Frameset

Frames file for 'get' based on initial sentences of big corpus and comparison with 'buy', 'gain' and 'take'

Predicate get:

Roleset get.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "transfer of goods, acquire":

Roles:

Arg0:receiver

Arg1:thing gotten

Arg2:giver

Arg3:price paid, in-exchange-for

Arg4:benefactive

Examples:

simple transitive (-)
`Could I get a one-way ticket from Milwaukee to Orlando?`
Arg0:	I
REL:	get
Arg1:	a one-way ticket from Milwaukee to Orlando

with price (-)
They get something equally good for less.

Arg0: They

REL: get

Arg1: something equally good

Arg3-for: less

with price (-)
`They get something equally good for less.`
Arg0:	They
REL:	get
Arg1:	something equally good
Arg3-for:	less

with source (-)
The march got its support from self-serving groups.

Arg0: the march

REL: got

Arg1: its support

Arg2-from: self-serving groups

with source (-)
`The march got its support from self-serving groups.`
Arg0:	the march
REL:	got
Arg1:	its support
Arg2-from:	self-serving groups

with benefactive (-)
John got some flowers for his mother.

Arg0: John

REL: got

Arg1: some flowers

Arg4-for: his mother

with benefactive (-)
`John got some flowers for his mother.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	got
Arg1:	some flowers
Arg4-for:	his mother

price as subject (-)
$15 gets you a lot of daisies.

Arg3: $15

REL: gets

Arg0: you

Arg1: a lot of daisies

price as subject (-)
`$15 gets you a lot of daisies.`
Arg3:	$15
REL:	gets
Arg0:	you
Arg1:	a lot of daisies

Sometimes necessary to delve into the syntax to separate args.

Roleset get.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "have, possess":

Roles:

Arg0:haver, possessor

Arg1:thing had, possessed

Examples:

always with have auxiliary? (-)
`You've got two champions sitting right before you.`
Arg0:	You
REL:	got
Arg1:	two champions sitting right before you

Roleset get.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "become":

Roles:

Arg1:thing

Arg2:attribute of arg1

Examples:

basic becoming (-)
`That got hard to take.`
Arg1:	That
REL:	got
Arg2:	hard to take

it support (-)
It's getting harder *trace* to sell.

REL: getting

Arg2: harder

Arg1: *trace* to sell

it support (-)
`It's getting harder trace to sell.`
REL:	getting
Arg2:	harder
Arg1:	trace to sell

We're not trying to sell "it"; the deep syntax is "*trace to sell is becoming/getting harder (than it used to be)".

Roleset get.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "become variant":

Roles:

Arg0:conveyor of meaning, instigator

Arg1:thing

Arg2:attribute of arg1

Examples:

get across (-)
`Wilder has gotten across the idea that Coleman will say anything.`
Arg0:	Wilder
REL:	has gotten
Arg2:	across
Arg1:	the idea that Coleman will say anything

become with agent (-)
They got us thinking, "maybe we could be doing PAS tagging!"

Arg0: They

REL: got

Arg1: us

Arg2: thinking, "maybe we could be doing PAS tagging!"

become with agent (-)
`They got us thinking, "maybe we could be doing PAS tagging!"`
Arg0:	They
REL:	got
Arg1:	us
Arg2:	thinking, "maybe we could be doing PAS tagging!"

More widely, any sense of "cause" as in the following:
cause (-)
They get big studios to bankroll and distribute the films.

Arg0: They

REL: get

Arg1: big studios

Arg2: to bankroll and distribute the films

cause (-)
`They get big studios to bankroll and distribute the films.`
Arg0:	They
REL:	get
Arg1:	big studios
Arg2:	to bankroll and distribute the films

Roleset get.05 Verbnet Class: NONE "move":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of motion

Arg1:thing in motion

Arg2:destination

Examples:

metaphorical motion (-)
`Financing problems caused a nine-month delay in trace getting the product to market.`
Arg0:	trace
REL:	getting
Arg1:	the product
Arg2-to:	market

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: gerund
destination and source all at once (-)

[*] Getting to and from the airport in coming weeks may be the problem, however.

