Predicate: silhouette

Roleset id: silhouette.01 , project a shadow or contour against a background, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

silhouette.01: SILHOUETTE-V NOTES: Roleset added by Julia based on example in Brown corpus. No Vncls. (from silhouette.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
silhouette (v.)

Roles:

        Sometimes the lightsource can be the background-- pay attention to the syntax to distinguish Arg-0 from Arg-2 (from silhouette.01-v)
        Arg0-CAU: lightsource causing the silhouette
        Arg1-PPT: theme. the silhouette
        Arg2-LOC: background against which the silhouette is seen

Example: Passive with agent

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        The last I saw as I laid my head upon soft cushions on a down pallet was Joscelin-1 silhouetted *trace*-1 by lamplight

        Arg1: Joscelin
        Rel: silhouetted
        Arg0: by lamplight

Example: Passive with background

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        He was standing now with [his heavy chin]-1 silhouetted *trace*-1 against the flickering light of the candle on the table.

        Arg1: *trace*-1: [his heavy chin]
        Rel: silhouetted
        Arg2: against the flickering light of the candle on the table.