Typically, [ss SocialRel] applies directly to interpersonal relations (versus [ss Org] and [ss OrgMember] for relations involving an organization).
It does not have any prototypical adpositions.
Construals include:
- [ex 001 "I work [p en/with SocialRel--Ancillary] Michael. ([ss SocialRel--Ancillary])"]
- [ex 002 "Joan has a class [p en/with SocialRel--Ancillary] Miss Zarves. ([ss SocialRel--Ancillary])"]
- [ex 017 "people [p en/with SocialRel--Characteristic] children ([ss SocialRel--Characteristic])"]
|[ss SocialRel--Gestalt]|[ss SocialRel--Gestalt]|
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[ex 003 "Joan is the <u>sister</u>/<u>wife</u> [p en/of SocialRel--Gestalt] John."]|[ex 004 "Joan is John[p en/'s SocialRel--Gestalt] <u>sister</u>/<u>wife</u>."]
[ex 005 "Joan is a student [p en/of SocialRel--Gestalt] Miss Zarves."]|[ex 006 "Joan is Miss Zarves[p en/'s SocialRel--Gestalt] student."]
[ex 014 "the rivalry [p en/of SocialRel--Gestalt] the teams"]|[ex 015 "the team[p en/s' SocialRel--Gestalt] rivalry"]
- [ex 016 "the rivalry [p en/between SocialRel--Whole] the teams ([ss SocialRel--Whole]) [see [exref 035 Whole]]"]
- [ex 009 "Joan is studying [p en/under SocialRel--Locus] Prof. Smith. ([ss SocialRel--Locus])"]
- [ex 010 "Joan is married [p en/to SocialRel--Goal] John. ([ss SocialRel--Goal])"]
- [ex 011 "Joan is divorced [p en/from SocialRel--Source] John. ([ss SocialRel--Source])"]
- [ex 012 "Joan bought her house [p en/through SocialRel--Instrument] a real estate agent. [intermediary] ([ss SocialRel--Instrument])"]
Note, however, that <i>work [p en/with]</i> is ambiguous between being in an established professional relationship ([exref 001 SocialRel]), and engaging temporarily in a joint productive activity:
- [ex 013 "I was working [p en/with Agent--Ancillary] Michael after lunch. ([ss Agent--Ancillary])"]
It is up to annotators to decide from context which interpretation better fits the context.
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The name [ss SocialRel] reflects a broader set of stative relations involving an individual in a social context, including kinship and friendship.
See also note under [ss Org].
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