‘touch’
| Argument frame: | X (touch) Y |
| Stimulus sentence: | (The wall was covered with fresh paint.) P. touched the wall (and got dirty). |
| Predicate label Ru: | дотронуться |
| Argument frame Ru: | X (дотрагиваться) до Y -а |
| Stimulus sentence Ru: | (Стена недавно была покрашена). П. дотронулся до стены (и испачкался). |
| Valency pattern: ABS_LOCxe |
| X: ABS |
| Y: LOCxe |
| Locus: Y |
| rasúl | a-bɮən | d-a-χ’ə́-s-ṭ |
| pn | def -wall | 3 sg . h . abs -3 sg . n . io - loc -touch( aor )- dcl |
| ‘Rasul touched the wall.’ | ||
| Valency pattern: NA |
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| aslan.a-n | χil | kürq’.u-ne | cil.i-k |
| pn - gen | hand | { sub / cont }strike. pf - aor | wall- sub / cont |
| ‘Aslan touched the wall.’ | |||
| Note: Not included in the database because X is expressed as an NP-internal modifier. | |||
| Valency pattern: SBJ_bi |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: bi |
| Locus: Y |
| yala | kət-lə | bi | guyda |
| boy( m ) | knock. pst - ls .3 m | with | wall( m ) |
| ‘The boy touched the wall.’ | |||
| Valency pattern: NOM_OBLdez |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBLdez |
| Locus: Y |
| modʲi | kasa-jʔ | uza-da | pɛtʃeu | dʲez | tʃurxuŋa |
| i | man- nom . sg .1 sg | hand- obl . sg .3 sg | stove. obl | in_the_direction | touch( pfv ).3 sg . s |
| ‘My friend touched the stove with his hand’. | |||||
| Valency pattern: SBJ_be |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: be |
| Locus: Y |
| Pinχas | naga | ba | kir |
| pn | touch[ pst .3 sg . m ] | in+ def | wall |
| ‘Pinchas touched the wall.’ | |||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| Petia | paǯira-mba | toŋa.la-xa-ni |
| pn | стена- obl | трогать. pfv - pst - p .3 sg |
| ‘Петя дотронулся до стены.’ | ||
| Valency pattern: SBJ_pa |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: pa |
| Locus: Y |
| Per | tok | på | vegg-en | og | ble | flekkete |
| pn | take. pst | on | wall- def . m . sg | and | become. pst | spotted |
| ‘Per touched the wall and got dirty.’ | ||||||
| Valency pattern: NOM_doGEN |
| X: NOM |
| Y: doGEN |
| Locus: Y |
| Pet-ja | dotronu-l-sja | do | sten-y |
| pn ( m )- nom . sg | touch( pfv )- pst [ m . sg ]- refl | up_to | wall( f )- gen . sg |
| ‘Petja touched the wall.’ | |||
| Valency pattern: NOM_INTER |
| X: NOM |
| Y: INTER |
| Locus: Y |
| rasul | masal-ɨ-k | ki-q’ɨ-r |
| pn ( nom ) | wall- obl - inter | pv -1.touch. pfv - cvb |
| ‘Rasul touched the wall.’ | ||
| Valency pattern: NOM_ILL |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ILL |
| Locus: Y |
| Peâtt | kuõsk-i | seinn-a |
| pn . sg . nom | touch. pst .3 sg | wall- sg . ill |
| ‘Pete touched the wall.’ | ||
| Valency pattern: NOM_GEN |
| X: NOM |
| Y: GEN |
| Locus: Y |
| Peter | se | je | dotakni-l | sten-e |
| pn [ nom . sg ] | rfl | aux .3 sg | touch: pfv - lpt [ m . sg ] | wall- gen . sg |
| ‘Peter touched the wall.’ | ||||
| Note: Involuntary action is implied. | ||||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Björn | rör-de | vid | vägg-en | och | blev | kladdig |
| pn | move- pst | at | wall- def . c . sg | and | become. pst | smeared |
| ‘Björn touched the wall and gor dirty.’ | ||||||
| Note: Phrasal verb (vid is not a flagging device). | ||||||
| Valency pattern: NOM_DAT |
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| Mehmet | duvar-a | dokun-du |
| pn | wall- dat | touch- pst |
| ‘Mehmet touched the wall.’ | ||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| xusə | piktə | ŋāla-ǯi | qorča-wa | tunči-xə-ni |
| male | child | hand- ins | wall- acc | touch- pst -3 sg |
| ‘The boy touched the wall with his hand.’ | ||||
| Valency pattern: ERG_SUPER |
| X: ERG |
| Y: SUPER |
| Locus: Y |
| ali-di | reʔa | ob.i | qχ’enno-ʔa |
| pn - erg | hand[ inan 2][ nom ] | touch. pst ( aor ) | wall. obl - super |
| ‘Ali touched the wall.’ | |||