‘follow’
| Argument frame: | X (follow) Y |
| Stimulus sentence: | P. follows M . |
| Predicate label Ru: | следовать |
| Argument frame Ru: | X (следовать) за Y -ом |
| Stimulus sentence Ru: | П. следует за М . |
Abaza [c̣əqʷa] ta-gəla
| Valency pattern: ABS_jceqwa |
| X: ABS |
| Y: jceqwa |
| Locus: Y |
| rasúl | j-aš’á | j-c̣ə́qʷa | d-ta-gəla-b |
| pn | 3 sg . m . io -brother | 3 sg . m . io -tail | 3 sg . h . abs - loc -stand- npst . dcl |
| ‘Rasul follows his brother.’ | |||
Aghul ʕʷ.a-
| Valency pattern: ABS_GENxupaqas |
| X: ABS |
| Y: GENxupaqas |
| Locus: Y |
| aslan | meʜemed.i-n | χupːaq-as | ʕʷ.a-a |
| pn | pn - gen | behind- elat | go. ipf - prs |
| ‘Aslan follows Muhammad.’ | |||
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic azəl
| Valency pattern: SBJ_bar |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: bar |
| Locus: Y |
| ayya | baxta | bəšš=əla | +bar | +gor-o |
| dem 2. f | woman( f ) | go. prog =3 f | after | man( m )- p .3 f |
| ‘This woman follows her husband.’ | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese seguir
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pedro | segu-e | Miguel |
| pn ( m ) | follow-3 sg . prs | pn ( m ) |
| ‘Pedro follows Miguel.’ | ||
Catalan seguir
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| en | Pere | segueix | al | Marc |
| def . sg . m | pn ( m ) | follow.3 sg . prs . ind | to. def . sg . m | pn ( m ) |
| ‘Pere follows Marc.’ | ||||
Czech jít
| Valency pattern: NOM_zaINS |
| X: NOM |
| Y: zaINS |
| Locus: Y |
| Petr | jde | za | Michal-em |
| pn ( m )[ nom . sg ] | go( ipfv ). prs .3 sg | behind | pn ( m )- ins . sg |
| ‘Petr follows Michal.’ | |||
Danish følge
| Valency pattern: SBJ_efter |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: efter |
| Locus: Y |
| Peter | følge-r | efter | Marie |
| pn | follow- prs | after | pn |
| ‘Peter follows Marie.’ | |||
Dutch volgen
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Piet | volg-t | Marie |
| pn ( c ) | follow-3 sg | pn ( c ) |
| ‘Piet follows Marie.’ | ||
Estonian jälitama
| Valency pattern: NOM_PART |
| X: NOM |
| Y: PART |
| Locus: Y |
| Peeter | jälita-b | Mareti-t |
| pn . sg . nom | follow- prs .3 sg | pn - sg . part |
| ‘Peeter follows Maret.’ | ||
Finnish seurata
| Valency pattern: NOM_PART |
| X: NOM |
| Y: PART |
| Locus: Y |
| Pekka | seura-a | Matti-a |
| pn . nom | follow- prs .3 sg | pn - part |
| ‘Pekka follows Matti’ | ||
Forest Enets dʲazu
| Valency pattern: NOM_OBLpoon |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBLpon |
| Locus: Y |
| vasʲa | kasa-da | pɔɔn | dʲaza |
| pn | man- obl . sg .3 sg | behind | go( ipfv ).3 sg . s |
| ‘Vasja is following his friend’. | |||
Italian seguire
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Leo | segu-e | Maria |
| pn ( m ) | follow-3 sg . prs | pn ( f ) |
| ‘Leo follows Maria.’ | ||
Kazakh žür
| Valency pattern: NOM_GENartynan |
| X: NOM |
| Y: GENartynan |
| Locus: Y |
| Petya | Maša-nïŋ | artïnan | žür-edі |
| pn | pn - gen | after | go- prs 2.3 sg |
| ‘Petya follows Masha.’ | |||
Kazym Khanty šǫtši
| Valency pattern: NOM_NOMjupijen |
| X: NOM |
| Y: NOMjupijen |
| Locus: Y |
| pet’a-j-en | maša-j-ǝλ | jŭpijǝn | šǫt-ǝλ |
| pn - ep - poss .2 sg | pn - ep - poss .3 sg | behind | go- npst [3 sg ] |
| ‘Petja follows Maša.’ | |||
Latin sequor
