Frameset - mean

Predicate: mean

Roleset id: mean.01 , signal, convey, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

mean.01: MEAN-V NOTES: Frames file for 'mean' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus. Split from mean.02 (old mean.01) which wasunable to capture conveyance of meaning. Member of VN classrepresentation-110. (from mean.01-v predicate notes) MEANING-N NOTES: Roleset based on verb entry mean.02. (from meaning.01-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
mean (v.)
meaning (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent
        Arg1-MNR: element containing meaning
        Arg2-PPT: meaning
        Arg3-GOL: perceiver, beneficiary

Example: mean-v: resulted in

        Huge gains by her students in 1987 and 1988 meant a total of $5000 in bonuses over two years.

        Arg1: Huge gains by her students in 1987 and 1988
        Rel: meant
        Arg2: a total of $5000 in bonuses over two years.

Example: mean-v: this means that

        The leeway that Sea Containers has means that Temple would have to substantially increase their bid.

        Arg1: The leeway that Sea Containers has
        Rel: means
        Arg2: that Temple would have to substantially increase their bid.

Example: mean-v: with ARG2

        What-1 a Lien victory means *T*-1 for the New Party.

        Arg1: a Lien victory
        Rel: means
        Arg2: *T*-1
        Arg3: for the New Party

Example: meaning-n: resulted in

        The name Melchizedek , king of Salem , also has a meaning "King of Righteousness".

        Arg1: The name Melchizedek , king of Salem ,
        Argm-adv: also
        Argm-lvb: has
        Rel: meaning
        Arg2: "King of Righteousness"

Example: mean-v: arg0

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

        What T-1 do you mean by that *-1?

        Arg0: you
        Rel: mean
        Arg1: by that
        Arg2: *-1?

Example: mean-v: again, seperate agent and conveyer

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

        I don't mean anything by that.

        Arg0: I
        Argm-neg: n't
        Rel: mean
        Arg2: anything
        Arg1: by that

Example: mean-v: volitional and intentional = agent

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

        I mean that you look silly in that hat.

        Arg0: I
        Rel: mean
        Arg2: that you look silly in that hat.

Example: mean-v: non-agentive, non-volitional conveyer of meaning

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

        A wagging tail means the dog is happy.

        Arg1: A wagging tail
        Rel: means
        Arg2: the dog is happy

Roleset id: mean.02 , intend, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

mean.02: MEAN-V NOTES: Frames file for 'mean' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus. Member of VN class intend-61.2-1. Youshould be able to replace the verb with 'intend' for this sense.

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
mean (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent
        Arg1-PPT: thing intended
        Arg2-GOL: beneficiary, meant for

Example: mean-v: with beneficiary

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

        The letter was meant for him.

        Arg1: The letter
        Rel: meant
        Arg2: for him.

Example: mean-v: action intended to be completed

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

        I meant to do that.

        Arg0: I
        Rel: meant
        Arg1: to do that.

Roleset id: mean.03 , stingy, meager, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

mean.03: MEAN-J NOTES: Added by Julia. (from mean.02-j)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
mean (j.)	Stinginess

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: miser
Arg1-PPT: meager thing

Example: mean-j: both args

        He was mean with his money-- waiting for him to get his round in was not really an option-- but he was incredibly generous withhis time.

        Arg0: He
        Rel: mean
        Arg1: with his money

Example: mean-j: arg 1

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

        Everybody was very thirsty and hungry as the rations were mean.

        Arg1: the rations
        Rel: mean

Roleset id: mean.04 , mean, unkind, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

mean.04: MEAN-J NOTES: Updated by Julia based on BOLT-6. (from mean.01-j)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
mean (j.)	Social_interaction_evaluation

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: giver of misery, mean entity
Arg1-PPT: target of meanness

Example: mean-j: Mean Girls, all args

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

        She was mean to the girl who answered all the questions.

        Arg0: She
        Rel: mean
        Arg1: to the girl who answered all the questions

Predicate: meaningful

Roleset id: meaningful.05 , intend, explain, is equivalent to, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

meaningful.05: MEANINGFUL-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from meaningful.01-j)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
meaningful (j.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent, element containing or conveying meaning
        Arg1-PPT: thing meant, explanation
        Arg2-PRP: meant for/to

Example: meaningful-j

        The change in pain intensity that-1 *-1 is meaningful to patients increases as the severity of their baseline pain increases.

        Arg0: *-1
        Rel: meaningful
        Arg2: to patients