Predicate: characterize

characterize: Frames file for 'characterize' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No verbnet entry. Comparison with 'describe'.

Roleset id: characterize.01 , assign a label or attribute, vncls: 29.2, framnet:

characterize.01: Latter could be considered a different roleset/sense.

Roles:

        Arg0: describer (vnrole: 29.2-Agent)
        Arg1: thing described (vnrole: 29.2-Theme)
        Arg2: secondary attribute, described-as (vnrole: 29.2-Predicate)

Example: typical transitive

        William R. Laidig, Nekoosa's chairman, chief executive officer and president, characterized the $58-a-share bid as ``uninvited.''

        Arg0: William R. Laidig, Nekoosa's chairman, chief executive officer and president,
        Rel: characterized
        Arg1: the $58-a-share bid
        Arg2: as `` uninvited ''

Example: lacking attribute

        Anheuser noted that ``beer industry sales volume in 1989 is following
        the trend [*T*} that has characterized the last half of the '80s.

        ArgM-RCL: that -> the trend
        Arg0: [*T*]
        Rel: characterized
        Arg1: the last half of the '80s