Predicate: purr
Roleset id: purr.01 , emit purring noise, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
purr.01: PURR-V NOTES: Frames file for 'purr' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry 37.3"manner of speaker", Framenet entries Motion Noise, Communication Noise, and Perception Noise. (from purr.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
purr (v.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: cat
Example: ARG0
        The diesel engine purred at a constant pitch.
        Arg0: The diesel engine
        Rel: purred
        Argm-mnr: at a constant pitch.
Roleset id: purr.02 , speak in a purring fashion, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
purr.02: PURR-V NOTES: Frames file for 'purr' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry 37.3"manner of speaker", Framenet entries Motion Noise, Communication Noise, and Perception Noise. (from purr.02-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
purr (v.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: speaker (vnrole: 37.3-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: utterance (vnrole: 37.3-Topic)
        Arg2-GOL: hearer (vnrole: 37.3-Recipient)
Example: automatically generated
        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full
        `` [It 's like an oasis in this room]-1 , '' Ms. Foster purrs *trace*-1 .
        Arg0: Ms. Foster
        Rel: purrs
        Arg1: *trace*