Predicate: mutter

Roleset id: mutter.01 , speak unclearly, under one's breath, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

mutter.01: MUTTER-V NOTES: Frames file for 'mutter' based on sentences in brown. Verbnet entry (from mutter.01-v predicate notes) MUTTERING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-5, mutter-v.01. Corresponds to VNcls manner_speaking-37.3. (from muttering.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
muttering (n.)
mutter (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: speaker (vnrole: 37.3-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: utterance (vnrole: 37.3-Topic)
        Arg2-GOL: listener (vnrole: 37.3-Recipient)

Example: no listener

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

        Ramsey-1 has [a thing or two]-2 *trace-1* to mutter about *trace-2* himself.

        Arg0: *trace-1*
        Rel: mutter
        Arg1: about *trace-2*
        Argm-rec: himself

Example: all args

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        She muttered in a low but intense voice, to herself, ``I hate that woman inside me''!

        Arg0: She
        Rel: muttered
        Argm-MNR: in a low but intense voice
        Arg2: to herself
        Arg1: ``I hate that woman inside me''!

Example: only subject

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        He-1 put the basket down distastefully, *trace*-1 muttering softly and thoroughly disgusted with himself and his plan that had seemed so foolproof.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: muttering
        Argm-MNR: softly

Example: arg1

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

        We will hear the occasional muttering about how it happened and Miliband will throw it in his face occasionally , but that 's it .

        Argm-tmp: occasional
        Rel: muttering
        Arg1: about how it happned