Predicate: darken

Roleset id: darken.01 , (cause to) become dark, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

darken.01: DARKEN-V NOTES: Verbnet entry other_cos-45.4, big surprise. (from darken.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
darken (v.)
darkening (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: causer of darkening (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing becoming dark (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)

Example: unaccusative

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        He darkened under his heavy burn.

        Arg1: He
        Rel: darkened
        Argm-loc: under his heavy burn

Example: transitive

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        For a moment, anger darkened the hallway about her, and when she found her voice, anger thickened it.

        Argm-tmp: For a moment
        Arg0: anger
        Rel: darkened
        Arg1: the hallway about her

Example: pretentious literary usage

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        The darkening world scene, at the time of the Munich Pact, continued to trouble his mind even in his remote Virginia studio.

        Rel: darkening
        Arg1: [world][scene]


Predicate: dark

Roleset id: dark.02 , not reflecting much, if any, light, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

dark.02: DARK-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-4,5. related to 'darken.01'. (from dark.01-j) DARKER-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from darker.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
dark (j.)Color_qualities Level_of_light Openness
darker (j.)

Roles:

        Arg1-PPT: thing that doesn't reflect light
        Arg2-VSP: specific part of arg1, if also mentioned

Example: Muhammed Ali

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

        I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.

        Arg1: the room
        Rel: dark

Example: lexicalized comparative: arg1 and CXN

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

        I 'm very pale caucasian and my chest is darker than my face , if I were to match to my chest I 'd just look a bit mucky , like I had n't washed in weeks , and I think that if your foundation does n't completely blend into your natural skintone along your jawline you can look like you 're wearing a mask .

        Arg1: my chest
        Rel: darker
        Argm-cxn: than my face

Example: applies to eye and hair

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

        Unlike her late husband, Mitchell was dark of eye, dark of hair, dark dark dark of character.

        Argm-mnr: Unlike her late husband
        Arg1: Mitchell
        Rel: dark
        Arg2: of eye

Roleset id: dark.03 , morbid, depressive, evil, macabre, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

dark.03: DARK-J NOTES: Added by Julia. (from dark.02-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
dark (j.)Morality_evaluation Attitude_description

Roles:

        Arg1-PAG: macabre thing
        Arg2-VSP: specific aspect of arg1 that is macabre

Example: both args: applies to 'character' only

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

        Unlike her late husband, Mitchell was dark of eye, dark of hair, dark dark dark of character.

        Argm-mnr: Unlike her late husband
        Arg1: Mitchell
        Rel: dark
        Arg2: of character