Predicate: sign

sign: Frames file for 'sign' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus.

Roleset id: sign.01 , affix a signature, vncls: 25.1, framnet: Sign_agreement , Text_creation

sign.01: Comparison with 'write'. Member of VNcls image_impression-25.1.

Roles:

        Arg0: signer (vnrole: 25.1-agent)
        Arg1: document (vnrole: 25.1-destination)
        Arg2: signature (vnrole: 25.1-theme)

Example: historical

        John's great-uncle Fred signed the Declaration of
        Independence--unfortunately, in 1924.

        Arg0: John's great-uncle Fred
        Rel: signed
        Arg1: the Declaration of Independence
        Argm-adv: unfortunately, in 1924

Example: with explicit signature

        One writer signed his letter as "Red blooded, balanced male".

        Arg0: One writer
        Rel: signed
        Arg1: his letter
        Arg2: as "Red blooded, balanced male"

Roleset id: sign.02 , enter into an agreement, vncls: 13.5.3, framnet: Sign_agreement

sign.02: These two senses would be easy to merge, since the assumption is that any agreement is based upon a signature on a piece of paper. VN class hire-13.5.3, but this only fits certain instances listed under this roleset.

Roles:

        Arg0: signer, agreer (vnrole: 13.5.3-agent)
        Arg1: agreement (vnrole: 13.5.3-theme)
        Arg2: co-signer

Example: agreement

        First Constitution has signed a merger agreement with WFRR LP and
        GHKM Corp.

        Arg0: First Constitution
        Rel: signed
        Arg1: a merger agreement
        Arg2: with WFRR LP and GHKM Corp.

Example: no co-signer

        An ultimatum: *trace* either sign new long-term commitments to buy
        future episodes, or don't.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: sign
        Arg1: new long-term commitments to buy future episodes

Example: sign to

        The logic here is that John is the cosigner of an agreement, under which he will play with the Mudville Giants. Maybe it makes sense, maybe it doesn't. Maybe it will occur, maybe it won't.
        John was signed to the Mudville Giants.

        Arg2: John
        Rel: signed
        Arg1: to the Mudville Giants


Predicate: sign_up

Roleset id: sign.03 , sign up: enroll, enter, vncls: 13.5.3, framnet: Becoming_a_member

sign.03: Member of VNcls hire-13.5.3. Updated by Julia, 11/2010.

Roles:

        Arg0: signer, enroller (vnrole: 13.5.3-agent)
        Arg1: patient enrolled (vnrole: 13.5.3-theme)
        Arg2: co-signer
        Arg3: signed up for (vnrole: 13.5.3-predicate)

Example: non-agentive

        Only four securtities firms have signed up with the Bog Board to buy and sell
        ESPs as market makers.

        Arg1: Only four secrurities firms
        Rel: signed up
        Arg2: with the Big Board
        Arg3: to buy and sell ESPs as market makers

Example: agentive

        Whittle said its field staff signed up the 500 schools in 238 school districts.

        Arg0: its field staff
        Rel: signed up
        Arg1: the 500 schools in 238 school districts


Predicate: sign_on

Roleset id: sign.04 , sign on: become associated with, vncls: , framnet: Get_a_job

sign.04: Member of Vncls hire-13.5.3, but this roleset is incompatible with the VN structure, where agent is boss and signed-on is employee, and it's opposite here. Updated by Julia, 11/2010.

Roles:

        Arg0: signer
        Arg1: entity associated with

Example: unnamed arg1

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

        Mr. Lorenzo, 49 years old, is reclaiming the job that was his
        before Mr. Corr signed on.

        Arg0: Mr. Corr
        Rel: signed on

Example: with arg1

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: gerund

        If it finds one of those passwords, Mr. Alexander said, the worm
        will do such things as change users' passwords to a series of
        random numbers, preventing them-1 from [*]-1 signing on to the
        network.

        Arg0: [*]
        Rel: signing on
        Arg1: to the network