Predicate: talk

Frames file for 'talk' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus and comparison with 'say'

Roleset id: talk.01 , speak, vncls:

Roles:

        Arg0: talker
        Arg1: subject
        Arg2: hearer

Example: no hearer

        We're talking about years ago before anyone heard of asbestos having
        any questionable properties.
       

        Arg0 : We
        Rel : talking
        Arg1 : about years ago before anyone heard of asbestos having any questionable properties

Example: no subject

        Cray says it is talking with several prospects.
       

        Arg0 : it
        Rel : talking
        Arg2 : with several prospects

Example: both

        Mr. Simonds-Gooding isn't talking to any studios about investing.
       

        Arg0 : Mr. Simonds-Gooding
        Argm-NEG : n't
        Rel : talking
        Arg2 : to any studios
        Arg1 : about investing

Roleset id: talk.02 , persuade / dissuade, vncls:

Roles:

        Arg0: talker
        Arg1: talked to
        Arg2: secondary action

Example: dissuade

        [Mr. Ross]-1 tried *trace*-1 to talk him out of letting Sony buy CBS Records.
       

        Arg0 : *trace*
        Rel : talk
        Arg1 : him
        Arg2 : out of letting Sony buy CBS Records

Example: less an action than a state

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: gerund

        Although the board believed that [Mr. Icahn]-2 is more interested in
        [*-2] talking the stock price higher than acquiring USX, it
        adopted a poison-pill defense, to be swallowed if anyone amasses
        a 15% stake.
       

        Arg0 : [*-2]
        Rel : talking
        Arg1 : the stock price
        Arg2 : higher