| A Figure is located relative to a Ground location. The location of the Figure may be further specified by its Distance from a reference location (generally, the deictic center) and the Direction in which the Figure lies from a reference location (generally, the deictic center). | |
| Eva estaba [echada[CTRL SOBRE el sofá. | |
| Estaba [apoyada]CTRL CONTRA la valla. ECNI | |
| The cat is ON the mat. | |
| The kitchen, with its breakfast / snack bar, ADJOINS on one side while the dining area adjoins on the other side. DNI | |
| Figure [Fig] | The Figure is perceived as located relative to a certain Ground location. | |
| The cat is ON the mat. | ||
| Figures [] | The Figures are items which mutually serve to identify the location of the other items. | |
| Ground [Grnd] | The Ground serves as a basis for describing the location of the Figure. | |
| The cat is ON the mat. | ||
Non-Core: | ||
| Direction [Dir] | This FE identifies the Direction from a reference location (generally, the deictic center) of a path to the Figure. | |
| The cat is down ON the mat. | ||
| The book is way back IN the Paleontology area. | ||
| Distance [Dist] | This FE identifies the Distance between the Figure and some reference location (generally, the deictic center or the Ground). | |
| The cat is right UNDERNEATH the table. | ||
| The cat is way back AGAINST the wall. | ||
| Deep UNDER the earth lurk dark things. | ||
| Time [tim] Semantic Type Time | The period of time during which the locative relation between Figure and Ground obtains. | |
| He was IN Athens on Friday. | ||
Inherits From: Relation, State, Trajector-Landmark
Is Inherited By: Abounding_with, Adorning, Containing
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Uses: Existence
Is Used By: Path_shape
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See Also:
contra.prep, sobre.prep
Created by infinity on Tue Aug 14 18:42:32 CEST 2001