Predicate: affect

Frames file for 'affect' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus.

Roleset id: affect.01 , have an effect on, vncls: 31.1

Roles:

        Arg0: thing affecting--animate only!
        Arg1: thing affected
        Arg2: instrument

Example: simple transitive

        The funding mechanism would affect the antitrust operations of the
        Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission.
       

        Arg0 : The funding mechanism
        Argm-MOD : would
        Rel : affect
        Arg1 : the antitrust operations of the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission

Roleset id: affect.02 , assume, take on, vncls:

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, assumer
        Arg1: characteristic

Example: copycat

        Salesmen will affect the accent of the region of the country they
        are calling.
       

        Arg0 : Salesmen
        Argm-MOD : will
        Rel : affect
        Arg1 : the accent of the region of the country they are calling.