Predicate: surmount
Roleset id: surmount.01 , (cause to) be atop, vncls: 47.8, framnet:
surmount.01: Frames file for 'surmount' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry contiguous_location-47.8.
This is a marginal usage; much more common is the 'overcome' sense
below (surmount.02).
Roles:
Arg0: cause, agent
Arg1: thing on top (vnrole: 47.8-theme1)
Arg2: on top of what (vnrole: 47.8-theme2)
Example: all args
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
John surmounted his enormous ice cream sundae with fifteen
maraschino cherries.
Arg0: John
Rel: surmounted
Arg2: his enormous ice cream sundae
Arg1: with fifteen maraschino cherries
Example: more typically ergative
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Fifteen maraschino cherries surmounted John's enormous ice cream sundae.
Arg1: Fifteen maraschino cherries
Rel: surmounted
Arg2: John's enormous ice cream sundae
Roleset id: surmount.02 , overcome, vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: victorious one, agent
Arg1: challenge
Example: the one example
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: gerund
Indeed, during a recent post-production audience discussion, the
director explained that her fondest artistic wish was to find a
way to play ``Somewhere Over the Rainbow'' so that [the song's
``original beauty]-1 comes through,'' [*-1] surmounting the cliche.
Arg0: [*-1]
Rel: surmounting
Arg1: the cliche