Predicate: burn

burn: Frames file for 'burn' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet entries 40.8.2, 40.8.3, 47.2, 45.4, 45.5; other framed members include: reel, erode, spread, and a whole bunch of causatives. Framenet classes Cause harm, Heat, and Body. This is probably going to be ugly.

Roleset id: burn.01 , (cause to) be on fire, vncls: 43.1 45.4 45.5 40.8.3-2, framnet:

burn.01: The idea in both of these is along the lines of "Trying to enter the laptop market has burned IBM", making this a relatively straightforward passivization.

Roles:

        Arg0: pyromaniac (vnrole: 43.1-agent, 45.4-agent, 40.8.3-2-experiencer)
        Arg1: thing burning (vnrole: 43.1-theme, 45.4-patient, 45.5-patient, 40.8.3-2-patient)

Example: metaphorical, 'on' agent

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

        [Securities analysts]-2 were even more cautious, *trace* having been
        burned *trace*-2 repeatedly on Unisys this year.

        Rel: burned
        Arg1: *trace*-2
        Argm-tmp: repeatedly
        Arg0: on Unisys
        Argm-tmp: this year

Example: metaphorical, 'in' agent

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: perfect,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        [International Business Machines Corp.]-1, analysts say, has been
        burned *trace*-1 twice in trying to enter the laptop market and
        shows no signs of trying to get into notebooks anytime soon.

        Rel: burned
        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Argm-tmp: twice
        Arg0: in trying to enter the laptop market

Example: literal

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

        [John]-1 likes *trace*-1 to burn candles.

        Arg0: *trace*-1
        Rel: burn
        Arg1: candles

Example: ergative, literal

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        The wood was burning in the fireplace.

        Arg1: the wood
        Rel: burning
        Argm-loc: in the fireplace

Example: ergative, metaphorical

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        John's face was burning.

        Arg1: John's face
        Rel: burning


Predicate: burn_up

Roleset id: burn.02 , burn completely, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: causer, agent
        Arg1: thing burning

Example: naughty John

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

        John burned up his report card in the fireplace.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: burned up
        Arg1: his report card
        Argm-loc: in the fireplace


Predicate: burn_out

Roleset id: burn.03 , burn and then be extinguished, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg1: thing burning

Example: literal

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

        The fire finally burned out after an hour or two.

        Arg1: The fire
        Argm-tmp: finally
        Rel: [burned] [out]
        Argm-tmp: after an hour or two

Roleset id: burn.04 , become tired of, vncls: , framnet:

burn.04: I'm not sure about this syntax. With any luck it won't appear in WSJ.

Roles:

        Arg1: experiencer
        Arg2: psych instrument

Example: or adjectival?

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: participle

        John is totally burned out on predicate-argument tagging.

        Arg1: John
        Argm-ext: totally
        Rel: [burned] [out]
        Arg2: on predicate-argument tagging