Predicate: talk

talk: Frames file for 'talk' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus and comparison with 'say'

Roleset id: talk.01 , speak, vncls: 37.11-1 37.5, framnet: Statement , Chatting

talk.01: VN, FN updated by Julia. Member of Vncls lecture-37.11-1, talk-37.5.

Roles:

        Arg0: talker (vnrole: 37.11-1-agent, 37.5-actor1)
        Arg1: subject (vnrole: 37.11-1-topic, 37.5-topic)
        Arg2: hearer (vnrole: 37.11-1-recipient, 37.5-actor2)

Example: no hearer

        We're talking about years ago before anyone heard of asbestos having
        any questionable properties.

        Arg0: We
        Rel: talking
        Arg1: about years ago before anyone heard of asbestos having any questionable properties

Example: no subject

        Cray says it is talking with several prospects.

        Arg0: it
        Rel: talking
        Arg2: with several prospects

Example: both

        Mr. Simonds-Gooding isn't talking to any studios about investing.

        Arg0: Mr. Simonds-Gooding
        Argm-neg: n't
        Rel: talking
        Arg2: to any studios
        Arg1: about investing

Roleset id: talk.02 , persuade / dissuade; talk into or out of, vncls: 59-1, framnet: Talking_into

talk.02: Member of Vncls force-59-1. VN, FN Updated by Julia

Roles:

        Arg0: talker (vnrole: 59-1-agent)
        Arg1: talked to (vnrole: 59-1-patient)
        Arg2: secondary action (vnrole: 59-1-proposition)

Example: dissuade

        Parallel structure for "talk into"
        [Mr. Ross]-1 tried *trace*-1 to talk him out of letting Sony buy CBS Records.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: talk
        Arg1: him
        Arg2: out of letting Sony buy CBS Records

Example: less an action than a state

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

        Although the board believed that [Mr. Icahn]-2 is more interested in
        [*-2] talking the stock price higher than acquiring USX, it
        adopted a poison-pill defense, to be swallowed if anyone amasses
        a 15% stake.

        Arg0: [*-2]
        Rel: talking
        Arg1: the stock price
        Arg2: higher