Frameset

Predicate burn:

Frames file for 'burn' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet entries 40.8.2, 40.8.3, 47.2, 45.4, 45.5; other framed members include: reel, erode, spread, and a whole bunch of causatives. Framenet classes Cause harm, Heat, and Body. This is probably going to be ugly.

Roleset burn.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "(cause to) be on fire":

Roles:

Arg0:pyromaniac

Arg1:thing burning

Examples:

present

both

passive

participle

metaphorical, 'on' agent (-)
`Securities analysts were even more cautious, trace having been burned trace repeatedly on Unisys this year.`
REL:	burned
Arg1:	trace -> trace -> Securities analysts
ArgM-TMP:	repeatedly
Arg0-on:	Unisys
ArgM-TMP:	this year

person: third tense: present aspect: perfect voice: passive form: participle
metaphorical, 'in' agent (-)

International Business Machines Corp., analysts say, has been burned *trace* twice in trying to enter the laptop market and shows no signs of trying to get into notebooks anytime soon.

REL: burned

Arg1: *trace* -> International Business Machines Corp.

ArgM-TMP: twice

Arg0-in: trying to enter the laptop market

metaphorical, 'in' agent (-)
`International Business Machines Corp., analysts say, has been burned trace twice in trying to enter the laptop market and shows no signs of trying to get into notebooks anytime soon.`
REL:	burned
Arg1:	trace -> International Business Machines Corp.
ArgM-TMP:	twice
Arg0-in:	trying to enter the laptop market

The idea in both of these is along the lines of "Trying to enter the laptop market has burned IBM", making this a relatively straightforward passivization. person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: infinitive
literal (-)

John likes *trace* to burn candles.

Arg0: *trace* -> John

REL: burn

Arg1: candles

literal (-)
`John likes trace to burn candles.`
Arg0:	trace -> John
REL:	burn
Arg1:	candles

person: third tense: past aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle
ergative, literal (-)

The wood was burning in the fireplace.

Arg1: the wood

REL: burning

Argm-LOC: in the fireplace

ergative, literal (-)
`The wood was burning in the fireplace.`
Arg1:	the wood
REL:	burning
Argm-LOC:	in the fireplace

person: third tense: past aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle
ergative, metaphorical (-)

John's face was burning.

Arg1: John's face

REL: burning

ergative, metaphorical (-)
`John's face was burning.`
Arg1:	John's face
REL:	burning

Predicate burn_up:

Roleset burn.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "burn completely":

Roles:

Arg0:causer, agent

Arg1:thing burning

Examples:

past

active

full

naughty John (-)
`John burned up his report card in the fireplace.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	burned up
Arg1:	his report card
Argm-LOC:	in the fireplace

Predicate burn_out:

Roleset burn.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "burn and then be extinguished":

Roles:

Arg1:thing burning

Examples:

past

active

full

literal (-)
`The fire finally burned out after an hour or two.`
Arg1:	The fire
Argm-TMP:	finally
REL:	burned out
Argm-TMP:	after an hour or two

Roleset burn.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "become tired of":

Roles:

Arg1:experiencer

Arg2:psych instrument

Examples:

third

present

active

participle

or adjectival? (-)
`John is totally burned out on predicate-argument tagging.`
Arg1:	John
Argm-EXT:	totally
REL:	burned out
Arg2-on:	predicate-argument tagging

I'm not sure about this syntax. With any luck it won't appear in WSJ.