Predicate: smirk

Roleset id: smirk.01 , smile smugly, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

smirk.01: SMIRK-V NOTES: Based on sentences in brown corpus. Framed by Neville. Member of VNcls nonverbal_expression-40.2. (from smirk.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
smirk (v.)Making_faces

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: smirker (vnrole: 40.2-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: cognate object
        Arg2-CAU: source of amusement (vnrole: 40.2-Recipient, 40.2-Theme)
        Arg3-PRD: end state of Arg0, result of smirking

Example: with source (-)

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

        [*-1] Plunking themselves down on the front bench , they-1 turned [*-1]to smirkat those around them .

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Rel: smirk
        Arg2: at those around them

Example: intransitive (-)

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

        Alec smirked .

        Arg0: Alec
        Rel: smirked