Predicate: open

Frames file for 'open' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus and comparison with 'close'

Roleset id: open.01 , open, vncls: 40.3.2 45.4 47.6

Roles:

        Arg0: opener
        Arg1: thing opening
        Arg2: instrument
        Arg3: benefactive

Example: agentive

        Texas Instruments Inc. opened a plant in South Korea to manufacture
        control devices.
       

        Arg0 : Texas Instruments Inc.
        Rel : opened
        Arg1 : a plant
        Argm-LOC : in South Korea
        Argm-PNC : to manufacture control devices.

Example: ergative

        The branch of the the Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs opened in July.
       

        Arg1 : The branch of the the Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs
        Rel : opened
        Argm-TMP : in July

Example: instrumental

        Douglas Wilder opened his gubernatorial battle with Marshall Coleman
        with an abortion commerical.
       

        Arg0 : Douglas Wilder
        Rel : opened
        Arg1 : his gubernatorial battle with Marshall Coleman
        Arg2 : with an abortion commerical

Example: topicalized instrument

        This can opener opens bottles, too!
       

        Arg2 : This can opener
        Rel : opens
        Arg1 : bottles
        Argm-DIS : too

Example: benefactive

        South Korea has opened its market to foreign cigarettes.
       

        Arg0 : South Korea
        Rel : opened
        Arg1 : its market
        Arg3 : to foreign cigarettes

Roleset id: open.02 , begin, vncls: 48.1.1

Roles:

        Arg1: thing opening
        ArgM: up, down, or unchanged
        ArgM: start point

Example: ergative

        Thursday the US currency opened for trading at 143.93 yen.
       

        Argm-TMP : Thursday
        Arg1 : the US currency
        Rel : opened
        Argm-PNC : for trading
        Argm-EXT : at 143.93 yen


Predicate: open_up

Roleset id: open.03 , cause to be not closed, vncls: 45.4

Roles:

        Arg0: opener
        Arg1: thing opening
        Arg2: instrument
        Arg3: benefactive

Example: then again, maybe they are present after all

        The incentive pay thing has opened up a can of worms.
       

        Arg2 : The incentive pay thing
        Rel : opened up
        Arg1 : a can of worms