Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] NAME NP2[recipient] NP3[attribute]
NOTE: implies a permanent attribute is being assigned.
NOTE: an agent assigns an attribute (the name) to the recipient
NOTE: implies the entity did not have this name prior to the assignment
NOTE: implies a change of (social) state for the recipient (it now has a name it did not have before)
Examples:
We named our dog Fido.
They named their son David.
The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader.
Berkeley named several plant species in their honour.
Mappings:
VerbNet: appoint-29.1,dub-29.3
FrameNet: Name_conferral
PropBank: name.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[actor] NAME NP2[target] (PP[goal])
NOTE: implies the name was already associated with the entity (unlike Sense 1)
Examples:
Many senators were named in connection with the scandal.
Name your accomplices!
I can name every state west of Mississippi.
Name your price.
The pair has named a date for their big day.
Mary has named three possible times for our meeting next week.
Name the place of our duel.
In most instances the supplier will have named a price that they consider negotiable.
Try to deflect questions about salary until the employer names a figure.
John's doctors have been unable to name the underlying cause of his inflammation.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Adducing
PropBank: name.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] NAME NP2[patient] NP3[attribute]
NOTE: does not imply the role is a permanent attribute (unlike Sense 1)
NOTE:assigns a role to a person, not an appellation (unlike Sense 1)
Examples:
She was named Head of the Committee.
They haven't yet named her successor.
He has named a committee to seek his successor.
Mappings:
VerbNet: dub-29.3
FrameNet: Change_of_leadership
PropBank: name.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4