Predicate: imply

imply: Frames file for 'imply' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry.

Roleset id: imply.01 , suggest, vncls: 78, framnet:

imply.01: Effectively this should be read as "their name implies that these operations...", but Treebank uniformly does not parse it this way, probably because of the "as". Hence the need for the non-constituent argument.

Roles:

        Arg0: implier (vnrole: 78-cause)
        Arg1: implication (vnrole: 78-topic)
        Arg2: listener (vnrole: 78-recipient)

Example: implied clause

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

        The statistics imply that three-quarters of blacks approve of
        Mr. Bush's job performance and 85% of blacks approve of Mrs. Bush.

        Arg0: The statistics
        Rel: imply
        Arg1: that three-quarters of blacks approve of Mr. Bush's job performance and 85% of blacks approve of Mrs. Bush

Example: implied NP

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

        A reintegrated Europe implies big changes in 40-year-old military
        and economic policies.

        Arg0: A reintegrated Europe
        Rel: implies
        Arg1: big changes in 40-year-old military and economic policies

Example: discourse usage

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

        As their name implies *trace*-1, [these operations are linked to far-reaching
        policy reforms that aim at helping borrowing countries get back on
        the growth path and at enhancing their credit-worthiness]-1.

        Arg0: their name
        Rel: implies
        Arg1: *trace*

Example: with listener

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

        Mary's behavior implied to John that he was getting lucky that
        evening.

        Arg0: Mary's behavior
        Rel: implied
        Arg2: to John
        Arg1: that he was getting lucky that evening