Predicate: spawn
Roleset id: spawn.01 , to produce in large numbers, to give rise to, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
spawn.01: SPAWN-V NOTES: Based on sentences in WSJ. Member of VNcls engender-27, calve-28. (from spawn.01-v)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| spawn (v.) | Birth | |
Roles:
Arg0-CAU: causer (vnrole: 27-Cause, 28-Agent)
Arg1-PPT: thing spawned (vnrole: 27-Theme, 28-Patient)
Example: transitive
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Last year 's appeals court decision , for instance , spawned several suits , reportedly including a recent action by the heirs of singer Bobby Darin against McDonald 's Corp. over its `` Mac Tonight '' TV commercials , a rough parody of Mr. Darin 's `` Mack the Knife '' trademark .
Arg0: Last year 's appeals court decision
Argm-dis: for instance
Rel: spawned
Arg1: several suits , reportedly including a recent action by the heirs of singer Bobby Darin against McDonald 's Corp. over its `` Mac Tonight '' TV commercials , a rough parody of Mr. Darin 's `` Mack the Knife '' trademark