. "Peripheral"^^ . . . . . . "Theme"^^ . . "One of two entities which is construed as moving relative to the other, resulting in either friction or impact. This entity is given greater syntactic prominence--it is either a possessor or an of-complement of the noun phrase head.\nHe heard the clang of metal on metal , and a ricochet whined viciously past his head "^^ . . .