Frameset - lack-v

Predicate: lack

lack: Frames file for 'lack' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No Verbnet entry, Framenet entry Possession. Comparison with own.

Roleset id: lack.01 , be short of, not possess, vncls: , framnet: Possession

Roles:

Arg0: (non)possessor
Arg1: thing lacked

Example: transitive, agentive

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

        While competitors moved production offshore in response to the
        sagging competitiveness of Japanese factories, Sansui lacked the
        money to build new plants in Southeast Asia.

        Argm-adv: While competitors moved production offshore in response to the sagging competitiveness of Japanese factories
        Arg0: Sansui
        Rel: lacked
        Arg1: the money to build new plants in Southeast Asia

Example: ergative, almost adjectival

        person: third, tense: present, aspect: progressive, voice: active, form: participle

        Evidence on John's criminal insanity is lacking.

        Arg1: Evidence on John's criminal insanity
        Rel: lacking