Predicate: tickle

Roleset id: tickle.01 , to touch in such a way as to induce laughter and/or crying, vncls: 20 31.1 40.8.2, framnet: Perception_body Experiencer_obj

tickle.01: Frame file for "tickle" loosely based on frame for "paw". includes metaphorical usages. Member of Vncls amuse-31.1, touch-20-1, tingle-40.8.2. VN, FN udated by Julia, 10/2010.

Roles:

        Arg0: tickler, agent (vnrole: 20-agent, 31.1-cause, 40.8.2-cause)
        Arg1: thing tickled, patient (vnrole: 20-experiencer, 31.1-experiencer, 40.8.2-experiencer, 40.8.2-patient)
        Arg2: instrument of tickling (vnrole: 20-instrument)

Example: without instrument

        Greg tickled Marsha for a whole episode of the Brady Bunch.

        Arg0: Greg
        Rel: tickled
        Arg1: Marsha
        Argm-tmp: for a whole episode of the Brady Bunch

Example: with instrument

        The kitten tickled Norm's face with its whiskers.

        Arg0: the kitten
        Rel: tickled
        Arg1: Norm's face
        Arg2: with its whiskers