Predicate: lecture

lecture: Frames file for 'lecture' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus.

Roleset id: lecture.01 , to deliver a lecture, vncls: 37.11-1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: lecturer, agent (vnrole: 37.11-1-agent)
        Arg1: audience (vnrole: 37.11-1-recipient)
        Arg2: topic or utterance (vnrole: 37.11-1-topic)

Example: lecture about

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

        [*] Stretching his arms in his silky white shirt and squeaking his black shoes , he lectures a visitor about the way [0] [*] to sell American real estate [*T*-1] and boasts about his friendship with Margaret Thatcher 's son .

        Argm-adv: [*] Stretching his arms in his silky white shirt and squeaking his black shoes
        Arg0: he
        Rel: lectures
        Arg1: a visitor
        Arg2: about the way [0] [*] to sell American real estate [*T*-1]

Example: lecture for

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

        In an extraordinary mix of cultures and church-state powers , Rep. Robert Dornan ( R. , Calif . ) lectured his fellow Roman Catholics -- including Mr. Florio -- for [*-1] having the `` chutzpah '' [0] [*] to disagree with the hierarchy of their church on abortion [*T*-2] .

        Argm-adv: In an extraordinary mix of cultures and church-state powers
        Arg0: Rep. Robert Dornan ( R. , Calif . )
        Rel: lectured
        Arg1: his fellow Roman Catholics -- including Mr. Florio --
        Arg2: for [*-1] having the `` chutzpah '' [0] [*] to disagree with the hierarchy of their church on abortion [*T*-2]

Example: lecture on

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

        Partners lecture on how [*] to form corporations , draft agreements and defend clients against unwanted tender offers [*T*-1] .

        Arg0: Partners
        Rel: lecture
        Arg2: on how [*] to form corporations , draft agreements and defend clients against unwanted tender offers [*T*-1]

Example: non-prepositional Arg2

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

        [`` When you 're in the groove [*T*-1] , you see every ball tremendously,'']-2 he lectured [*T*-2] .

        Arg0: he
        Rel: lectured
        Arg2: [*T*-2]