Question: How could we represent a predicate like strengthen (as in They strengthened the wall) in Dowty's framework for verbal meaning? * 5 points strong' (x)

How could we represent a predicate like "strengthen" (as in "They strengthened the wall") in Dowty's framework for verbal meaning? * 5 points strong' (x) DO (x, [strong' (y)]) BECOME [strong' (x)] DO (x, [CAUSE [BECOME [strong' (y) ]]]) How could we represent a predicate like "sing" in this framework? * 5 points sing' (x) DO (x, [sing' (x)]) BECOME [sing' (x)] DO (x, [CAUSE [BECOME [sing' (y) ]]]) How could we represent a predicate like "happy" in this framework? * 5 points happy' (x) DO (x, [happy' (x)]) BECOME [happy' (x)] DO (x, [CAUSE [BECOME [happy' (y) ]]])

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