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:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
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:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
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*