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talk-37.5
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Class Hierarchy

talk-37.5
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Members

speak (fn 1; wn 1, 2)

talk (fn 1; wn 1, 2)

Roles
Actor [+animate \| +organization] Actor1 [+animate \| +organization] Actor2 [+animate \| +organization] Topic [+communication]

Frames

Basic Intransitive
example	"Susan talked."
syntax	Actor1 V
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Actor1, ?Actor2, ?Topic) cause(Actor1, E)

PP to-PP
example	"Susan talked to Rachel."
syntax	Actor1 V {to} Actor2
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Actor1, Actor2, ?Topic) cause(Actor1, E)

PP with-PP
example	"Susan talked with Rachel."
syntax	Actor1 V {with} Actor2
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Actor1, Actor2, ?Topic) transfer_info(during(E), Actor2, Actor1, ?Topic) cause(Actor1, E)

PP-PP to-PP Topic-PP
example	"Susan talked to Rachel about the problem."
syntax	Actor1 V {to} Actor2 {about} Topic
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Actor1, Actor2, Topic) cause(Actor1, E)

PP-PP with-PP Topic-PP
example	"Susan talked with Rachel about the problem."
syntax	Actor1 V {with} Actor2 {about} Topic
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Actor1, Actor2, Topic) transfer_info(during(E), Actor2, Actor1, Topic) cause(Actor1, E)

Simple Reciprocal Intransitive
example	"Susan and Rachel talked."
syntax	Actor <+plural> V
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Actor_i, Actor_j, ?Topic) transfer_info(during(E), Actor_j, Actor_i, ?Topic)

Together Reciprocal Alternation Intransitive
example	"Susan and Rachel talked."
syntax	Actor <+plural> V (together)
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Actor_i, Actor_j, ?Topic) transfer_info(during(E), Actor_j, Actor_i, ?Topic)

PP-PP Topic-PP to-PP
example	"Susan talked about the problem to Rachel."
syntax	Actor1 V {about} Topic {to} Actor2
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Actor1, Actor2, Topic) cause(Actor1, E)

PP-PP Topic-PP with-PP
example	"Susan talked about the problem with Rachel."
syntax	Actor1 V {about} Topic {with} Actor2
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Actor1, Actor2, Topic) transfer_info(during(E), Actor2, Actor1, Topic) cause(Actor1, E)

PP Topic-PP
example	"Susan talked about the problems of modern America."
syntax	Actor1 V {about} Topic
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Actor1, ?Actor2, Topic) cause(Actor1, E)

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