Predicate: signal
signal: Frames file for 'signal' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.
Roleset id: signal.01 , show, cause to see, vncls: 37.4, framnet: Communication , Gesture
signal.01: Comparison to 'show'. Member of VNcls instr_communication-37.4.
Roles:
Arg0: shower (vnrole: 37.4-agent)
Arg1: thing seen/shown (vnrole: 37.4-topic)
Arg2: seer, benefactive (vnrole: 37.4-recipient)
Example: no seer, nominal thing seen
I would be very surprised if his departure signals any change in
strategy or change in profit expectations.''
Arg0: his departure
Rel: signals
Arg1: any change in strategy or change in profit expectations
Example: with seer, sentential thing seen
The target of the trace here is essentially the
event of "a foreign paper company acquiring Nekoosa", which isn't a
constituent of any sort, so it the trace can be left with no target.
Moreover, some analysts said they expect a foreign paper company
with deeper pockets than Georgia-Pacific to end up acquiring
Nekoosa, *trace* signaling to the rest of the industry that
hostile bids are unproductive.
Arg0: *trace*
Rel: signaling
Arg2: to the rest of the industry
Arg1: that hostile bids are unproductive
Example: different kind of seer
Mr. Simmons said the results signal a turnaround for the maker of
wire and wire products, which has struggled to remain competitive
in the face of lower-priced, imported steel.
Arg0: the results
Rel: signal
Arg1: a turnaround
Arg2: for the maker of wire and wire products, which has struggled to remain competitive in the face of lower-priced, imported steel