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

Roles:

Arg0:laugher


Arg1:cognate object


Arg2:source of joy


Arg3:end state of arg0, as result of laughing

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle


intransitive (-)
``The Cosby Show'' may have single-handedly turned around ratings at NBC since its debut in 1984, and the Huxtable family still keeps millions of viewers laughing Thursday night on the network.
Arg0:	millions of viewers
REL:	laughing
ArgM-TMP:	Thursday night
ArgM-LOC:	on the network

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


with source (-)
``It's hard to know whether it was intended to be funny,'' says the East Berlin shopkeeper, ``But everyone I know laughed about it.
Arg0:	everyone I know
REL:	laughed
Arg2-about:	it

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: passive form: infinitive


just source (-)
Sex scandals make people look careless and silly, and one of the worst sins in Washington is *trace* to be laughed at *trace*.
REL:	laughed
Arg2-at:	*trace* -> *trace* in Washington

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


with cognate object (-)
John laughed a good laugh at Mary's expense.
Arg0:	John
REL:	laughed
Arg1:	a good laugh
Arg2-at:	Mary's expense

person: third tense: past aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


with end result (-)
He was laughed [*-1] off the screen .
REL:	laughed
Arg1:	[*-1] -> He
Arg3-off:	off the screen

Cognate object is arg1 for other verbs of this class, which don't take "source" args, forcing this numbering.

Roleset laugh.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "manner of speaking":

Roles:

Arg0:speaker


Arg1:utterance


Arg2:hearer

Examples:

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


the usual (-)
And don't expect many complete games by pitchers -- perhaps three out of 288, laughs *trace* Mr. Fingers, the former Oakland reliever.
REL:	laughs
Arg1:	*trace* -> don't expect many complete games by pitchers -- perhaps three out of 288
Arg0:	Mr. Fingers, the former Oakland reliever