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| parv-us | Iul-us | sequi-tur | patr-em | non | pass-ibus | aequ-is |
| little- nom . sg . m | pn ( m )- nom . sg | follow[ prs . ind ]- mid .3 sg | father( m )- acc . sg | not | step( m )- abl . pl | equal- abl . pl . m |
| ‘Little Iulus followed, with unequal step, his sire.’ | ||||||
| Note: (Verg. Aen. II, 723) | ||||||
Modern Hebrew okev
| Valency pattern: SBJ_axarej |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: axarej |
| Locus: Y |
| Pinχas | okev | aχarej | Menaχem |
| pn | follow[ ptcp . sg . m ] | after | pn |
| ‘Pinchas follows Menachem.’ | |||
Nanai ənə-
| Valency pattern: NOM_xamila |
| X: NOM |
| Y: xamila |
| Locus: Y |
| Petia | Maša | xame-la-ni | ənə-j-ni |
| pn | pn | back- loc - p .3 sg | go- npst - p .3 sg |
| ‘Petia follows Masha.’ | |||
Norwegian Bokmål å følge etter
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Per | følge-r | etter | Ola |
| pn | follow- prs | after | pn |
| ‘Per follows Kari.’ | |||
| Note: Phrasal verb (etter is not a flagging device). | |||
Polish iść
| Valency pattern: NOM_zaINS |
| X: NOM |
| Y: zaINS |
| Locus: Y |
| Jacek | idzie | za | Mark-iem |
| pn [ nom . sg ] | go: ipfv . prs .3 sg | behind | pn - ins . sg |
| ‘Jacek follows Marek.’ | |||
Russian idti
| Valency pattern: NOM_zaINS |
| X: NOM |
| Y: zaINS |
| Locus: Y |
| Pet-ja | id-et | za | Maš-ej |
| pn ( m )- nom . sg | go( ipfv )- prs .3 sg | behind | pn ( f )- ins . sg |
| ‘Petja follows Maša.’ | |||
Rutul xale ana jiɁi
| Valency pattern: NOM_ATTRzibra |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ATTRzibra |
| Locus: Y |
| rasul | xal-e | a-na | jiɁi | asijet-dɨ | ǯibra |
| pn ( nom ) | trail- in | be- cvb | 1. cop | pn - attr | behind |
| ‘Rasul follows Asijat.’ | |||||
Skolt Saami čuâvvad
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Peâtt | čuâvv | Määʹrj |
| pn . sg . nom | follow. prs .3 sg | pn . sg . acc |
| ‘Pete follows Maria’ | ||
Slovenian slediti
| Valency pattern: NOM_DAT |
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| Peter | sledi | Pavl-u |
| pn [ nom . sg ] | follow: ipfv . prs .3 sg | pn - dat . sg |
| ‘Peter follows Pavel.’ | ||
Spanish seguir
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pedro | sigu-e | a | María |
| pn [ sg . m ] | follow- prs .3 sg | dir . obj . anm | pn [ sg . f ] |
| ‘Pedro follows Maria.’ | |||
Swedish att följa efter
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Björn | följ-er | efter | Maja |
| pn | follow- prs | after | pn |
| ‘Björn follows Maja.’ | |||
| Note: Phrasal verb (efter is not a flagging device). | |||
Turkish gitmek
| Valency pattern: NOM_GENpesinden |
| X: NOM |
| Y: GENpesinden |
| Locus: Y |
| Mehmet | Orhan-ın | peşinden | gid-iyor |
| pn | pn - gen | after | go- prs |
| ‘Mehmet is following Orhan.’ | |||
Ulcha pulsi-
| Valency pattern: NOM_xamiPROL |
| X: NOM |
| Y: xamiPROL |
| Locus: Y |
| əj | iŋda | min | xami-ki-je | ti | pul-s-i-ni |
| this | dog | my | behind- prol -1 sg | so | walk- ipfv - prs -3 sg |
| ‘This dog follows me like this.’ | |||||
Zilo Andi <w>-eχːudu <w>-uʔ.inn-e
| Valency pattern: NOM_CONT |
| X: NOM |
| Y: CONT |
| Locus: Y |
| ali | muħammadi-tʃ’u | w-eχːudu | w-uʔ.inn-e |
| pn [ m ][ nom ] | pn - cont | m -after | m -go. npst - hab |
| ‘Ali is going after/following Muhammad.’ | |||