Predicate: total

Roleset id: total.01 , sums to, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

total.01: TOTAL-V NOTES: Many, many adjectives to be avoided (eg "total panic"). Member of VNcls register-54.1, amalgamate-22.2 (although some of the examples in the VNcls are questionable). (from total.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
total (v.)Amounting_to Adding_up

Roles:

        Arg1-PPT: thing being counted (vnrole: 54.1-1-Theme, 22.2-2-Patient)
        Arg2-PRD: count (vnrole: 54.1-1-Value)

Example: ergative

        Newsweek's ad pages totaled 1620, a drop of 3.2% from last year.

        Arg1: Newsweek's ad pages
        Rel: totaled
        Arg2: 1620, a drop of 3.2% from last year

Roleset id: total.02 , slang: wreck completely, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

total.02: TOTAL-V NOTES: I doubt this will appear in WSJ. (from total.02-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
total (v.)Render_nonfunctional

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: wrecker
        Arg1-PPT: wreck

Example: oh too true

        John totaled his car.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: totaled
        Arg1: his car


Predicate: total_up

Roleset id: total_up.03 , count, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

total_up.03: TOTAL_UP-V NOTES: Corresponds to Vncls register-54.1-1 (although VPC not member) (from total.03-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
total_up (v.)
tote_up (v.)

Roles:

        Possibly takes arg2 "EXT" as well. (from total.03-v)
        Arg0-PAG: counter (vnrole: 54.1-1-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing counted (vnrole: 54.1-1-Theme)

Example: ARG0 and ARG1

        What kind of an exercise would it be for each NoVa jurisdiction to total up the number of jobs in its boundaries verses the amount of housing within its boundaries .

        Arg0: each NoVa jurisdiction
        Rel: [total][up]
        Arg1: the number of jobs in its boundaries verses the amount of housing within its boundaries