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| Members |
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| chew
(wn 1)
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| chomp
(wn 1)
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| crunch
(wn 3)
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| gnaw
(wn 1)
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| lick
(wn 2)
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| masticate
(fn 1)
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| munch
(fn 1;
wn 1)
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| nibble
(fn 1;
wn 1, 2)
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| peck
(wn 4)
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| pick
(wn 12)
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| Roles |
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- Patient [+comestible & +solid]
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| Frames |
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| Basic Transitive |
| example |
"Cynthia nibbled the carrot."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient
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| semantics |
take_in(during(E), Agent, Patient)
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| Unspecified Object |
| example |
"Cynthia nibbled."
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| syntax |
Agent V
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| semantics |
take_in(during(E), Agent, ?Patient)
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| Conative |
| example |
"Cynthia nibbled at the carrot."
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| syntax |
Agent V {at} Patient
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| semantics |
take_in(during(E), Agent, Patient)
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| PP Patient-PP |
| example |
"Cynthia nibbled on the carrot."
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| syntax |
Agent V {on} Patient
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| semantics |
take_in(during(E), Agent, Patient)
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