MESSAGE

Roles: topic, message

A message about topic with content message exists in perceived, measured, or recorded form. When a message is created through expression or observation, use MESSAGE-INIT. When message and topic are both realized, content must assign a role to topic. Combine with SENDER and EXPERIENCER.

Use MESSAGE for predicates of expression if there is a topic and/or message argument (otherwise, use SENDING):

Gesture is a kind of expression, too:

What is depicted or talked/thought/etc. about gets the topic role:

The result of recording something gets the message role:

Use MESSAGE for predicates of perception if there is a topic and/or message argument (otherwise, use EXPERIENCE):

Predicates that denote the initiation of perception (e.g., by acquiring knowledge, or observation, or reasoning, use MESSAGE-INIT):

Predicates that denote the deinititation of perception use MESSAGE-DEINIT: