Predicate: boss

Roleset id: boss.01 , to act as the boss of, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

boss.01: BOSS-V NOTES: hand-corrected by Claire. Adjectival 'bossy' based on BOLT-7. (from boss.01-v) BOSSY-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from bossy.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
boss (v.)
bossy (j.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: Boss (vnrole: 29.8-1-agent)
        Arg1-GOL: Plebe, person bossed (vnrole: 29.8-1-beneficiary)

Example: boss-v: With extent

        Melinda found that she bossed him more, telling him what their plans were for the weekend, what movie she'd like to see.

        Arg0: she
        Rel: bossed
        Arg1: him
        Argm-ext: more
        Argm-adv: telling him what their plans were for the weekend, what movie she'd like to see

Example: bossy-j

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

        Our people are restrained and introverted , not as outspoken or bossy as foreigners ,

        Arg0: Our people
        Argm-neg: not
        Argm-cxn: [as] [as foreigners]
        Rel: bossy


Predicate: boss_around

Roleset id: boss_around.02 , push around, order, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

boss_around.02: BOSS_AROUND-V NOTES: Based on automatic frame. By Claire (from boss.02-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
boss_around (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: boss
        Arg1-PPT: plebe, person bossed around

Example: boss_around-v: With intervening arg1

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

        To add insult to injury, she bossed him around as he helped decorate her home.

        Argm-dis: To add insult to injury
        Arg0: she
        Rel: [bossed] [around]
        Arg1: him
        Argm-tmp: as he helped decorate her home.