Predicate: nosedive
Roleset id: nosedive.01 , fall very fast, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
nosedive.01: NOSEDIVE-V NOTES: Note that "nosedived" is a confirmation of the lexicalist hypothesisand Blocking--most people would say the past tense of "dived" is"dove", but "nosedive" is apparently no longer associated with"dive" and thus does not take the irregular past tense. Cool. (from nosedive.01-v)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| nosedive (v.) | | |
| nose-dive (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg1-PPT: Logical subject, patient, thing falling
Arg2-EXT: EXT, amount fallen
Arg3-DIR: start point
Arg4-PRD: end point, end state of arg1
Argm-LOC: medium
Example: another verb of quantifiable motion, you know the drill
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Compaq Computer nose-dived $8.625 a share, to $100, and pulled other technology issues lower after reporting lower-than-expected earnings after the stock market closed Wednesday.
Arg1: Compaq Computer
Rel: nosedived
Arg2: $8.625 a share
Arg4: to $100