Predicate: sort

sort: Sort through should perhaps be a separate roleset, since I don't think it can take an arg2.

Roleset id: sort.01 , put into order, vncls: 29.10, framnet: Differentiation

sort.01: Based on sentences in wsj. Member of VNcls classify-29.10.

Roles:

        Arg0: sorter (vnrole: 29.10-agent)
        Arg1: thing being sorted (vnrole: 29.10-theme)
        Arg2: order, criterion (vnrole: 29.10-destination)

Example: all args

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        [The new machines]-1 are capable of *trace*-1 sorting by zip code up to
        10,000 large flat mail pieces, including magazines and parcels, an
        hour.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: sorting
        Arg2: by zip code
        Arg1: up to 10,000 large flat mail pieces, including magazines and parcels, an hour

Example: sort through

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

        [Most companies]-1 still are trying *trace*-1 to sort through the
        wreckage caused by Hurricane Hugo in the Carolinas last month.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: sort
        Arg1: through the wreckage caused by Hurricane Hugo in the Carolinas last month


Predicate: sort_out

Roleset id: sort.02 , make sense of, distinguish, vncls: 29.10, framnet: -

sort.02: Member of VNcls classify-29.10.

Roles:

        Arg0: entity trying to understand (vnrole: 29.10-agent)
        Arg1: subject of confusion (vnrole: 29.10-theme)
        Arg2: in distinction to

Example: make sense of

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        That process of *trace* sorting out specifics is likely to take
        time, the Japanese say, no matter how badly the U.S. wants quick
        results.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: [ sorting] [ out]
        Arg1: specifics

Example: this from that

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

        Without a microscope and a subpoena, it's often hard *trace* to
        sort out worthwhile causes from ripoffs if all you've got to go on
        is the solicitation itself.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: [ sort] [ out]
        Arg1: worthwhile causes
        Arg2: from ripoffs

Example: this and that merged

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

        ``All these interconnected computers make it difficult *trace* to
        sort out what's junk and what's important,'' says Chuck Digate, a
        former Lotus Development executive who has started a new company
        to cope with the problem.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: [ sort] [ out]
        Arg1: what's junk and what's important