Predicate: abbreviate

abbreviate: Frames file for 'abbreviate' based on instances in webtext p2.5-2. VerbNet entry 45.4, comparison with 'shorten.'

Roleset id: abbreviate.01 , make shorter, especially words, vncls: 45.4, framnet:

abbreviate.01: Created by Claire

Roles:

        Arg0: causal agent (vnrole: 45.4-agent)
        Arg1: thing becoming shorter (vnrole: 45.4-patient)
        Arg2: EXT, arg1 is shortened by how much?
        Arg3: start state of arg 1, original word when separate mention
        Arg4: end state of arg1, new abbreviation

Example: Passive

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

        He secretly planned and founded the "Palestinian National Liberation Movement," abbreviated *none* the "FATAH."

        Rel: abbreviated
        Arg1: *none* &--> the Palestinian National Liberation Movement
        Arg2: the "FATAH"