Predicate: direct

Roleset id: direct.01 , provide direction, provide instruction/guidance (not cardinal directions!), Source: , vncls: , framnet:

direct.01: DIRECT-V NOTES: Based on financial subcorpus. Member of VNcls performance-26.7-1. Comparison with 'lead'. (from direct.01-v) DIRECTING-N NOTES: Corresponds to verb entry direct.01 and VNcls performance-26.7-1. (from directing.01-n) DIRECTION-N NOTES: Based on sentences in nouns-00040. Comparison to 'direct'. See VN class performance-26.7-1. No Fn class. Framed by Katie. (from direction.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
directing (n.)Behind_the_scenes
direct (v.)Behind_the_scenes
direction (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: director (vnrole: 26.7-1-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing directed (vnrole: 26.7-1-Theme)
        Arg2-DIR: direction, towards what

Example: no explicit direction

        Mr. Stronach will direct an effort to reduce overhead and curb capital spending ``until a more satisfactory level of profit is achieved and maintained,'' Magna said.

        Arg0: Mr. Stronach
        Argm-mod: will
        Rel: direct
        Arg1: an effort to reduce overhead and curb capital spending
        Argm-tmp: until a more satisfactory level of profit is achieved and maintained

Example: with explicit direction

        ...[investor interest]-1 was directed *trace*-1 toward oil and mining shares...

        Rel: directed
        Arg1: *trace*
        Arg2: toward oil and mining shares

Example: another type of direction

        ``But, at least, back then they didn't generally direct their anger at each other.''

        Argm-tmp: back then
        Arg0: they
        Argm-neg: n't
        Argm-adv: generally
        Rel: direct
        Arg1: their anger
        Arg2-rec: at each other

Example: Movie direction

        His career became legendary upon his directing of 1972's The Godfather.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: directing
        Arg1: of 1972's The Godfather.

Example: with explicit direction

        .Hewitt attributes a large part of the show's success to his directing the broadcast towards the great middle class.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: directing
        Arg1: the broadcast
        Arg2: towards the great middle class.

Example: Being lead

        at the President's direction

        Arg0: the President's
        Rel: direction

Example: Arg 1

        Direction to the US Coast Guard

        Rel: direction
        Arg1: to the US Coast Guard

Example: arg 0 in a PP

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

        it was set up under the direction of KMT party chairman Lee Teng-hui.

        Rel: direction
        Arg0: of KMT party chairman Lee Teng-hui.

Example: Somewhat tricky arg 2

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

        His anti-debt direction

        Arg0: His
        Arg2: anti-debt
        Rel: direction

Example: 0 & 1

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

        In 2007, Mayer won his first Tony Award for his direction of the musical adaptation of Spring Awakening.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: direction
        Arg1: of the musical adaptation of Spring Awakening

Roleset id: direct.02 , straightforward, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

direct.02: DIRECT-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on SHARP-SRED. (from direct.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
direct (j.)

Roles:

        Arg1-PPT: straight thing

Example: arg1

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

        Pupils equal , round , regular , reactive to light , direct and consensual .

        Arg1: Pupils
        Rel: direct