Predicate: trigger
trigger: Frames file for 'trigger' based on sentences in financial
subcorpus.
Roleset id: trigger.01 , begin, vncls: , framnet: -
trigger.01: Comparison with 'start'. No Vncls.
Roles:
These seem to occur most often in the passive: be careful of trace
chains. I don't think the attributive will occur.
Arg0: Agent
Arg1: Theme(-Creation)
Arg2: Instrument
Arg3: secondary predication
Example: transitive, active
Paper and forest-products stocks were especially strong, as the
offer for Great Northern Nekoosa by Georgia-Pacific triggered
speculation that the industry could be in for a wave of merger
activity.
Arg0: the offer for Great Northern Nekoosa by Georgia-Pacific
Rel: triggered
Arg1: speculation that the industry could be in for a wave of merger activity
Example: with instrument
However, the only outsider who has emerged to lead such a
shareholder vote, Los Angeles investor Marvin Davis, who-1 *trace*-1
triggered the buy-out with a $5.4 billion bid in early August, is
hanging back -- apparently to avoid being blamed for contributing
to the deal's collapse.
Arg0: *trace*-1 (= who)
Argm-slc: who -> Los Angeles investor Marvin Davis
Rel: triggered
Arg1: the buy-out
Arg2: with a $ 5.4 billion bid in early August
Predicate: trigger_off
trigger_off: Frames file for 'trigger off' based on instances in Webtext 2.5-2.
Roleset id: trigger.02 , Start off, vncls: , framnet: -1
trigger.02: Framed by Claire. No Vncls.
Roles:
Arg0: agent starting/triggering something
Arg1: thing beginning, triggered off
Arg2: instrument
Arg3: attribute of arg1
Example: Transitive
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
The assassination of the Lebanese Minister of Industry has triggered off angry protests from supporters.
Arg0: The assassination of the Lebanese Minister of Industry
Rel: [triggered][off]
Arg1: angry protests from supporters