Commentary: CHANGE[+state][+alteration]
NOTE: 'change' functions as an attribute of an event or entity
Examples:
John could see a change in Mary's face after her vacation.
There's been a sea change in Washington.
The pathologist determined the changes in the cell tissue were not cancerous.
The children's science project was to observe the moon's nightly changes for a month.
Mappings:
PropBank: change.01
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1d
Commentary: CHANGE[+currency]
Examples:
I think the waiter gave me back the wrong change.
I need to get change for this hundred dollar bill.
In the recording industry, ten thousand dollars is chump change.
Mary found only small change in the kitchen drawer.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5, 8, 9
Commentary: CHANGE[+process][+transformation]
NOTE: 'change' is not describing an attribute of an event or thing, it -is- the event.
Examples:
It was a nice change to play bridge last evening.
Geological change is usually too slow for us to see directly.
Mappings:
PropBank: change.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 10
Commentary: CHANGE[+artifact][+replacement][+purchase]
Examples:
You can make a change for a different color, if you don't like the red one I bought you.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Commentary: CHANGE[+artifact][+replacement][+clothing]
Examples:
Pack a change in your overnight bag.
Clark Kent made a quick change in the phone booth.
Sally brought only one change of evening wear on the cruise.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7
Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)
Examples:
Mappings:
PropBank: NM