Roleset mention.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "say in passing":

Roles:

Arg0:speaker


Arg1:utterance, entity being mentioned


Arg2:hearer


Arg3:secondary attribute of arg1

Examples:

as phrase requires passive? (-)
Among companies mentioned *trace* by analysts as possible counterbidders for Nekoosa are International Paper, Weyerhaeuser, Canadian Pacific Ltd. and MacMillan Bloedel Ltd.
REL:	mentioned
Arg1:	*trace* -> companies
Arg0-by:	analysts
Arg3-as:	possible counterbidders for Nekoosa




discourse function: not to mention (-)
For a while, it looked like the deal -- not to mention the courtroom itself -- was on the verge of collapse.
Arg0:
ArgM-NEG:	not
REL:	mention
Arg1:	the courtroom itself




same function, different parse (-)
It is Mr. Paul's art venture, however, that has drawn the most attention from investors and regulators, not to mention galleries throughout the world.
Argm-NEG:	not
REL:	mention
Arg1:	galleries throughout the world




transitive (-)
But the ad also mentions Sears's sales -- a topic that the retailer has avoided since switching to everyday pricing.
ArgM-DIS:	But
Arg0:	the ad
ArgM-DIS:	also
REL:	mentions
Arg1:	Sears's sales -- a topic that the retailer has avoided since switching to everyday pricing




with hearer and more traditional utterance (-)
John mentioned to Mary that he was thinking of joining the Navy Seals--despite the fact that he can't swim.
Arg0:	John
REL:	mentioned
Arg2-to:	Mary
Arg1:	he was thinking of joining the Navy Seals
Argm:	despite the fact that he can't swim