| Basic Intransitive |
| example |
"Susan complained."
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| syntax |
Agent V
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, ?Recipient, ?Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| PP Recipient-PP |
| example |
"Susan complained to Rachel."
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| syntax |
Agent V {to} Recipient
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, ?Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| S |
| example |
"Susan complained that the party would be tonight."
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| syntax |
Agent V Topic <+that_comp>
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, ?Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| PP-S Recipient-PP |
| example |
"Susan complained to Rachel that the party would be tonight."
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| syntax |
Agent V {to} Recipient Topic <+that_comp>
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| PP Topic-PP |
| example |
"Ellen complained about the situation."
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| syntax |
Agent V {about} Topic
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, ?Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| PP-PP Topic-PP Recipient-PP |
| example |
"Ellen complained about the situation to Helen."
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| syntax |
Agent V {about} Topic {to} Recipient
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| QUOT |
| example |
"Ellen complained, 'The mail didn't come today.'"
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| syntax |
Agent V Topic <+quotation>
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, ?Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| PP-QUOT Recipient-PP |
| example |
"Ellen complained to Helen, 'The mail didn't come today.'"
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| syntax |
Agent V {to} Recipient Topic <+quotation>
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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| PP-PP Recipient-PP Topic-PP |
| example |
"The prime minister complained to the former president about U.S. interference in his country's affairs."
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| syntax |
Agent V {to} Recipient {about} Topic
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| semantics |
transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Recipient, Topic)
cause(Agent, E)
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