Predicate
acknowledge:
Frames file for 'acknowledge' based on sentences in financial
subcorpus. Verbnet entry 29.1, other framed members include adopt.
Is that right? No Framenet entry. Comparison with 'claim'.
Roleset acknowledge.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "admit":
Roles:
Arg0:admitter, claimer, speaker
Arg1:proposition, claim, utterance
Arg2:hearer
Arg3:secondary predication
Examples:
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acknowledge a sentence (-) |
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person: ns
tense: past
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: full
Control Data's semiconductor business, VTC Inc., continues to lose
money, the executives acknowledged *trace*, but they said they
consider some of the technology vital to national defense and so
are reluctant to dispose of it.
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| Arg0: | the executives |
| REL: | acknowledged |
| Arg1: | *trace* -> Control Data's semiconductor business,
VTC Inc., continues to lose money |
This can occur in any of the 'say' frames: fronted, inverted, split;
so be careful.
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acknowledge an NP (-) |
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person: ns
tense: ns
aspect: progressive
voice: active
form: participle
*trace* Apparently acknowledging weaker U.S. sales systemwide,
McDonald's vowed ``to use our size and muscle to do all that is
necessary to build the brand.''
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| ArgM-ADV: | Apparently |
| REL: | acknowledging |
| Arg1: | weaker U.S. sales systemwide |
| Arg0: | *trace* -> McDonald's |
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with hearer (-) |
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person: ns
tense: past
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: full
John acknowledged to Mary that he was an idiot.
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| Arg0: | John |
| REL: | acknowledged |
| Arg2-to: | Mary |
| Arg1: | he was an idiot |
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with attributive (-) |
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person: ns
tense: past
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: full
John acknowledged Mary as his illegitimate child--a claim she
denied vigorously, on the grounds that she's older than he is.
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| Arg0: | John |
| REL: | acknowledged |
| Arg1: | Mary |
| Arg3-as: | his illegitimate child |
Should these be split into two senses? Maybe.