The R-argument of a °ditransitive verb is the argument that expresses the °recipient or °addressee participant or that is °coded in the same way as these.
R role (a.k.a. G role, recipient) (SEM) = the recipient central participant role in a transfer event – that is, the participant that receives the theme (T) from the agent. Example: in Randy gave the car to his daughter, Randy’s daughter is in the R role. (Section 7.5.2) ❡ indirect object category (STR): the morphosyntactic category in the indirective align- ment system that exclusively expresses the R role. Example: in Randy gave the car to his daughter, the flag to exclusively expresses the R role. (Section 7.5.2)