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nsubj:ifoc: nominal subject of an instrumental-focused verb

In an analogy to nsubj:pass, nsubj:ifoc signals that the mapping between syntactic functions and semantic roles is non-standard. Specifically, the verb is in the instrumental-focused Voice, hence the subject specifies an instrument rather than the agent.

Ipinansulat ni John ng liham kay Mary ang makinilya . \n wrote.with AG John OBJ letter IO Mary TOP typewriter .
nsubj:ifoc(Ipinansulat, makinilya)
nsubj:ifoc(wrote.with, typewriter)

“John wrote Mary a letter on the typewriter.”


nsubj:ifoc in other languages: [tl]