Predicate: stall

stall: Frames file for 'stall' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Comparison with verbs of motion.

Roleset id: stall.01 , (cause to) cease/slow forward motion, vncls: 53.1-1, framnet: -

stall.01: VN updated by Julia. Member of Vncls linger-53.1-1.

Roles:

        Arg0: staller (vnrole: 53.1-1-agent)
        Arg1: thing stalled (vnrole: 53.1-1-theme)

Example: passive

        There must be a trace for arg1 following the verb with the passive construction. If there isn't, .ER!
        But, he added, [interest-rate-sensitive stocks]-1 in general are
        stalled *trace*-1.

        Argm-dis: But
        Argm-dis: in general
        Rel: stalled
        Arg1: *trace*-1: [interest-rate-sensitive stocks]

Example: ergative

        The U.S. trade deficit swelled to $10.77 billion in August,
        prompting worries that the nation's export drive had stalled.

        Arg1: the nation 's export drive
        Rel: stalled

Example: occasionally transitive

        This is anomalous. Expect the ergative.
        John stalled his restored 1957 Mustang right in front of Mary.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: stalled
        Arg1: his restored 1957 Mustang
        Argm-loc: right in front of Mary


Predicate: stall_out

Roleset id: stall.02 , (cause to) cease forward motion completely, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: staller
        Arg1: thing stalled

Example: ergative again

        In the past two years, the stock almost stalled out.

        Argm-tmp: In the past two years
        Arg1: the stock
        Argm-adv: almost
        Rel: [ stalled] [ out]


Predicate: stall_off

Roleset id: stall.03 , stall off: delay, intensive of stall.01, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: cause of delay
        Arg1: thing delayed, stalled

Example: this is weird

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

        I stalled him off .

        Arg0: I
        Rel: [ stalled] [ off]
        Arg1: him