Predicate: appear
Roleset id: appear.01 , come to be visible, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
appear.01: APPEAR-V NOTES: Member of VN class appear-48.1.1. (from appear.01-v) APPEARANCE-N NOTES: Roleset based on instances in nouns-lv and appear.01 roleset. Framed by Claire. (from appearance.01-n)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
appear (v.) | | |
appearance (n.) | | |
make_appearance (l.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg1-PPT: thing appearing (vnrole: 48.1.1-Theme)
Example: ergative
        The latest results appear in today's New England Journal of Medicine.
        Arg1: The latest results
        Rel: appear
        Argm-loc: in today's New England Journal of Medicine
Example: All (one) args
        His only major league appearance was a disappointment.
        Arg1: his
        Argm-tmp: only
        Argm-loc: major league
        Rel: appearance
Roleset id: appear.02 , seem, appear, be unmistakable (for/as), Source: , vncls: , framnet:
appear.02: APPEAR-V NOTES: Member of VN class seem-109. (from appear.02-v) APPARENT-J NOTES: Based on Sharp data. Comparison to appear.02. Appear.02 is a member of VN class appear-109. Framed by Katie. (from apparent.01-j) APPEARING-J NOTES: Based on Sharp data. Comparison to appear.02. Appear.02 is a member of Vncls seem-109. Framed by Katie. (from appearing.01-j)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
apparent (j.) | | |
appearing (j.) | | |
appear (v.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg1-PPT: thing seeming, often requires concatenation (vnrole: 109-Theme, 109-Attribute)
        Arg2-GOL: viewer, to whom does it seem like that? (vnrole: 109-Attribute)
Example: Args 1, with concatenation
        [The percentage of lung cancer deaths among the workers at the West Groton MA paper factory]-1 appears *-1 to be the highest for any asbestos workers studied in Western industrialized countries.
        Arg1: [[The percentage of lung cancer deaths among the workers at the West Groton MA paper factory]-1], [*-1 to be the highest for any asbestos workers studied in Western industrialized countries]
        Rel: appears
Example: Watch for dummy it, will bemarked EXP in TreeBank, otherwise referential
        It-1 appears *-1 to be the sort of situation where anything can happen.
        Arg1: [[It]-1], [*-1 to be the sort of situation where anything can happen]
        Rel: appears
Example: Actual It *EXP*, no raised subject
        It *EXP* appears that British Airways was angry.
        Rel: appears
        Arg1: that British Airways was angry
Example: with viewer
        To Mary, John-1 appears *-1 to be an idiot.
        Arg2: to Mary
        Arg1: [[John-1] , [*-1 to be an idiot.]
        Rel: appears
Example: Arg 1 only
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        Mitotic activity is readily apparent
        Arg1: Mitotic activity
        Argm-adv: readily
        Rel: apparent
Example: Both args
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        No microcalcifications apparent to me at this time.
        Arg1: No microcalcifications
        Rel: apparent
        Arg2: to me
        Argm-tmp: at this time
Example: Requiring concatenation
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        She has been calmer apeparing in the past week.
        Arg1: [She] , [calmer]
        Rel: appearing
        Argm-tmp: in the past week