Predicate: confirmation

Roleset id: confirmation.01 , Attest to the truth of a propsition or confirm, vncls: 29.5 78, framnet: verification , rite

confirmation.01: Added due to expansion of Nombank. Comparison to 'confirm.01'. Vn class conjecture-29.5-2 and indicate-78-1-1. FN class verification and rite. Framed by Katie.

Roles:

        Arg0: Confirmer (vnrole: 29.5-agent, 78-cause)
        Arg1: Thing confirmed (vnrole: 29.2-theme, 78-topic)
        Arg2: Benefactive; hearer (vnrole: 78-recipient)

Example: Arg 1

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

        Last week's confirmation of Mazen

        Argm-tmp: Last week's
        Rel: confirmation
        Arg1: of Mazen

Example: More cononical arg 1

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

        confirmation of the ship's first strike

        Rel: confirmation
        Arg1: of the ship's first strike

Example: Both Args

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

        Their confirmation of sale

        Arg0: their
        Rel: confirmation
        Arg1: of sale