Predicate: threaten
Roleset id: threaten.01 , threaten, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
threaten.01: THREATEN-V NOTES: Member of Vncls amuse-31.1. (from threaten.01-v) THREAT-N NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from threat.01-n) THREATENING-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from threatening.01-j)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| threaten (v.) | Commitment | |
| threatening (j.) | | |
| threat (n.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: agent, entity making a threat (vnrole: 31.1-stimulus)
Arg1-PPT: threat (vnrole: 31.1-experiencer)
Arg2-GOL: 'benefactive', entity threatened
Example: sentential threat
The new Wall Street of computers and automated trading threatens to make dinosaurs of the 49 Big Board stock-specialist firms.
Arg0: The new Wall Street of computers and automated trading
Rel: threatens
Arg1: to make dinosaurs of the 49 Big Board stock-specialist firms
Example: nominal threat
The announced sale of the reserves was followed by news that investor Carl Icahn had increased his stake in USX to 13.1% and threatened a takeover or other business combination.
Arg0: investor Carl Icahn
Rel: threatened
Arg1: a takeover or other business combination
Example: ARG0 and ARG2 and ARG1
Pakistan has accused India of threatening the peace process by refusing to issue travel documents to the Hurrriyat leaders .
Arg0: India
Rel: threatening
Arg2: the peace process
Arg1: by refusing to issue travel documents to the Hurrriyat leaders