Predicate: channel

channel: Frames file for 'channel' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry at the moment.

Roleset id: channel.01 , direct, vncls: 9.3-2, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: director (vnrole: 9.3-2-agent)
        Arg1: thing directed (vnrole: 9.3-2-theme)
        Arg2: direction, towards what (vnrole: 9.3-2-destination)
        Arg3: source

Example: usually just with destination

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

        Second, they channel monthly mortgage payments into semiannual
        payments, reducing the administrative burden on investors.

        Argm-dis: Second
        Arg0: they
        Rel: channel
        Arg1: monthly mortgage payments
        Arg2: into semiannual payments
        Argm-adv: reducing the administrative burden on investors

Example: occasionally with source also

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

        The bank also says it'll use its international network *trace* to
        channel investment from London, Frankfurt, Zurich and Paris into
        the Spanish stock exchanges.

        Arg0: *trace* -> its international network
        Rel: channel
        Arg1: investment
        Arg3: from London, Frankfurt, Zurich and Paris
        Arg2: into the Spanish stock exchanges