Frameset - dull

Predicate: dull

Roleset id: dull.01 , (cause to) lose shininess, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

dull.01: DULL-V NOTES: Frames file for 'dull' based on sentences in financial subcorpus andautomatic expansion via verbnet. (from dull.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
dull (v.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: causer of dullness (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
Arg1-PPT: thing getting dull (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)

Example: pretty simple

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

        Outside what essentially amounted to a bookkeeping exercise, dealers said [London dealings]-1 were largely dulled *trace*-1 by the absence of active interest beyond the market-makers.

        ArgM-MNR: largely
        Rel: dulled
        Arg1: *trace*
        Arg0: by the absence of active interest beyond the market-makers

Roleset id: dull.02 , boring, not interesting, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

dull.02: DULL-J NOTES: Roleset based on instances in BOLT P01, parts 2,3. Framed by Claire. (from dull.02-j)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
dull (j.)	Stimulus_focus

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: boring thing
Arg1-PPT: boring to whom?

Example: Arg0, comparison

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

        It 's no surprise then that Waddle chosen now to voice what many have felt for years - the Prem is dull as dishwater .

        Arg0: the Prem
        Rel: dull
        Argm-adv: as dishwater

Example: All args

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

        Mrs Magoli of Balaka Baptist for example left CCAP because it was dull to her.

        Arg0: it
        Rel: dull
        Arg1: to her

Roleset id: dull.03 , not sharp, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

dull.03: DULL-J NOTES: (from dull.03-j)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
dull (j.)	Mrs Magoli of Balaka Baptist for example left CCAP because it was dull to her

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: causer of not-sharpness
Arg1-PPT: not sharp thing

Example: Rough day on safari I guess

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

        I reluctantly reached to my ankle to grab my back up Bowie knife, it was dull from cutting through a zebra femur to make a splint.

        Arg1: it
        Rel: dull
        Arg0: from cutting through a zebra femur to make a splint.

Roleset id: dull.04 , not shiny, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

dull.04: DULL-J NOTES: (from dull.01-j)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
dull (j.)	Color_qualities

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: causer of dullness (vnrole: 45.4-agent)
Arg1-PPT: thing getting dull (vnrole: 45.4-patient)

Example: All args

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

        The glass was dull from years of being exposed to the salty air.

        Arg1: The glass
        Rel: dull
        Arg0: from years of being exposed to the salty air.