Frameset

Predicate stall:

Frames file for 'stall' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No Verbnet entry. Comparison with verbs of motion.

Roleset stall.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "(cause to) cease/slow forward motion":

Roles:

Arg0:staller

Arg1:thing stalled

Examples:

passive (-)
`But, he added, interest-rate-sensitive stocks in general are stalled.`
ArgM-DIS:	But
ArgM-DIS:	in general
REL:	stalled
Arg1:	trace -> interest-rate-sensitive stocks

This is anomalous. Expect the ergative:
ergative (-)
The U.S. trade deficit swelled to $10.77 billion in August, prompting worries that the nation's export drive had stalled.

Arg1: the nation 's export drive

REL: stalled

ergative (-)
`The U.S. trade deficit swelled to $10.77 billion in August, prompting worries that the nation's export drive had stalled.`
Arg1:	the nation 's export drive
REL:	stalled

occasionally transitive (-)
John stalled his restored 1957 Mustang right in front of Mary.

Arg0: John

REL: stalled

Arg1: his restored 1957 Mustang

Argm-LOC: right in front of Mary

occasionally transitive (-)
`John stalled his restored 1957 Mustang right in front of Mary.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	stalled
Arg1:	his restored 1957 Mustang
Argm-LOC:	right in front of Mary

Predicate stall_out:

Roleset stall.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "(cause to) cease forward motion completely":

Roles:

Arg0:staller

Arg1:thing stalled

Examples:

ergative again (-)
`In the past two years, the stock almost stalled out.`
ArgM-TMP:	In the past two years
Arg1:	the stock
ArgM-ADV:	almost
REL:	[ stalled] [ out]

Predicate stall_off:

Roleset stall.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "stall off: delay, intensive of stall.01":

Roles:

Arg0:cause of delay

Arg1:thing delayed, stalled

Examples:

past

active

full

this is weird (-)
`I stalled him off .`
Arg0:	I
REL:	[ stalled] [ off]
Arg1:	him