Predicate: emphasize

Roleset id: emphasize.01 , emphasize, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

emphasize.01: EMPHASIZE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'emphasize' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No Verbnet entry. Comparison to 'say' et al. (from emphasize.01-v predicate notes) EMPHASIS-N NOTES: Based on sentences in nouns-9998. Comparison to emphasize.01. VN class promote-102. (from emphasis.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
emphasize (v.)
emphasis (n.)place_weight_on
place_emphasis (l.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: emphasizer
        Arg1-PPT: utterance
        Arg2-GOL: hearer

Example: transitive

        The statement emphasized that holders representing 75% of the shares voting at a special shareholders' meeting must agree to lift the takeover restrictions.

        Arg0: The statement
        Rel: emphasized
        Arg1: that holders representing 75% of the shares voting at a special shareholders' meeting must agree to lift the takeover restrictions

Example: with hearer

        Mary emphasized to John that he must never ever call her 'Snoogie-wookums' in public.

        Arg0: Mary
        Rel: emphasized
        Arg2: to John
        Arg1: that he must never ever call her 'Snoogie-wookums' in public.

Example: both args

        the producers' emphasis on natural gas

        Arg0: the producers'
        Rel: emphasis
        Arg1: on natural gas

Example: arg 1 only

        the emphasis on takeover stocks

        Rel: emphasis
        Arg1: on takeover stocks