Roleset proclaim.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to announce officially and publicly":

Roles:

Arg0:speaker


Arg1:utterance


Arg2:recipient

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: gerund


all arguments (-)
Mr. Stoltzman tied the composer in by [*-4] proclaiming him `` the great improviser of the 18th century , '' and then built on the image by [*-4] joining with Mr. Douglas in some Bach two-part inventions , cleverly arranged [*] for clarinet and bassoon by Mr. Douglas .
Arg0:	[*-4] -> Mr. Stoltzman
REL:	proclaiming
Arg2:	him
Arg1:	the great improviser of the 18th century

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


transitive (-)
`` I do not support federal funding for abortions except where the mother 's life is threatened [*-1] [*T*-2] , '' he proclaimed [*T*-3] , and finally vetoed the measure last weekend .
Arg0:	he
REL:	proclaimed
Arg1:	[*T*-3] -> I do not support federal funding for abortions except where the mother 's life is threatened [*-1] [*T*-2]