Predicate: blacken

Roleset id: blacken.01 , (cause to) become black in color, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

blacken.01: BLACKEN-V NOTES: Frames file for 'blacken' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from blacken.01-v predicate notes) BLACKENED-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT. (from blackened.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
blacken (v.)
blackened (j.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: cause of blackness
        Arg1-PPT: thing that is black in color

Example: blacken-v: passive

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        Although Exxon spent heavily during the latest quarter [*-2] to clean up [the Alaskan shoreline]*-2 blackened [*-2] by its huge oil spill , those expenses as well as the cost of a continuing spill-related program are covered [*-1] by $ 880 million [*U*] in charges taken [*] during the first half .

        Rel: blackened
        Arg1: [*-2]
        Arg0: its huge oil spill

Example: blackened-j

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        That I got because it was already blackened and gross . Albeit you probably did pay for it :-RRB-

        Arg1: it
        Argm-tmp: already
        Rel: blackened


Predicate: black_out

Roleset id: black_out.02 , fall asleep, faint, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

black_out.02: BLACK_OUT-V NOTES: Frames file for 'black out' based on sentences in wsj. VerbNet 40.8.4, Framenet entry Fall asleep for black_out.01. (from black.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
black_out (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PPT: fainter (vnrole: 40.8.4-experiencer)

Example: ARG0

        The hallucinations were too much to handle so i just blacked out.

        Rel: blacked out.
        Arg0: i
        Argm-adv: just

Roleset id: black_out.03 , cause to not emit light, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

black_out.03: BLACK_OUT-V NOTES: (from black.02-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
black_out (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: causer of non-emission, agent
        Arg1-PPT: non-emitter of light

Example: black_out-v: misparsed passive

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        In this way, while the Stick itself was blacked out, we kept up to date on events.

        Arg1: the Stick itself
        Rel: [ blacked] [ out]


Predicate: black

Roleset id: black.04 , black in color, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

black.04: BLACK-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on WordNet, blacken.01. (from black.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
black (j.)Color Level_of_light

Roles:

        Arg2 particular to adjectival rels.
        Arg0-PAG: cause of blackness
        Arg1-PPT: thing that is black in color
        Arg2-VSP: specific part of arg1, if also mentioned

Example: black-j: args 1,2

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        The instructions were clear, if the child was black of hair, if it looked like him it was to be smothered and taken away before Robert could see it.

        Arg1: the child
        Rel: black
        Arg2: of hair

Example: black-j: argMs

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Outside the earth's atmosphere, the sky is black day and night.

        Argm-loc: Outside the earth's atmosphere
        Arg1: the sky
        Rel: black
        Argm-tmp: day and night

Example: black-j: args 0,1

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        The wall was black from the constant stoking of the fire during the winter months.

        Arg1: The wall
        Rel: black
        Arg0: from the constant stoking of the fire during the winter months

Roleset id: black.05 , of an ethnic background featuring dark skin, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

black.05: BLACK-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-1, WordNet. (from black.02-j)

Aliases:

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black (j.)Race_descriptor

Roles:

        Arg1-PAG: entity identifying as black, racially

Example: black-j: the arg

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        By the 20th century, theories had also been proposed that Jesus was black

        Arg1: Jesus
        Rel: black

Example: black-j: another

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Incidentally ; if you 're white , female , black , communist , jewish , whatever ; you can still not get married if you 're gay .

        Arg1: you
        Rel: black

Roleset id: black.06 , morbid, depressive, evil, macabre, dark, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

black.06: BLACK-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on WordNet. (from black.03-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
black (j.)

Roles:

        Arg1-PPT: macabre thing
        Arg2-VSP: specific aspect of arg1 that is dark

Example: black-j: arg1

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        The humor was black and so is death, the narrator almost seemed to be annoyed with dying, like he does it every other day.

        Arg1: humor
        Rel: black

Example: black-j: both args

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        It was black of humor and quite perverse, containing a substantial bit of nudity and death

        Arg1: It
        Rel: black
        Arg2: of humor

Example: black-j: both args

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        The vampire was black of heart, lacking of soul and humanity.

        Arg1: The vampire
        Rel: black
        Arg2: of heart

Roleset id: black.07 , illegal, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

black.07: BLACK-J NOTES: Roleset added for AMR coverage. (from black.04-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
black (j.)

Roles:

        Arg1-PPT: thing that is illegal

Example: black-j: Black market

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        They were selling TVs on the black market.

        Arg1: market
        Rel: black