Predicate: silence
Roleset id: silence.01 , to make silent, vncls: 45.4 42.3, framnet: Become_silent , Silencing , Killing
silence.01: Based on WSJ. Member of Vncls other_cos-45.4, subjugate-42.3. Updated by Julia, 11/2010.
Roles:
Arg0: agent/cause of silence (vnrole: 45.4-agent, 42.3-agent)
Arg1: entity silenced (vnrole: 45.4-patient, 42.3-patient)
Example: passive
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: perfect, voice: passive, form: participle
In the past 10 years [about 50 journalists]-1 have been silenced [*-1] forever , murdered [*-1] .
Argm-tmp: In the past 10 years
Rel: silenced
Arg1: [*-1]
Argm-tmp: forever
Example: cause as arg1
person: third, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: participle
Her look silenced him as severely as a muzzle.
Arg0: Her look
Rel: silenced
Arg1: him
Argm-mnr: as severely as a muzzle
Example: with MNR
person: third, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: participle
Mary silenced John's whining with a look.
Arg0: Mary
Rel: silenced
Arg1: John's whining
Argm-mnr: with a look