Predicate: silhouette
Roleset id: silhouette.01 , project a shadow or contour against a background, vncls: , framnet: -
silhouette.01: Roleset added by Julia based on example in Brown corpus. No Vncls.
Roles:
Sometimes the lightsource can be the background-- pay attention to the syntax to distinguish Arg-0 from Arg-2
Arg0: lightsource causing the silhouette
Arg1: theme. the silhouette
Arg2: background against which the silhouette is seen
Example: Passive with agent
person: third, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle
The last I saw as I laid my head upon soft cushions on a down pallet was Joscelin-1 silhouetted *trace*-1 by lamplight
Arg1: Joscelin
Rel: silhouetted
Arg0: by lamplight
Example: Passive with background
person: third, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle
He was standing now with [his heavy chin]-1 silhouetted *trace*-1 against the flickering light of the candle on the table.
Arg1: *trace*-1: [his heavy chin]
Rel: silhouetted
Arg2: against the flickering light of the candle on the table.