In linguistics, a patient, also called the target or undergoer, is the semantic role representing the participant of a situation upon whom an action is carried out, or the thematic relation such a participant has with an action. Sometimes, theme and patient are used to mean the same thing.
In linguistics, a patient, also called the target or undergoer, is the semantic role representing the participant of a situation upon whom an action is carried out, or the thematic relation such a participant has with an action. Sometimes, theme and patient are used to mean the same thing.
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