Predicate: weep

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

Roleset id: weep.01 , to cry, vncls: 40.1.2 31.3 40.2, framnet: -

weep.01: VN updated by Julia, 10/2010. Member of Vncls breathe-40.1.2, marvel-31.3-3, nonverbal_expression-40.2.

Roles:

        Arg0: weeper (vnrole: 40.1.2-agent, 31.3-experiencer, 40.2-agent)
        Arg1: tears (vnrole: 40.1.2-theme, 40.2-theme)

Example: intransitive

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

        The Free French wore black arm bands , and when she sang `` J'ai deux amours '' [*T*-1] they wept .

        Arg0: they
        Rel: wept

Example: Victoria's a jerk. both args.

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: participle

        Teddy wept big crocodile tears, and Victoria giggled.

        Arg0: Teddy
        Rel: wept
        Arg1: big crocodile tears

Roleset id: weep.02 , To ooze, secrete, vncls: 43.4, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: Oozer, emitter of fluid (vnrole: 43.4-source)
        Arg1: Fluid oozed (vnrole: 43.4-theme)

Example: Arg0,1

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

        The infected sore wept pus.

        Arg0: The infected sore
        Rel: wept
        Arg1: pus