Frameset

Predicate hear:

Frames file for 'hear' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet entry hear 30.1, no mention of other members. Comparison with 'say'.

Roleset hear.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "hear":

Roles:

Arg0:hearer

Arg1:utterance, sound

Arg2:speaker, source of sound

Examples:

sound and speaker merged (-)
``When the sell programs hit, you can hear the order printers start to go'' on the Big Board trading floor, says one specialist there.
Arg0:	you
ArgM-MOD:	can
REL:	hear
Arg1:	the order printers start to go'' on the Big Board trading floor

clear speaker (-)
American Medical accepted the offer, meanwhile indicating it had heard from two other suitors.

Arg0: it

REL: heard

Arg2-from: two other suitors

clear speaker (-)
`American Medical accepted the offer, meanwhile indicating it had heard from two other suitors.`
Arg0:	it
REL:	heard
Arg2-from:	two other suitors

speaker as utterance (-)
It isn't every day that we hear a Violetta who can sing the first act's high-flying music with all the little notes perfectly pitched and neatly stitched together.

Arg0: we

REL: hear

Arg1: a Violetta who can sing the first act's high-flying music with all the little notes perfectly pitched and neatly stitched together

speaker as utterance (-)
`It isn't every day that we hear a Violetta who can sing the first act's high-flying music with all the little notes perfectly pitched and neatly stitched together.`
Arg0:	we
REL:	hear
Arg1:	a Violetta who can sing the first act's high-flying music with all the little notes perfectly pitched and neatly stitched together

Speaker and utterance can be very hard to distinguish. In general, avoid using arg2 unless it's really obvious that the speaker is separate from the utterance.