Frameset

Predicate characterize:

Frames file for 'characterize' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No verbnet entry. Comparison with 'describe'.

Roleset characterize.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "assign a label or attribute":

Roles:

Arg0:describer

Arg1:thing described

Arg2:secondary attribute, described-as

Examples:

typical transitive (-)
William R. Laidig, Nekoosa's chairman, chief executive officer and president, characterized the $58-a-share bid as ``uninvited.''
Arg0:	William R. Laidig, Nekoosa's chairman, chief executive officer and president,
REL:	characterized
Arg1:	the $58-a-share bid
Arg2-as:	`` uninvited ''

lacking attribute (-)
Anheuser noted that ``beer industry sales volume in 1989 is following the trend that has characterized the last half of the '80s.

Arg0: *trace* -> that -> the trend

REL: characterized

Arg1: the last half of the '80s

lacking attribute (-)
Anheuser noted that ``beer industry sales volume in 1989 is following the trend that has characterized the last half of the '80s.
Arg0:	trace -> that -> the trend
REL:	characterized
Arg1:	the last half of the '80s

Latter could be considered a different roleset/sense.