[Lingtyp] Semantic role of body parts

[joo at shh.mpg.de]

Dear all,

What is the semantic role of the object NP “my hand” in the phrase “I moved my hand”?
Is it the patient (because it is affected by the agent’s movement) or the agent (because it is the inalienable part of the agent who moves)?

Regards,
Ian
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