Predicate: call

call: sFrames file for 'call' based on Chris' old frames file; this is still a mess and inconsistent with most of the other verbs. It will have to be revised and the tagging redone before the next iteration.

Roleset id: call.01 , label, vncls: 29.3, framnet:

Roles:

        Some of the trees only include arg1 and arg2 under a single S node. Contrary to regular rules, it is ok in these cases to dig into the syntax and label arg1 and arg2 separately. Don't try to cram them into a single argument.
        Arg0: caller (vnrole: 29.3-agent)
        Arg1: item being labelled (vnrole: 29.3-theme)
        Arg2: attribute of arg1 (vnrole: 29.3-predicate)

Example: with attribute

        Mary called John an idiot

        Arg0: Mary
        Rel: called
        Arg1: John
        Arg2: an idiot

Example: passivized

        The worksheets were called 'Learning Materials'

        Arg1: The worksheets
        Rel: called
        Arg2: 'Learning Materials'

Roleset id: call.02 , summon, perhaps to or by phone, vncls: 13.5.1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: caller (vnrole: 13.5.1-agent)
        Arg1: thing being summoned (vnrole: 13.5.1-theme)
        Arg2: benefactive (vnrole: 13.5.1-beneficiary)

Example: without benefactive

        The bells called the faithful to evensong

        Arg0: The bells
        Rel: called
        Arg1: the faithful
        Argm-dir: to evensong

Example: with benefactive

        John called a doctor for Mary

        Arg0: John
        Rel: called
        Arg1: a doctor
        Arg2: for Mary

Example: benefactive with double NP

        John called Mary a doctor.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: called
        Arg2: Mary
        Arg1: a doctor

Roleset id: call.03 , demand, vncls: 60, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: demander (vnrole: 60-agent)
        Arg1: thing being demanded (vnrole: 60-proposition)
        Arg2: demandee (vnrole: 60-patient)

Example: reelection woes

        Gore called for a recount.

        Arg0: Gore
        Rel: called
        Arg1: for a recount

Example: without 'for'

        Ford called a Jaguar stockholders' meeting.

        Arg0: Ford
        Rel: called
        Arg1: a Jaguar stockholders' meeting

Roleset id: call.07 , say across a distance, vncls: 37.3, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: speaker (vnrole: 37.3-agent)
        Arg1: utterance (vnrole: 37.3-topic)
        Arg2: distant listener (vnrole: 37.3-recipient)

Example: it gets worse

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

        ``You people here think this is Russian music,'' she said with
        disdain, and called over to the waitress: ``Could you turn it
        off?''

        Arg0: she
        Rel: called
        Argm-dir: over
        Arg2: to the waitress
        Arg1: ``Could you turn it off?''

Roleset id: call.10 , predict, vncls: , framnet:

call.10: Modified by Kevin G., 2/11/09

Roles:

        Arg0: predictor
        Arg1: prediction

Example: prognostication

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

        His new forecast calls for a soft landing.

        Arg0: His new forecast
        Rel: calls
        Arg1: for a soft landing

Roleset id: call.11 , idiomatic: call the shots, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: entity in charge
        Arg1: 'the shots'

Example: I'm in charge!

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

        The changes were proposed in an effort to streamline federal
        bureaucracy and boost compliance by the executives ``who [*T*-1]
        are really calling the shots,'' said Brian Lane, special counsel
        at the SEC's office of disclosure policy, which proposed the
        changes.

        Arg0: [*T*-1]
        Argm-adv: who -> the executives
        Argm-adv: really
        Rel: calling
        Arg1: the shots


Predicate: call_up

call_up: This really is phrasal. Otherwise identical to the 'summon' roleset

Roleset id: call.08 , summon, phrasal 1, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: caller
        Arg1: thing being summoned
        Arg2: benefactive

Example: without benefactive

        The bells called up the faithful to evensong

        Arg0: The bells
        Rel: [called][up]
        Arg1: the faithful
        Argm-dir: to evensong

Example: with benefactive

        John called up a doctor for Mary

        Arg0: John
        Rel: [called][up]
        Arg1: a doctor
        Arg2: for Mary

Roleset id: call.09 , call into question, doubt, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: doubter
        Arg1: thing doubted
        Arg2: fixed: 'into question'

Example: is that so?

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

        EC Agriculture Commissioner Ray MacSharry said the U.S. plan
        ``calls into question'' the agreement reached by world
        negotiators last April in Geneva seeking ``substantial
        progressive reductions in agricultural support and protection.''

        Arg0: the U.S. plan
        Rel: calls
        Arg2: into question
        Arg1: the agreement reached by world negotiators last April in Geneva seeking ``substantial progressive reductions in agricultural support and protection.''


Predicate: call_in

call_in: This is phrasal, otherwise identical to 'summon' roleset.

Roleset id: call.04 , summon, phrasal 2, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: caller
        Arg1: thing being summoned
        Arg2: benefactive

Example: with benefactive

        John called in a doctor for Mary

        Arg0: John
        Rel: called in
        Arg1: a doctor
        Arg2: for Mary


Predicate: call_on

Roleset id: call.05 , visit, make use of, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: caller
        Arg1: thing being visited, used
        Arg2: purpose, attribute of arg1

Example: with benefactive

        John called on a doctor.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: called on
        Arg1: a doctor

Example: with secondary predication

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

        Rep. Neal's bill originally called on the Fed [*-1] to reduce the
        inflation rate by one percentage point a year for five years and
        to maintain a zero inflation rate thereafter.

        Arg0: Rep. Neal's bill
        Argm-tmp: originally
        Rel: called on
        Arg1: the Fed
        Arg2: [*-1] to reduce the inflation rate by one percentage point a year for five years and to maintain a zero inflation rate thereafter.


Predicate: call_off

Roleset id: call.06 , terminate before hand, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: the Terminator
        Arg1: the Terminated

Example: call off talks

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

        Boeing Co., already struck by its Machinists union, briefly
        called off contract talks with its engineers and labeled their
        demands ``grossly excessive.''

        Arg0: Boeing Co., already struck by its Machinists union
        Argm-tmp: briefly
        Rel: [called] [off]
        Arg1: contract talks with its engineers


Predicate: call_upon

Roleset id: call.12 , visit, make use of, vncls: , framnet:

call.12: Same as "call on" call.05

Roles:

        Arg0: caller
        Arg1: entity called upon
        Arg2: purpose of arg1, called upon to do what?

Example: Passive

        Relative clause trace is embedded in arg2, thus Link-SLC is not annotated.
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        However , he never imagined that the role whnp-1 he-2 was called upon *-2 *PRO* to play *t*-1 would be so lonely and dismal .

        Rel: [called][upon]
        Arg1: *-2
        Arg2: *PRO* to play *t*-1