Roleset spell.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "sequence of letters":

Roles:

Arg0:speller


Arg1:word


Arg2:spelling

Examples:

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


spelling bee (-)
John spells his name "S-D-F-L-K-G-H-L-K-H-J"
Arg0:	John
REL:	spells
Arg1:	his name
Arg2:	"S-D-F-L-K-G-H-L-K-H-J"

Roleset spell.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "mean":

Roles:

Arg0:theme


Arg1:explanation

Examples:

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


intact arg1 (-)
The withdrawals could spell trouble for the $200 billion junk market.
Arg0:	The withdrawals
ArgM-MOD:	could
REL:	spell
Arg1:	trouble for the $200 billion junk market

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


split arg1 (-)
Compaq's announcement also spells trouble for Zenith, which last year had 28% of the U.S. laptop market...
Arg0:	Compaq's announcement
ArgM-DIS:	also
REL:	spells
Arg1:	trouble
ArgM:	for Zenith, which last year had 28% of the U.S. laptop market

Treebank is inconsistent about the placement of the "for" clause. Please always include it in the arg1.

Roleset spell.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "explain in detail":

Roles:

Arg0:thing explaining


Arg1:thing explained

Examples:

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


in tedious detail (-)
The 1988 tax act created a federal bill of rights spelling out IRS duties to protect taxpayers' rights in the assessment and collection of taxes.
Arg0:	a federal bill of rights
REL:	spelling out
Arg1:	IRS duties to protect taxpayers' rights in the assessment and collection of taxes