Frameset

Predicate screech:

Frames file for 'screech' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry 37.3, Framenet entry Motion noise, Communication noise, Perception noise. Very noisy verb.

Roleset screech.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "(cause to) emit noise":

Roles:

Arg0:causer

Arg1:thing screeching

Examples:

past

active

full

awful noise (-)
`The chalk screeched on the blackboard.`
Arg1:	The chalk
REL:	screeched
Argm-LOC:	on the blackboard

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full
with agent (-)

John screeched the chalk on the blackboard.

Arg0: John

REL: screeched

Arg1: the chalk

Argm-LOC: on the blackboard

with agent (-)
`John screeched the chalk on the blackboard.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	screeched
Arg1:	the chalk
Argm-LOC:	on the blackboard

Roleset screech.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "stop":

Roles:

Arg1:thing stopping

Arg2:explicit mention of stop

Examples:

past

active

full

almost fixed phrase (-)
`The sales recovery screeched to a halt this month, some analysts say.`
Arg1:	The sales recovery
REL:	screeched
Arg2-to:	a halt
ArgM-TMP:	this month