Frameset - halve-v

Predicate: halve

halve: Frames file for 'halve' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No Verbnet entry.

Roleset id: halve.01 , cut in half, vncls: , framnet:

halve.01: Perhaps an instrument argument? Probably not.

Roles:

Arg0: cutter
Arg1: thing cut in half

Example: basic pattern

        person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: perfect, voice: active, form: participle

        Among them are the shipbuilders, which *trace* had halved their
        shipyard work forces to cut costs during a prolonged slump in
        demand but now are capturing an increased share of the
        strengthening global market.

        Arg0: *trace*
        ArgM-RCL: which -> the shipbuilders
        Rel: halved
        Arg1: their shipyard work forces
        ArgM-PNC: to cut costs
        ArgM-TMP: during a prolonged slump in demand