Frameset - abbreviate-v

Predicate: abbreviate

Roleset id: abbreviate.01 , make shorter, especially words, vncls: 45.4

Roles:

        Arg0: causal agent
        Arg1: thing becoming shorter
        Arg2: EXT, arg1 is shortened by how much?
        Arg3: start state of arg 1, original word when separate mention
        Arg4: end state of arg1, new abbreviation

Example: Passive

        person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: full

        He secretly planned and founded the "Palestinian National Liberation Movement," abbreviated *none* the "FATAH."

        Rel : abbreviated
        Arg1 : *none* &--> the Palestinian National Liberation Movement
        Arg2 : the "FATAH"

Frames file for 'abbreviate' based on instances in webtext p2.5-2. VerbNet entry 45.4, comparison with 'shorten.'