Predicate: preservation
Roleset id: preservation.01 , keep, maintain, vncls: 85, framnet:
preservation.01: Roleset based on verb preserve.01, VN class defend-85. Differs from verb frame due to addition of arg3 as "thing preserved against".
Roles:
Arg0: preserver (vnrole: 85-agent)
Arg1: thing preserved (vnrole: 85-theme)
Arg2: beneficiary
Arg3: preserved against what? (vnrole: 85-proposition)
Example: NP only, arg1
the preservation of jobs
Rel: preservation
Arg1: of jobs
Example: Arg 1 only, arg1 in pre-nominal position
Although the rel in this case does modify "campaign," it is itself the head of a NML node. As long as the rel is the head of an NP/NML node, even if that node modifies another NP, the rel should be annotated.
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
Even more interestingly , the teacher makes up lyrics about the river preservation campaign and sets them to traditional folk melodies , thus melding the old and the new .
Arg1: river
Rel: preservation
Example: Args 0, 1, 3.
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
History bears witness to churches so adamant in their preservation of traditional values against change as to make them impotent in the face of change.
Arg0: their
Rel: preservation
Arg1: of traditional values
Arg3: against change
Example: With benefactive
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
In 1905, when few people in East Africa thought of land conservation and the preservation of wildlife for posterity, portions of the area were earmarked.
Rel: preservation
Arg1: of wildlife
Arg2: for posterity