SAY
| Typical context | They said “no” to me. |
|---|---|
| Microroles | sayer, saying addressee, said content, say causer |
Verb forms 11
| Language | Verb form | Basic Coding frame |
|---|---|---|
| English | say | 1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc (> to+3) |
| Russian | skazatʹ | 1-nom V.subj[1] 2-dat UTT3 |
| Russian | govoritʹ | 1-nom V.subj[1] 2-dat UTT3 |
| German | sagen | 1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc (zu+3-dat) |
| Italian | dire | 1 > V.subj[1] > 2 (a+3) |
| Hokkaido Japanese | i(w)-u | 1-nom 2-dat UTT3 V |
| Eastern Armenian | asel | 1-nom UTT2 (3-dat) V.subj[1] |
| Icelandic | segja (1) | 1-nom V.agr[1] UTT2 við+3-acc |
| Mandarin Chinese | shuō | 1 > (duì+2 >) V > UTT3 |
| Gothic | qiþan | 1-nom V.subj[1] (2-acc) (du) 3-dat |
| Latin | dīcō | 1-nom 2-acc (3-dat) V.subj[1] |