Predicate: devolve

Roleset id: devolve.01 , pass on to a successor, vncls: 13.3, framnet: -

devolve.01: Roleset by Julia based on internet search and wordnet. Member of Vncls future_having-13.3. Comparison to 'bequeath'.

Roles:

        Arg0: giver, agent (vnrole: 13.3-agent)
        Arg1: thing given (vnrole: 13.3-theme)
        Arg2: recipient (vnrole: 13.3-recipient)

Example: All arguments

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

        The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital.

        Arg0: The representative
        Rel: devolved
        Arg1: his duties
        Arg2: to his aides
        Argm-tmp: while he was in the hospital.

Example: middle voice

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

        The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead.

        Arg1: The estate
        Rel: devolved
        Arg2: to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead.

Example: without recipient

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

        [The Vatican]-1 is in no hurry *PRO*-1 to devolve power.

        Arg0: *PRO*-1
        Rel: to devolve
        Arg1: power.

Example: passive

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        [Certain powers]-1 were devolved *trace*-1 from central government in London to other parts of the UK.

        Rel: devolved
        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Arg0: from central government in London
        Arg2: to other parts of the UK.

Roleset id: devolve.02 , grow worse, vncls: , framnet: -

devolve.02: Roleset by Julia based on internet search and wordnet. No Vncls. Comparison to 'transform'.

Roles:

        This always appears with Arg 2 "into__" or possibly "to__". Agent not seen in data, and may never occur.
        Arg0: agent, causer of devolution
        Arg1: patient, thing growing worse
        Arg2: start state
        Arg3: end state

Example: Classic example with patient and end state

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

        I've seen [one too many angry blog discussions]-1 devolve *trace*-1 into "You're calling me racist!"

        Arg1: one too many angry blog discussions
        Rel: devolve
        Arg3: into "You're calling me racist!"

Example: Patient, start state and end state

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

        [The species concept debate]-1 has devolved *trace*-1 from an empirical discussion into a philosophical one.

        Arg1: *trace*-1: [The species concept debate]
        Rel: has devolved
        Arg2: from an empirical discussion
        Arg3: into a philosophical one.