Predicate: swell

Roleset id: swell.01 , (cause to) grow larger, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

swell.01: SWELL-V NOTES: VN updated by Julia. Member of Vncls calibratable_cos-45.6-1, entity_specific_cos-45.5. (from swell.01-v) SWELLING-N NOTES: ~swell.01 (from swelling.01-n) SWOLLEN-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from swollen.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
swell (v.)Change_position_on_a_scale Expansion Cause_expansion Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale
swollen (j.)
swelling (n.)

Roles:

        Refer to other verbs of incremental motion (rise, drop, etc) for usageof args 2 and 3. (from swell.01-v)
        Arg0-PAG: causal agent
        Arg1-PPT: thing swelling (vnrole: 45.5-patient, 45.6-1-patient, 45.6-1-attribute)
        Arg2-EXT: EXT (vnrole: 45.6-1-extent)
        Arg3-DIR: start point
        Arg4-GOL: end point

Example: transitive

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

        The drugstore chain reacted cautiously, saying the plan would further swell its huge debt, which forced the company into Chapter 11 protection last year.

        Arg0: the plan
        Argm-mod: would
        Argm-ext: further
        Rel: swell
        Arg1: its huge debt, which forced the company into Chapter 11 protection last year

Example: ergative, with end point

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

        New York Stock Exchange volume swelled to 198,120,000 shares.

        Arg1: New York Stock Exchange volume
        Rel: swelled
        Arg4: to 198,120,000 shares

Example: Arg1, 3, 4

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

        During pregnancy, the swelling of Marissa's feet from a size five to a size seven was very uncomfortable.

        Rel: swelling
        Arg1: of Marissa's feet
        Arg3: from a size five
        Arg4: to a size seven