Frameset - soften

Predicate: soften

Roleset id: soften.01 , (cause to) become soft(er), Source: , vncls: , framnet:

soften.01: SOFTEN-V NOTES: Based on survey of sentences in WSJ; adjectival 'soft' found in Medi-seedcorpus. Member of VNcls other_cos-45.4. (from soften.01-v) SOFTENING-N NOTES: soften.01 (from softening.01-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
soften (v.)	Change_of_consistency Cause_change_of_consistency
softening (n.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: cause of softening (vnrole: 45.4-agent)
Arg1-PPT: soft entity (vnrole: 45.4-patient)

Example: soften-v: intransitive

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

        Sales of new cars in Europe fell 4.2 % in September from a year earlier and analysts say [the market]-1 could continue [*-1]to soften in the months ahead .

        Arg1: [*-1]
        Rel: soften
        Argm-tmp: in the months ahead

Example: soften-v: transitive

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

        He softened the talk about a recession .

        Arg0: He
        Rel: softened
        Arg1: the talk about a recession

Example: soften-v: transitive with manner

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

        They-1 also address such taboo subjects as the likelihood of unemployment and high inflation , and recommend ways [0]-2 [*]-1 to soften the social consequences [*T*-2] .

        Arg0: [*]-1
        Rel: soften
        Arg1: the social consequences
        Argm-mnr: [*T*-2] (= [0])
        Argm-slc: [0] -> ways

Example: softening-n: Arg0,1

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

        The desire to enlarge the windows sprang not only from the wish to improve the lighting but also from the enjoyment of stained glass and its softening of the light in the interior.

        Arg0: its
        Rel: softening
        Arg1: of the light in the interior

Example: softening-n: Arg0,1

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

        Lemon juice can also irritate gums and its softening of the enamel can cause tooth sensitivity.

        Arg0: its
        Rel: softening
        Arg1: of the enamel

Predicate: soft

Roleset id: soft.02 , not hard, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

soft.02: SOFT-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on SMS. (from soft.01-j)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
soft (j.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: causer of softness
Arg1-PPT: soft thing

Example: soft-j: both args

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

        Thank God the ground was soft from the rain.

        Arg1: the ground
        Rel: soft
        Arg0: from the rain