Predicate: plead

plead: Frames file for 'plead' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No Verbnet entry. Comparison to 'beg'.

Roleset id: plead.01 , beg, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: begger, appealer
        Arg1: appealed to, begged from
        Arg2: begged/appealed for

Example: poor John

        John pleaded to Mary for another serving of ice cream.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: pleaded
        Arg1: to Mary
        Arg2: from another serving of ice cream

Roleset id: plead.02 , state guilt or innocence, vncls: , framnet:

plead.02: Treebank offers two different syntaxes (syntactes) for this construction. Under one, the plea and the crime are two separate nodes: (ADJP (ADJ guilty)) (PP (P to)(NP whatever)) Under the other, they are merged: (ADJP (ADJ guilty) (PP (P to) (NP whatever))) You'll have to pick apart the latter syntax to get to the arguments.

Roles:

        Arg0: the accused
        Arg1: guilty or innocent
        Arg2: alleged crime

Example: typical example

        Southern Co.'s Gulf Power Co. subsidiary pleaded guilty to two
        felony charges of conspiracy to make illegal political
        contributions and tax evasion, and paid $500,000 in fines.

        Arg0: Southern Co. 's Gulf Power Co. subsidiary
        Rel: pleaded
        Arg1: guilty
        Arg2: to two felony charges of conspiracy to make illegal political contributions and tax evasion