Arg1: [*]

REL: Getting

Arg2: to and from the airport

ArgM-TMP: in coming weeks

destination and source all at once (-)
`[*] Getting to and from the airport in coming weeks may be the problem, however.`
Arg1:	[*]
REL:	Getting
Arg2:	to and from the airport
ArgM-TMP:	in coming weeks

Roleset get.06 Verbnet Class: NONE "must":

Roles:

Arg0:Subject

Arg1:Complement

Examples:

get as must (-)
`We've got to take a serious look at how we're doing our jobs.`
Arg0:	We
REL:	got
Arg1:	to take a serious look at how we're doing our jobs

Predicate get_out:

Roleset get.07 Verbnet Class: NONE "produce":

Roles:

Arg0:creator

Arg1:creation

Arg2:created-from, thing changed

Arg3:benefactive

Examples:

become? (-)
`The company is certain trace to get out some aircraft with just supervisors and other non-striking employees on hand.`
Arg0:	trace=The company
REL:	get out
Arg1:	some aircraft
Argm-MNR:	with just supervisors and other non-striking employees on hand.

Could be regarded as non-phrasal "become" sense, but putting the attribute as "out" is a little weird. But some sentences do have "out" as a clear predicate: "I'm getting out (of the market)".

Predicate get_away:

Roleset get.08 Verbnet Class: NONE "manage to":

Roles:

Arg0:entity attempting some deed

Arg1:the deed

Examples:

manage (-)
`Buyers may not get away with some of the things they've done in the past.`
Arg0:	Buyers
Argm-MOD:	may
Argm-NEG:	not
REL:	get away
Arg1-with:	some of the things they've done in the past.

Always "get away with"?

Predicate get_back:

Roleset get.09 Verbnet Class: NONE "recover":

Roles:

Arg0:recoverer

Arg1:thing regained

Arg2:who had it before

Examples:

no 'source' (-)
`John wants trace to get his money back.`
Arg0:	trace=John
REL:	get back
Arg1:	his money

Roleset get.10 Verbnet Class: NONE "return":

Roles:

Arg1:thing

Arg2:attribute of arg1

Examples:

back to normal (-)
`UAL trading would get back to normal.`
Arg1:	UAL trading
Argm-MOD:	would
REL:	get back
Arg2-to:	normal

Equivalent to "to" variant of "become variant" above, possibly also other usages of "become variant" or even "become" rolesets.

Predicate get_off:

Roleset get.11 Verbnet Class: NONE "begin":

Roles:

Arg1:thing beginning

Arg2:manner?

Examples:

almost idiomatic (-)
`A new $46 million steel rod minimill got off to a rocky start in early 1988.`
Arg1:	A new $46 million steel rod minimill
REL:	got off
Arg2-to:	a rocky start
Argm-TMP:	in early 1988.

Predicate get_through:

Roleset get.12 Verbnet Class: NONE "reach, connect with":

Roles:

Arg0:entity trying to get through

Arg1:entity trying to be contacted

Argm-MNR:medium

Examples:

London calling (-)
`Two years ago there was trouble with people getting through on the phone.`
Arg0:	people
REL:	getting through
Argm-MNR:	on the phone.

with Arg1 (-)
John couldn't get through to Mary.

Arg0: John

Argm-MOD: could

Argm-NEG: n't

REL: get through

Arg1-to: Mary

with Arg1 (-)
`John couldn't get through to Mary.`
Arg0:	John
Argm-MOD:	could
Argm-NEG:	n't
REL:	get through
Arg1-to:	Mary

Roleset get.13 Verbnet Class: NONE "persevere":

Roles:

Arg0:perseverer

Arg1:troubles

Examples:

nobody knows... (-)
`With nothing but a good attitude, John got through the worst the University had to offer.`
Argm-MNR:	With nothing but a good attitude
Arg0:	John
REL:	got through
Arg1:	the worst the University had to offer.

Predicate get_together:

Roleset get.14 Verbnet Class: NONE "meet":

Roles:

Arg0:one party

Arg1:the other

Examples:

meet (-)
`Mr. Guber got together with Mr. Peters.`
Arg0:	Mr. Guber
REL:	got together
Arg1-with:	Mr. Peters

Predicate get_down:

Roleset get.15 Verbnet Class: NONE "begin":

Roles:

Arg1:beginner

Arg2:thing begun, task

Examples:

future

active

full

get down, baby (-)
`John will get down to business next week.`
Arg1:	John
Argm-MOD:	will
REL:	get down
Arg2-to:	business
Argm-TMP:	next week

Predicate get_even:

Roleset get.16 Verbnet Class: NONE "get even: revenge":

Roles:

Arg0:revenger

Arg1:committer of prior offense

Arg2:prior offense

Examples:

infinitive

all args (-)
`Partners at other accounting firms say that the Deloitte firm in the U.K. is filing the suit [-1] to get even with the merged Deloitte-Touche firm for [-2] keeping major auditing work in England.`
Arg0:	[*-1] -> the Deloitte firm in the U.K.
REL:	[ get] [ even]
Arg1-with:	the merged Deloitte-Touche firm
Arg2-for:	[*-2] keeping major auditing work in England