Predicate
acknowledge:
Frames file for 'acknowledge' based on sentences in financial
subcorpus. Verbnet entry 29.1, other framed members include adopt.
Is that right? No Framenet entry. Comparison with 'claim'.
Roleset acknowledge.01 "admit":
Roles:
Arg0:admitter, claimer, speaker
Arg1:proposition, claim, utterance
Arg2:hearer
Arg3:secondary predication
Examples:
acknowledge a sentence (-) |
person: ns
tense: past
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: full
Control Data's semiconductor business, VTC Inc., continues to lose
money, the executives acknowledged *trace*, but they said they
consider some of the technology vital to national defense and so
are reluctant to dispose of it.
|
Arg0: | the executives |
REL: | acknowledged |
Arg1: | *trace* -> Control Data's semiconductor business,
VTC Inc., continues to lose money |
This can occur in any of the 'say' frames: fronted, inverted, split;
so be careful.
acknowledge an NP (-) |
person: ns
tense: ns
aspect: progressive
voice: active
form: participle
*trace* Apparently acknowledging weaker U.S. sales systemwide,
McDonald's vowed ``to use our size and muscle to do all that is
necessary to build the brand.''
|
ArgM-ADV: | Apparently |
REL: | acknowledging |
Arg1: | weaker U.S. sales systemwide |
Arg0: | *trace* -> McDonald's |
with hearer (-) |
person: ns
tense: past
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: full
John acknowledged to Mary that he was an idiot.
|
Arg0: | John |
REL: | acknowledged |
Arg2-to: | Mary |
Arg1: | he was an idiot |
with attributive (-) |
person: ns
tense: past
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: full
John acknowledged Mary as his illegitimate child--a claim she
denied vigorously, on the grounds that she's older than he is.
|
Arg0: | John |
REL: | acknowledged |
Arg1: | Mary |
Arg3-as: | his illegitimate child |
Should these be split into two senses? Maybe.