Predicate: speech

Roleset id: speech.01 , speak, vncls: 37.5, framnet:

speech.01: Roleset based on speak.01. Verbnet class talk-37.5. Framed by Katie.

Roles:

        Arg0: speaker
        Arg1: topic or speech name
        Arg2: hearer

Example: Example with args 0 and 1

        his first major arms-control speech

        Arg0: his
        Arg1: arms-control
        Rel: speech

Example: Example with speaker and group spoken to

        Mr. Kemp's speech to the Mortgage Bankers Association

        Arg0: Mr. Kemp's
        Rel: speech
        Arg2: to the Mortgage Bankers Association

Example: Arg 2 can seem like the name of a speech when it really is the audience

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

        The Des Moines speech

        Arg2: Des Moines
        Rel: speech

Example: All Args present. If you have a real speech name, then it is arg 1

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

        The President's axis of evil speech before congress

        Arg0: The President's
        Arg1: axis of evil
        Rel: speech
        Arg2: before congress