Predicate: mince

mince: Frames file for 'mince' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entries 51.3.2 and 21.2; Framenet entries Slice and Self-motion.

Roleset id: mince.01 , walk like a girl (sorry), vncls: 51.3.2, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: entity in motion (vnrole: 51.3.2-theme)
        Arg1: path (vnrole: 51.3.2-location)

Example: can I say this without getting in trouble?

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

        John minced across the stage.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: minced
        Arg1: across the stage

Roleset id: mince.02 , chop finely, vncls: 21.2-1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: cook (vnrole: 21.2-1-agent)
        Arg1: ingredient (vnrole: 21.2-1-patient)
        Arg2: knife (vnrole: 21.2-1-instrument)

Example: most common usage, outside cookbooks

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

        A video sent to association members, featuring shots of the Alamo,
        cowboys, fajitas and a statue of Sam Houston, doesn't mince
        words.

        Arg0: A video sent to association members, featuring shots of the Alamo, cowboys, fajitas and a statue of Sam Houston,
        Argm-neg: n't
        Rel: mince
        Arg1: words

Example: cooking

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

        John minced the onions with a chainsaw.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: minced
        Arg1: the onions
        Arg2: with a chainsaw