Predicate: purr
purr: Frames file for 'purr' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry
37.3 "manner of speaker", Framenet entries Motion Noise,
Communication Noise, and Perception Noise.
Roleset id: purr.01 , emit purring noise, vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: cat
Example: ewwwww
person: third, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
John's bed purrs like a kitten -- if you put a quarter in the slot
first.
Arg0: John's bed
Rel: purrs
Argm-MNR: like a kitten
Argm-ADV: if you put a quarter in the slot first
Roleset id: purr.02 , speak in a purring fashion, vncls: 37.3, framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: speaker (vnrole: 37.3-Agent)
Arg1: utterance (vnrole: 37.3-Topic)
Arg2: hearer (vnrole: 37.3-Recipient)
Example: automatically generated
person: third, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
`` [It 's like an oasis in this room]-1 , '' Ms. Foster purrs *trace*-1 .
Arg0: Ms. Foster
Rel: purrs
Arg1: *trace*