Predicate: backward

Roleset id: backward.01 , slow in progress, feeble-minded in some aspect, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

backward.01: BACKWARD-J NOTES: Roleset based on instances in BOLT P01, parts 2,3. Framed by Claire. (from backward.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
backward (j.)

Roles:

        Arg1-PAG: entity that is slow on the uptake
        Arg2-PPT: subject that arg1 is slow in, backward on

Example: All args

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Republicans have been losing political clout and power because they are so backward on social issues.

        Arg1: they
        Argm-ext: so
        Rel: backward
        Arg2: on social issues

Example: Arg 2 expressed as "when" phrase

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        My sister is a primary school teacher and teachers generally hate the tories , before all this pension business came to the surface but because they 're so backward when it comes to education .

        Arg1: they
        Argm-ext: so
        Rel: backward
        Arg2: when it comes to education .

Roleset id: backward.02 , directed or facing backward, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

backward.02: BACKWARD-J NOTES: (from backward.02-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
backward (j.)

Roles:

        Arg1-PPT: backward facing thing
        Arg2-PPT: backward from what -- correctly oriented point of comparison

Example: All args

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        That seal actually needs to keep air from entering more than oil from escaping - it's backward from what you might expect.

        Arg1: it
        Rel: backward
        Arg2: from what you might expect.