Roleset shrug.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "move the shoulders":

Roles:

Arg0:shrugger


Arg1:thing shrugged (defaults to shoulders)


Arg2:shrugged at, because of

Examples:

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


whatEVER (-)
When asked why he had destroyed Mary's priceless tapestry, John simply shrugged.
Arg0:	John
Argm-ADV:	simply
REL:	shrugged

Verbnet class (relationship to point) suggests an "at" argument (arg2). This sounds a little odd to me, but possible (John shrugged his shoulders at the thought of eternal damnation). It is very different from the "point finger at" reading, though, suggesting a split in the class.

Roleset shrug.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "manner of speaking":

Roles:

Arg0:speaker


Arg1:utterance


Arg2:listener

Examples:

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


but maybe that's just me. ::shrug:: (-)
``The Caterpillar people aren't too happy when they see their equipment used like that,'' shrugs [*T*-1] Mr. George.
REL:	shrugs
Arg1:	[*T*-1] -> ``The Caterpillar people aren't too happy when they see their equipment used like that,''
Arg0:	Mr. George

Roleset shrug.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "ignore, let go of":

Roles:

Arg0:ignorer, agent


Arg1:thing shrugged off

Examples:

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


basic transitive (-)
The market also shrugged off positive factors, such as higher bond prices and a slowdown in monetary growth in September, traders said.
Arg0:	The market
ArgM-DIS:	also
REL:	[ shrugged] [ off]
Arg1:	positive factors, such as higher bond prices and a slowdown in monetary growth in September