst ( aor ) |
| ‘Patimat called Muhammad.’ | ||