Predicate: splash

splash: Frames file for 'splash' based on sentences in wsj. No access to verbnet at the moment.

Roleset id: splash.01 , apply water, vncls: 9.7, framnet:

splash.01: I think you can say that. It's a little marginal for me.

Roles:

        Arg0: splasher (vnrole: 9.7-agent)
        Arg1: water (vnrole: 9.7-theme)
        Arg2: splashed (vnrole: 9.7-destination)

Example: arg2 as PP

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        So he splashed the information on handbills that he distributed
        throughout the banana-exporting city of Puerto Armuelles, which
        was ruled by United Fruit Co.

        Argm-dis: So
        Arg0: he
        Rel: splashed
        Arg1: the information
        Arg2: on handbills that he distributed throughout the banana-exporting city of Puerto Armuelles, which was ruled by United Fruit Co

Example: arg1 as PP

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        John splashed Mary with motor oil.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: splashed
        Arg2: Mary
        Arg1: with motor oil

Example: unaccusative?

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        The motor oil splashed all over John's clothes.

        Arg1: The motor oil
        Rel: splashed
        Arg2: all over John's clothes


Predicate: splash_out

Roleset id: splash.02 , spend money on, splurge, vncls: , framnet: -

splash.02: Roleset added by Julia based on Brown corpus. Comparison to 'spend'.

Roles:

        Arg0: spender
        Arg1: thing bought
        Arg2: seller
        Arg3: price paid
        Arg4: benefactive

Example: corpus example

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: infinitive

        Others-1 opt *trace*-1 to splash out on dinner at a hotel or restaurant so that no - one has to worry about getting everything ready .

        Arg0: *trace*-1: [Others]
        Rel: to splash out
        Arg1: on dinner
        Argm-loc: at a hotel
        Argm-prp: so that no-one has to worry about getting everything ready.

Example: With money spent

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: participle

        They splashed out ?3000 on a holiday.

        Arg0: They
        Rel: splashed out
        Arg3: ?3000
        Arg1: on a holiday

Example: with benefactive

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: perfect,  voice: active,  form: participle

        Khlo? Kardashian Has Splashed out $400000 on a Rolls Royce for her Husband.

        Arg0: Khlo? Kardashian
        Rel: has splashed out
        Arg3: $400000
        Arg1: on a Rolls Royce
        Arg4: for her husband.