Predicate: stir

Roleset id: stir.01 , mix with a circular motion, vncls: 22.3-1-1, framnet: -

stir.01: Based on financial subcorpus. Member of Vncls shake-22.3-1-1.

Roles:

        Arg0: stirer (vnrole: 22.3-1-1-agent)
        Arg1: thing stirred or stirring (vnrole: 22.3-1-1-patient)
        Arg2: instrument

Example: all args

        John stirred the cake batter with his foot.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: stirred
        Arg1: the cake batter
        Arg2: with his foot

Roleset id: stir.02 , cause (emotional) reaction, vncls: 31.1, framnet: Experiencer_obj

stir.02: Member of Vncls amuse-31.1.

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, stirrer (vnrole: 31.1-cause)
        Arg1: patient, stirred (vnrole: 31.1-experiencer)
        Arg2: instrument
        Arg3: induced action

Example: passivized with instrument

        John-1 was sorely stirred *trace*-1 by Mary's offer of freshly-baked
        apple pie.

        Argm-mnr: sorely
        Rel: stirred
        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Arg0: by Mary's offer of freshly-baked apple pie

Example: induced action

        Sterling's firm tone, combined with a steady opening on Wall
        Street, also stirred some investors to come back to the market,
        dealers said.

        Arg0: Sterling's firm tone, combined with a steady opening on Wall Street,
        Argm-dis: also
        Rel: stirred
        Arg1: some investors
        Arg3: to come back to the market

Roleset id: stir.03 , move, rouse, awaken, vncls: 47.3, framnet: -

stir.03: Member of Vncls modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3. Updated by Julia, 11/2010.

Roles:

        Arg0: mover (vnrole: 47.3-agent)
        Arg1: moved (vnrole: 47.3-theme)
        Arg2: destination

Example: more or less

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

        ...while we all waited for the bed lump to stir into song.

        Arg1: the bed lump
        Rel: stir
        Arg2: into song


Predicate: stir_up

Roleset id: stir.04 , create, vncls: , framnet:

stir.04: No VNcls.

Roles:

        Arg0: creator
        Arg1: thing created

Example: transitive

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

        [Sotheby's, the auction house founded in London 1744 and now under
        the umbrella of Sotheby's Holdings Inc.,]-1 was hoping *trace*-1 to
        stir up interest in old masters as it strove to build its
        U.S. business.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: [ stir] [ up]
        Arg1: interest in old masters
        Argm-tmp: as it strove to build its U.S. business