Predicate: differentiate

differentiate: Frames file for 'differentiate' based on sentences in wsj. No access to verbnet at the moment.

Roleset id: differentiate.01 , cause or point out a difference, vncls: 23.1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of difference (vnrole: 23.1-agent)
        Arg1: different thing(s) (vnrole: 23.1-patient)
        Arg2: instrument, when separate from arg0

Example: differentiate between

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

        Certainly [conservative environmentalists]-1 can defend their limited
        government position by [*-1] differentiating between Old
        Environmentalism and New Environmentalism (``Journalists and
        Others for Saving the Planet,'' by David Brooks, editorial page,
        Oct. 5).

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Rel: differentiating
        Arg1: between Old Environmentalism and New Environmentalism

Example: arg1 unstated

        Arg1 here defaults to 'among themselves' or something like that.
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: infinitive

        Producers-2 also are trying [*-2] to differentiate by concentrating
        on higher-profit output, such as coated and electrogalvanized
        products, which remain beyond the reach of minimills.

        Arg0: [*-2]
        Rel: differentiate
        Arg2: by concentrating on higher-profit output, such as coated and electrogalvanized products, which remain beyond the reach of minimills

Roleset id: differentiate.101 , discern or mark a difference, vncls: , framnet:

differentiate.101: Based on medical QA corpus-- it isn't very different from frame .01, but avoids issues with concatenation (Framed by Anwen 07/19/10)

Roles:

        Arg0: Agent discerning a difference
        Arg1: First thing differentiated
        Arg2: Second thing differentiated (if a separate argument from first thing)
        Arg3: Characteristics that differentiate

Example: All args

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

        The doctor differentiated chicken pox from the common cold using the patient's red spots.

        Arg0: The doctor
        Rel: differentiated
        Arg1: chicken pox
        Arg2: from the common cold
        Arg3: using the patient's red spots

Example: No agentive role

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

        Red spots differentiate chicken pox from the common cold.

        Arg3: Red spots
        Rel: differentiate
        Arg1: chicken pox
        Arg2: from the common cold