Predicate: continue

Roleset id: continue.01 , aspectual, continuing of a process; aspectual, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

continue.01: CONTINUE-V NOTES: Based on survey of initial sentences from big corpus, with comparison to 'keep'. Member of VNcls continue-55.3, sustain-55.6. (from continue.01-v) CONTINUATION-N NOTES: (from continuation.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
continue (v.)Process_continue Activity_ongoing
continuation (n.)

Roles:

        Arg1 may require concatenation in aspectual usages. (from continue.01-v)
        Arg0-PAG: causer of continuation (vnrole: 55.3-agent, 55.6-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing continuing (vnrole: 55.3-theme, 55.6-theme, 55.3-theme, 55.6-theme)

Example: agent and event

        Investors-1 continue *trace*-1 to pour cash into money funds.

        Arg0: Investors
        Rel: continue
        Arg1: *trace* to pour cash into money funds

Example: event, no agent

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

        [New loans]-1 continue *-1 to slow; they were $6.6 million in the quarter compared with $361.8 million a year ago.

        Rel: continue
        Arg1: [[New loans]-1 ], [*-1 to slow]

Example: arg as noun

        ...if the current yield continues for a year.

        Arg1: the current yield
        Rel: continues
        Argm-tmp: for a year

Example: just an agent-thingy

        She became an abortionist accidentally, and continued because ...

        Arg0: she
        Rel: continued
        Argm-cau: because ...

Example: Arg0,1

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

        The member must request their continuation of coverage in writing within 60 days following change in employment.

        Arg0: their
        Rel: continuation
        Arg1: of coverage

Roleset id: continue.02 , speaking, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

continue.02: CONTINUE-V NOTES: No VNcls. (from continue.02-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
continue (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: sayer
        Arg1-PPT: utterance
        Arg2-GOL: hearer
        Arg3-PRD: attributive

Example: transitive

        A Lorillard spokeswoman continued "This is an old story."

        Arg0: A Lorillard spokeswoman
        Rel: continued
        Arg1: "This is an old story."

Example: fronted

        [Kent cigarettes were sold]-1, the company continued *Trace*-1

        Arg0: the company
        Rel: continued
        Arg1: *Trace*-1

Example: inverted

        [What matters is what advertisers will pay]-1, continued *Trace*-1 Newsweek's chairman

        Rel: continued
        Arg1: *Trace*-1
        Arg0: Newsweek's chairman

Example: ARG0 and ARG1

        Chang continues : " It is shallow to see the maintenance of relations between the ROC and its diplomatic partners as depending only on money .

        Arg0: Chang
        Rel: continues
        Arg1: It is shallow to see the maintenance of relations between the ROC and its diplomatic partners as depending only on money

Example: ARG3

        And he continued about his frustrations in being unable to settle again for good in the Philippines, after having tasted and enjoyed the highly competitive and individualistic pace of people living abroad.

        Arg0: to settle again for good in the