Commentary: TRANSFER[+event][+action][+movement][+relocation][+entity][+concrete/+abstract] the act of transporting something from one location to another
Examples:
A patient had died after transfer from the County Hospital to Saint Mary's.
This trade policy will help expedite the transfer of wealth to poorer nations. (ongoing process)
John performs a nightly transfer of all his files to a backup tape.
The transfer of the music from vinyl record to magnetic tape eliminated much of the background noise.
Mary asked her boss for a transfer to the west coast. (the act of relocating her there)
That football player's transfer to the Rangers cost a million dollars. (trading the player implies relocating him)
The banker transferred some of his investment earnings to a secret offshore account. (relocated the asset)
Mappings:
PropBank: transfer.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3
Commentary: TRANSFER[+entity][+person][+vocational][+relocation][+employment/+studies] someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
Examples:
The best student was a transfer from LSU.
The number of transfers from the community colleges to state universities is up this year.
Bob is a transfer in sales from our Dallas office.
These soldiers are transfers from the 82 Airborne.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: TRANSFER[+event]
Examples:
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: TRANSFER[+entity][+artifact][+document][+ticket][+transportation][+change] a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyance
Examples:
I've lost my transfer somewhere in my briefcase.
You'll need a transfer to change to the 79 bus.
That stack of pink tickets are commuter train transfers.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: TRANSFER[+event][+process][+cognitive][+generalization] application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
Examples:
The transfer of her receptionist skills to waitressing went smoothly.
Previous experience with a microphone led to negative transfer for the young singer studying operatic techniques. (note: implies an impedance to acquiring the new skills)
The therapist helped John to explore the transfer of his self-doubts to his ways of interacting with other people.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5
Commentary: TRANSFER[+event][+transaction][+legal][+conferral][+authority/+ownership] changing ownership
NOTE: refers to a legal event of bestowing ownership or authority, not a -relocation- of an asset (Sense 1)
Examples:
It took several weeks for the transfer of the title of the house to be completed.
The transfer of power usually occurs peacefully in democracies. (a legal right conferred on a new person)
The lawyer set up the transfer of power of attorney from Bob to Bob's brother.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Commentary: TRANSFER[+entity][+artifact][+image][+graphics][+applicable]
NOTE: refers to physical appliques or paper designs.
Examples:
The tourist shops sell T-shirts with iron-on transfers.
The children applied decorative paper transfers to the colored Easter eggs.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1e
Commentary: TRANSFER[+location][+point][+exchange][+transportation[+passenger]/+conversion/[+power]]
Examples:
During rush hour, the central transfer station processes thousands of rail commuters.
The rebels succeeded in blowing up an important transfer point for the electricity grid of the city.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 4