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pour-9.5
Members: 8, Frames: 5

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Class Hierarchy

pour-9.5*
no subclasses

Members

dribble (fn 1; wn 1, 2)

drip (fn 1; wn 1, 2; g 1)

pour (fn 1; wn 1, 3, 4; g 1, 2)

slop (wn 1)

slosh (wn 3)

spew (fn 1; wn 1, 2, 3; g 1, 2)

spill (fn 1; wn 1, 2, 3; g 1)

trickle (wn 1)

Roles
Agent [+animate] Theme [+substance \| [+concrete & +plural]] Location [+location & -region] Source [+location & -region]

Frames

NP V NP PP.location
example	"Tamara poured water into the bowl."
syntax	Agent V Theme {{+path & -dest_dir}} Location
semantics	motion(during(E), Theme) not(Prep(start(E), Theme, Location)) Prep(E, Theme, Location) cause(Agent, E)

NP V NP ADVP
example	"Tamara poured water here."
syntax	Agent V Theme Location <+adv_loc>
semantics	motion(during(E), Theme) not(Prep(start(E), Theme, Location)) Prep(E, Theme, Location) cause(Agent, E)

NP V PP.location
example	"Water poured onto the plants."
syntax	Theme V {{+path & -dest_dir}} Location
semantics	motion(during(E), Theme) not(Prep(start(E), Theme, Location)) Prep(E, Theme, Location)

NP V NP PP.source PP.location
example	"Maria poured water from the bowl into the cup."
syntax	Agent V Theme {{+src}} Source {{+dest_conf}} Location
semantics	not(Prep(start(E), Theme, Location)) Prep(E, Theme, Source) Prep(E, Theme, Location) cause(Agent, E)

NP V PP.source PP.location
example	"Water poured from the bowl into the cup."
syntax	Theme V {{+src}} Source {{+dest_conf}} Location
semantics	not(Prep(start(E), Theme, Location)) Prep(E, Theme, Source) Prep(E, Theme, Location)

Comments
From: Susan, Date: 2011.3.25 The final two frames seem to be missing the Motion portion of the semantic predicate.

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