Frameset - thicken

Predicate: thicken

Roleset id: thicken.01 , (cause to) become thicker, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

thicken.01: THICKEN-V NOTES: VN updated by Julia, 10/2010. Member of Vncls other_cos-45.4. (from thicken.01-v) THICKENING-N NOTES: thicken.01 (from thickening.01-n) THICKENED-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from thickened.01-j)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
thicken (v.)	Change_of_consistency Cause_change_of_consistency
thickened (j.)
thickening (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: cause, agent (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing becoming thick (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)
        Arg2-MNR: instrument (vnrole: 45.4-Instrument)

Example: unaccusative

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

        Watching, they waited until the squall thickened and began to move in a long drifting slant across the dry burning land.

        Arg1: the squall
        Rel: thickened

Example: accusative

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

        For a moment, anger darkened the hallway about her, and when she found her voice, anger thickened it.

        Arg0: anger
        Rel: thickened
        Arg1: it

Example: instrumental

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

        John thickened the gravy with library paste.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: thickened
        Arg1: the gravy
        Arg2: with library paste

Predicate: thick

Roleset id: thick.02 , crowded/dense (location/components), Source: , vncls: , framnet:

thick.02: THICK-J NOTES: Added by Julia. (from thick.01-j)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
thick (j.)	Dimension Measurable_attributes

Roles:

Arg1-LOC: crowded location (the forest)
Arg2-VSP: crowded with what; close together components (the trees)

Example: both args

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

        The Swamp itself was thick with trees and vines.

        Arg1: The Swamp itself
        Rel: thick
        Arg2: with trees and vines

Example: both args

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

        The air was thick with smoke

        Arg1: The air
        Rel: thick
        Arg2: with smoke

Example: both args

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

        His voice was thick with emotion

        Arg1: His voice
        Rel: thick
        Arg2: with emotion

Example: interpretation: close together

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

        The vines were as thick as the hair on a dog.

        Arg2: vines
        Argm-cxn: [as][as the hair on a dog]
        Rel: thick

Example: human as LOC of hairs

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

        Dad was thick-haired, bowlegged, bottom-heavy; he wore a tangly, hircine beard; a cigar depended from his lips at all times, the aromatic stub of a flute;

        Arg1: Dad
        Rel: thick
        Arg2: haired

Roleset id: thick.03 , dense/wide (possessor/attribute), Source: , vncls: , framnet:

thick.03: THICK-J NOTES: Added by Julia. (from thick.02-j)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
thick (j.)

Roles:

Arg1-PPT: dense thing, or thing with a wide diameter
Arg2-VSP: more specific aspect of arg1 that is thick/dense (if in addition)

Example: arg1

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

        Soon the vines were as thick as saplings.

        Argm-tmp: Soon
        Arg1: the vines
        Argm-cxn: [as] [as saplings]
        Rel: thick

Example: wide diameter

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

        He was thick of frame, heavy with muscle, yet accustomed to going without in the face of plenty.

        Arg1: He
        Rel: thick
        Arg2: of frame

Roleset id: thick.04 , not very smart, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

thick.04: THICK-J NOTES: Added by Julia. (from thick.03-j)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
thick (j.)

Roles:

Arg1-PPT: not very smart one (may require concatenation)

Example: concatenation

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

        Of course, he was thick to believe that James would want to hang around them.

        Argm-dis: Of course
        Arg1: [he] [to believe that James would want to hang around them]
        Rel: thick

Roleset id: thick.05 , socially close, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

thick.05: THICK-J NOTES: Added by Julia. (from thick.04-j)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
thick (j.)

Roles:

Arg1-PAG: first entity (or all)
Arg2-COM: second entity (or 'each other')

Example: arg1

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

        Those kids were as thick as thieves.

        Arg1: Those kids
        Argm-cxn: [as] [as thieves]
        Rel: thick

Example: both args

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

        Mr. Oliver observed that Mr. Bailey and Mr. Wodiska were "thick" with each other.

        Arg1: Mr. Bailey and Mr. Wodiska
        Rel: thick
        Arg2: with each other