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:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
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:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
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