Predicate: provoke

Roleset id: provoke.01 , cause an emotional reaction, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

provoke.01: PROVOKE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'provoke' based on sentences in wsj; adjectival 'provoking' based on BOLT-6. Member of Vnclsamuse-31.1, engender-27. (from provoke.01-v)
       
        PROVOCATION-N NOTES: Based on Bolt data. Comparison toprovoke.01. Provoke.01 is a member of VN classes amuse-31.1 andengender-27.Framed by Katie. (from provocation.01-n)
       
        PROVOCATIVE-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an aliasfile for unification. (from provocative.01-j)
       
        PROVOKING-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an aliasfile for unification. (from provoking.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
provoking (j.)
provocation (n.)
provocative (j.)
provoke (v.)Cause_to_start31.1, 27.1-1

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: causer (vnrole: 31.1-stimulus, 27.1-1-cause)
        Arg1-PPT: thing provoked, or reaction when separate secondary impelled agent is present (vnrole: 31.1-experiencer, 27.1-1-theme)
        Arg2-PRD: secondary impelled agent, when separate from reaction (vnrole: 31.1-experiencer)

Example: provoke-v: basic case

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

        Economists say a buildup in inventories can provoke cutbacks in production that can lead to a recession.

        Arg0: a buildup in inventories
        Argm-mod: can
        Rel: provoke
        Arg1: cutbacks in production that can lead to a recession

Example: provoke-v: misparsed object

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: perfect,  voice: active,  form: participle

        The compromise bill passed the House last week but has now provoked jurisdictional fights with the Senate Foreign RelationsCommittee, which jealously protects its prerogatives overoperations at the State Department.

        Arg0: The compromise bill
        Argm-tmp: now
        Rel: provoked
        Arg1: [ jurisdictional fights] [ with the Senate ForeignRelations Committee, which jealously protects its prerogatives overoperations at the State Department]

Example: provoke-v: with separate secondary impelled agent

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

        To say that the Pentagon should act irresponsibly because acting responsibly will provoke Congress into acting irresponsiblyleads to the conclusion that the Pentagon should deliberatelyexaggerate its needs in the national interest; in other words, thatit is justified in committing a crime -- lying to Congress --because it is morally superior.

        Arg0: acting responsibly
        Argm-mod: will
        Rel: provoke
        Arg2: Congress
        Arg1: into acting irresponsibly

Example: provoking-j

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

        The writer compared the official news reports on April 2nd and April 3rd with the Songyuan Municipal Soft Environment Office 'sfindings on this case and found several questionable points ,which-1 [*-1]were thought - provoking .

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Arg1: thought
        Rel: provoking

Example: provocation-n: Args 0 and 1

        The provocation of rumors and slander by some foreign reactionary organizations

        Rel: provocation
        Arg1: of rumors and slander
        Arg0: by some foreign reactionary organizations

Example: provocative-j

        But the truth is, that, in such cases, we generally find the humor ourselves which-1 *T*-1 is provocative of laughter ;

        Arg0: *T*-1
        Rel: provocative
        Arg1: of laughter

Example: provoking-j

        the photography is thought provoking; the video installations captivating; and the paintings strikingly fresh.

        Arg0: the photography
        Arg1: thought
        Rel: provoking

Roleset id: provoke.02 , provoke sexual arousal, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

provoke.02: PROVOKE-V NOTES: Split off from existing .01 roleset by Julia for unification.
       
        PROVOCATIVE-J NOTES: Split off from existing .01 roleset byJulia for unification.

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
provocative (j.)
provoke (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: sexually provocative entity
        Arg1-PPT: sexual arousal, explicitly stated
        Arg2-PPT: entity becoming sexually aroused

Example: provocative-j

        Their dress is provocative, the music is suggestive and the girls' body language is seductive.

        Arg0: Their dress
        Rel: provocative

Example: provoke-v

        We’re lying to ourselves if we say those pop culture icons were just aesthetically pleasing, because they were more thanthat– they provoked sexual thoughts and tendencies.

        Arg0: they
        Rel: provoked
        Arg1: sexual thoughts and tendencies