Predicate: ruffle

Roleset id: ruffle.01 , cause consternation, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

ruffle.01: RUFFLE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'ruffle' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry 31.1. (from ruffle.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
ruffle (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: causer of consternation (vnrole: 31.1-Stimulus)
        Arg1-PPT: victim (vnrole: 31.1-Experiencer)

Example: passive

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

        [Chicken Chains]-1 Ruffled [*-1]By Loss of Customers

        Rel: Ruffled
        Arg1: [*-1]
        Arg0: By Loss of Customers

Roleset id: ruffle.02 , cause to be not smooth, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

ruffle.02: RUFFLE-V NOTES: Except for the feathers thing, these two senses are going to be verydifficult to disambiguate. (from ruffle.02-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
ruffle (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: unsmoother
        Arg1-PPT: unsmooth thing

Example: arg1 usually feathers

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

        This is a fact -- though, in view of all the feathers that [*T*-9]-8 are ruffled [*-8]by this fact, it is not surprising that one hears so little about it.

        Rel: ruffled
        Arg1: [*-8]
        Argm-rcl: that -> all the feathers
        Arg0: by this fact