Abstract
Patient and Theme are two of the semantic functions attributable to the second argument of transitive verbs. This entry analyzes the concept of Theme as the semantic content of the second argument of transitive verbal predicates, comparing it with the Patient and its morphosyntactic and structural characteristics.
Patient and Theme are two of the semantic functions attributable to the second argument of transitive verbs (Transitivity). Together with the Result, the Patient is the most habitual role of the second argumen…