"un-orphan" semantic roles and case frames
MJ. Smith
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With both the Bible Sense Lexicon and the Discourse Analysis tools, Faithlife made a serious effort to train users in the use of the tool and making the tool readily available. However, with Semantic Roles and Case Frames, it feels as if the tools are so well hidden that the average user will never encounter them, let alone become familiar with them. IIRC the revision of the Context Menu removed them and the revision of the Search left the Clause search data as isolated as ever. However, I am convinced that the clause level is the lowest level of text that the non-original language user has been trained to use and understand. I base my case on the popularity of sentence diagrams, flow diagrams, and arcing.
I suggest that just as Propositional Outlines and Discourse Analysis are supported by visual filters, that Case Frames be supported by a visual filter. The filter would:
1. break the text into clausal units
2. color code the semantic roles as is currently done in the Case Frames section of the Bible Word Study.
Note this format would assist in the user creation of the text flow, arcing, and sentence diagrams. This should give it a large user base once the users learn how to use the information.
It would be worth exploring an option for a similar clausal units view for grammatical roles.
I suggest that just as Propositional Outlines and Discourse Analysis are supported by visual filters, that Case Frames be supported by a visual filter. The filter would:
1. break the text into clausal units
2. color code the semantic roles as is currently done in the Case Frames section of the Bible Word Study.
Note this format would assist in the user creation of the text flow, arcing, and sentence diagrams. This should give it a large user base once the users learn how to use the information.
It would be worth exploring an option for a similar clausal units view for grammatical roles.
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