Roleset assert.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "speak up":

Roles:

Arg0:asserter


Arg1:thing asserted

Examples:

reflexive (-)
Wives are asserting themselves more strongly.
Arg0:	Wives
REL:	asserting
Arg1-REC:	themselves
Argm-MNR:	more strongly

Roleset assert.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "say forcefully":

Roles:

Arg0:Sayer


Arg1:Utterance


Arg2:Hearer


Arg3:Attribute of arg1

Examples:

transitive, normal order (-)
Still another boy asserted: to be a good Jew is to do no wrong; it's to be a good person.
Arg0:	Still another boy
REL:	asserted
Arg1:	to be a good Jew is to do no wrong; it's to be a good person.

Refer to 'say' for examples of other usages.

Roleset assert.03 Verbnet Class: 1 "claim":

Roles:

Arg0:claimer, asserter


Arg1:thing claimed, asserted


Arg2:benefactive, claimed/asserted for


Arg3:secondary predication on arg1

Examples:

simple transitive (-)
The President asserted a power of excision.
Arg0:	The President
REL:	asserted
Arg1:	a power of excision




with secondary predication (-)
The author had asserted several points about Mr. Hubbard.
Arg0:	The author
REL:	asserted
Arg1:	several points
Arg3:	about Mr. Hubbard

This could possibly be merged with the 'say' roleset