Frameset

Predicate speculate:

Frames file for 'speculate' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No verbnet entry.

Roleset speculate.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "prognosticate":

Roles:

Arg0:speculator

Arg1:thing speculated (on)

Examples:

speculate an NP (-)
`A spokesman declined trace to speculate about possible reductions in force.`
Arg0:	trace -> A spokesman
REL:	speculate
Arg1-about:	possible reductions in force

speculate an NP (-)
Mr. Sherwood speculated that the leeway that Sea Containers has means that Temple would have to ``substantially increase their bid if they're going to top us.''

Arg0: Mr. Sherwood

REL: speculated

Arg1: the leeway that Sea Containers has means that Temple would have to ``substantially increase their bid if they're going to top us

speculate an NP (-)
Mr. Sherwood speculated that the leeway that Sea Containers has means that Temple would have to ``substantially increase their bid if they're going to top us.''
Arg0:	Mr. Sherwood
REL:	speculated
Arg1:	the leeway that Sea Containers has means that Temple would have to ``substantially increase their bid if they're going to top us

S introduced by a prep (-)
Analysts weren't willing *trace* to speculate on how much money Carnival might lose through deposits.

Arg0: *trace* -> Analysts

REL: speculate

Arg1-on: how much money Carnival might lose through deposits

S introduced by a prep (-)
`Analysts weren't willing trace to speculate on how much money Carnival might lose through deposits.`
Arg0:	trace -> Analysts
REL:	speculate
Arg1-on:	how much money Carnival might lose through deposits

As with so many other verbs, drop the complementizer "that" but not wh-complementizers. Wh-complementizers will usually be introduced by a preposition, though.