Frameset - vow-v

Predicate: vow

vow: Frames file for 'vow' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. Comparison with 'promise'.

Roleset id: vow.01 , to promise, vncls: , framnet: Commitment

Roles:

Arg0: promiser, agent
Arg1: promised action

Example: transitive

        person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full

        Also in Beirut , a Moslem group vowed [*-1] to kill Americans if the U.S. implements a policy [0] [*T*-2] to seize suspects abroad .

        Argm-dis: Also
        Argm-loc: in Beirut
        Arg0: a Moslem group
        Rel: vowed
        Arg1: [*-1] to kill Americans if the U.S. implements a policy [0] [*T*-2] to seize suspects abroad

Example: extracted Arg1

        person: third, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full

        [`` I 'm not going [*-1] to look stupid , '']-2 vows [*T*-2] former Pittsburgh Pirate second baseman Rennie Stennett , sweat dotting his brow as he prepares for some practice swings .

        Rel: vows
        Arg1: [*T*-2]
        Arg0: former Pittsburgh Pirate second baseman Rennie Stennett
        Argm-adv: sweat dotting his brow as he prepares for some practice swings