Predicate: characterize

Roleset id: characterize.01 , assign a label or attribute, describing something as having a label or attribute, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

characterize.01: CHARACTERIZE-V NOTES: Latter could be considered a different roleset/sense. (from characterize.01-v) CHARACTERIZATION-N NOTES: (from characterization.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
characterize (v.)
characterization (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: describer (vnrole: 29.2-1-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing described (vnrole: 29.2-1-Theme)
        Arg2-PRD: secondary attribute, described-as (vnrole: 29.2-1-Attribute)

Example: typical transitive

        William R. Laidig, Nekoosa's chairman, chief executive officer and president, characterized the $58-a-share bid as ``uninvited.''

        Arg0: William R. Laidig, Nekoosa's chairman, chief executive officer and president,
        Rel: characterized
        Arg1: the $58-a-share bid
        Arg2: as `` uninvited ''

Example: lacking attribute

        Anheuser noted that ``beer industry sales volume in 1989 is following the trend [*T*} that has characterized the last half of the '80s.

        Argm-rcl: that -> the trend
        Arg0: [*T*]
        Rel: characterized
        Arg1: the last half of the '80s


Predicate: characteristic

Roleset id: characteristic.02 , characteristic, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

characteristic.02: CHARACTERISTIC-J NOTES: (from characteristic.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
characteristic (j.)

Roles:

        Arg1-PPT: possessor of quality, characteristic of whom (should come SECOND)
        Arg2-PRD: quality, characteristic itself (should come FIRST)

Example: dialectal linguistics, Args 1 and 2

        That accent is characteristic of Northern people.

        Rel: characteristic
        Arg1: of Northern People
        Arg2: That accent