Predicate: delay

Roleset id: delay.01 , cause to occur later in time than planned, occurring later than planned, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

delay.01: DELAY-V NOTES: Frames file for 'delay' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No access to verbnet. No comparison. (from delay.01-v predicate notes) DELAY-N NOTES: Base on nouns00080, delay-v.01. VN class linger-53.1-1. Framed by Katie. (from delay.01-n) DELAYED-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on SMS. (from delayed.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
delayed (j.)
delay (v.)
delay (n.)change_event_time

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent, causer of delay (vnrole: 53.1-1-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: event delayed (vnrole: 53.1-1-theme)
        Arg2-TMP: delay itself, EXT, time period

Example: just transitive

        The company said it was delaying construction because of current market conditions.

        Arg0: it
        Rel: delaying
        Arg1: construction
        Argm-cau: because of current market conditions

Example: passivized

        Subcontractors said they were told that [equipment orders]-1 would be delayed *trace*-1.

        Argm-mod: would
        Rel: delayed
        Arg1: *trace*

Example: with EXT

        After [the opening]-1 was delayed *trace*-1 30 minutes because of the crush of sell orders, Frankfurt's normal two-hour trading session was extended 75 minutes to handle the heavy volume.

        Rel: delayed
        Arg1: *trace*
        Arg2: 30 minutes
        Argm-cau: because of the crush of sell orders

Example: with arg 2

        financing problems caused a nine-month delay in getting the product to market

        Arg2: nine-month
        Rel: delay
        Arg1: in getting the product to market

Example: Arg 1 (most common)

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

        The new government will brook no delay in the reconstruction of disaster areas including industrial and spiritual recovery.

        Argm-neg: no
        Rel: delay
        Arg1: in the reconstruction of disater areas including industrial and spiritual recovery.

Example: Another arg 1

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

        The delay in getting AZT to children

        Rel: delay
        Arg1: in getting AZT to children

Example: Args 0 and 2

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

        the 45 minute snow delay

        Arg2: 45 minute
        Arg0: snow
        Rel: delay