Inanimate Subject

Yeonsol Kim

April 13, 2026

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1. Attribution

1. $\langle\text{Object}, \text{Function}\rangle$
2. $\langle\text{Object}, \text{State}\rangle$

Examples.

1. This key opens the back door.
2. English is spoken in many countries.
   The data is being processed.
   The road leads to the city center.

2. Deontic

1. $\langle\text{Rule}, \text{Content}\rangle$

Examples.

1. The law forbids smoking in this area.

3. Causation

1. $\text{Cause}\rightarrow \text{Physical Effect}$
2. $\text{Cause}\rightarrow \text{Perceptual Effect}$

Examples.

1. The cold froze the river.
2. The music makes me happy.
   The simple interface disguises the system’s complexity.

4. Indication (provide evidence)

1. $\text{Evidence} \rightarrow \text{Indication} \rightarrow \text{Proposition}$
2. $\text{Evidence} \rightarrow \text{Indication} \rightarrow \text{Interpreter}, \text{Interpretation}$

Examples.

1. The study suggests that caffeine improves memory.
2. The features show experts that it is a fish.

5. Concept

1. $\langle\text{Term}, \text{Definition}\rangle$
2. $\langle\text{Term}, \text{Classification}\rangle$
3. $\langle\text{Term}, \text{Property}\rangle$

Examples.

1. A square is a rectangle with four sides of equal length.
2. Mammalia belongs to the phylum Chordata.
3. Mercury has a very high surface tension.

6. Establishing The Conditions

$\text{Enabler}$: event가 성립할 수 있는 상황적 조건을 마련하는 요소.
$\text{Enabler} \rightarrow \text{Event}$

Examples.
This technology allows users to share files instantly.
The road gives access to the village.

7. Formation

$\text{Source of Formation} \rightarrow \text{Formed Result}$

Examples.
The environment I grew up in made me who I am today.
The river formed these deposits.

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