Roleset file.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "paperwork":

Roles:

Arg0:filer


Arg1:file


Arg2:filed-with


Arg3:filed against


Arg4:purpose of filing

Examples:

active (-)
David Dinkins failed *trace* to file his income taxes.
Arg0:	*trace=David Dinkins*
REL:	file
Arg1:	his income taxes




lawsuit (-)
University Patents filed a suit in federal court in Philadelphia against Albert M. Kligman.
Arg0:	University Patents
REL:	filed
Arg1:	a suit
Arg2-in:	federal court
Argm-loc:	in Philadelphia
Arg3-against:	Albert M. Kligman

Sometimes the against phrase is included in the suit phrase. You'll therefore need to delve deeper into the syntax to divide the two args.


passivized (-)
Documents filed *trace* with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the pending spinoff...
Arg1:	*trace=Documents*
REL:	filed
Arg2-with:	the Securities and Exchange Commission
Argm:	on the pending spinoff

This happens a lot, with something that looks (syntactically) like an argument of "file" but is actually a modifier of the head NP--really --> --this is "documents on the pending spinoff were filed with the SEC" --> --but the syntax has been bollixed. Use ArgM for all these.


with purpose (-)
A group of investors filed with federal antitrust regulators for clearance to buy more than 50% of the stock of Rally's Inc.
Arg0:	A group of investors
REL:	filed
Arg2-with:	federal antitrust regulators
Arg4-for:	clearance to buy more than 50% of the stock of Rally's Inc

Roleset file.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "seek, claim, call for":

Roles:

Arg0:filer


Arg1:claim

Examples:

(-)
One or more airlines have filed for protection from creditors.
Arg0:	One or more airlines
REL:	filed
Arg1-for:	protection from creditors

The difference between this and the Arg-4 "purpose" is that in this case the paperwork cannot be mentioned. With the roleset (file.01) above, the paperwork need not be mentioned, but can be. Other arguments (filed-with, filed-against) will probably be mentioned.

Roleset file.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "walk in a straight line":

Roles:

Arg0:walker

Examples:

gorgeous british slang (-)
A stream of tire-kickers and lookee-loos had filed through since.
Arg0:	A stream of tire-kickers and lookee-loos
REL:	filed
Argm-loc:	through
Argm-tmp:	since