Frameset

Predicate state:

Frames file for 'state' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No Verbnet entry say-37.7, other framed members include announce, claim, declare, mention, observe, and probably say.

Roleset state.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "state, say":

Roles:

Arg0:announcer

Arg1:utterance

Arg2:hearer

Arg3:attributive

Examples:

transitive (-)
`The Japanese government, Mr. Godown said, has stated that it wants 10% to 11% of its gross national product to come from biotechnology products.`
Arg0:	, Mr. Godown said ,
REL:	stated
Arg1:	it wants 10% to 11% of its gross national product to come from biotechnology products

Other variations should be straightforward.