edu.mit.jverbnet.data
Interface IThematicRole

All Known Subinterfaces:

IThematicRole.IThematicRoleBuilder

All Known Implementing Classes:

ThematicRole, ThematicRole.ThematicRoleBuilder

public interface IThematicRole

A thematic role for a verb class.

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

Version:

1.2.0

Author:

Mark A. Finlayson

Nested Class Summary

static interface

IThematicRole.IThematicRoleBuilder An object allows an immutable member object to built up and then created.

Method Summary

ISelRestrictions<SemRestrType>	getSelRestrictions() Returns the selectional restrictions of this thematic role.
ThematicRoleType	getType() Returns the type of this thematic role, never null.
IVerbClass	getVerbClass() Returns the verb class to which this thematic role belongs

Method Detail

getVerbClass

IVerbClass getVerbClass()

Returns the verb class to which this thematic role belongs

Returns:

the verb class to which this thematic role belongs

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

getType

ThematicRoleType getType()

Returns the type of this thematic role, never null.

Returns:

the non-null type of this thematic role

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

getSelRestrictions

ISelRestrictions<SemRestrType> getSelRestrictions()

Returns the selectional restrictions of this thematic role. Will never be null.

Returns:

the non-null selectional restrictions of this thematic role

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0