What is factitive as a semantic role?

Definition
	Factitive is the semantic role of an referent that results from the action or state identified by a verb.

Source
	Lyons 1977b 491

Concept module: factitive
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): F
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
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