Predicate
forge:
Frames file for 'forge' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.
Verbnet entries 25.2, 25.4, 26.1. Other framed members include
arrange, assemble, build, churn, reshape, roll, shape and spin.
Nothing from 25.2/25.4, oddly. Framenet entry Imitation.
Comparison with draw and build.
Roleset forge.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "create a counterfeit":
Roles:
Arg0:counterfeiter
Arg1:copied
Examples:
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bad John (-) |
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person: ns
tense: past
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: full
John forged his mother's signature.
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| Arg0: | John |
| REL: | forged |
| Arg1: | his mother's signature |
This is properly thought of as a special case of the other roleset,
but since it can never take the other arguments, it is proper to keep
the two separated.
Roleset forge.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "make, create":
Roles:
Arg0:builder
Arg1:construction
Arg2:material, start state
Arg4:end state
Examples:
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boring transitive (-) |
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person: ns
tense: ns
aspect: ns
voice: ns
form: infinitive
With the golden share as protection, Jaguar officials have
rebuffed Ford's overtures, and moved instead *trace* to forge an
alliance with GM.
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| Arg0: | *trace* -> Jaguar officials |
| REL: | forge |
| Arg1: | an alliance with GM |
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all args (-) |
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person: ns
tense: past
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: full
John forged the iron from ingots into an elaborate contraption.
|
| Arg0: | John |
| REL: | forged |
| Arg1: | the iron |
| Arg2-from: | ingots |
| Arg4-into: | an elaborate contraption |
The arg2 "material" and arg4 "end state" will always be introduced by
prepositions, while the arg1 "construction" should always be an NP.