Predicate: tout

Roleset id: tout.01 , to solicit or advertise in strongly positive terms, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tout.01: TOUT-V NOTES: Member of Vncls overstate-37.12. VN, FN updated 11/2010. (from tout.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
tout (v.)Judgment_communication

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: advertiser (vnrole: 37.12-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing touted (vnrole: 37.12-theme)
        Arg2-PRD: attribute of arg1
        Arg3-GOL: recipient

Example: transitive

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

        Among other concerns , the agency says [researchers with business ties]-1 are more likely [*-1]-2 to falsify findings in order [*-2] to tout new drugs .

        Arg0: [*-2]
        Rel: tout
        Arg1: new drugs

Example: with Arg2

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        Cane& Associates touts its $ 2-a-minute [*U*] service as the `` cheapest legal hour [0] you 'll ever find [*T*-1] . ''

        Arg0: Cane& Associates
        Rel: touts
        Arg1: its $ 2-a-minute [*U*] service
        Arg2: as the `` cheapest legal hour [0] you 'll ever find [*T*-1]

Example: all arguments

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        Weirton Steel Corp. , Weirton , W. Va. , for example , is touting to homeowners fashionable steel doors , with leaded glass inserts , as a secure and energy-efficient alternative to wooden or aluminum ones .

        Arg0: Weirton Steel Corp. , Weirton , W. Va. ,
        Argm-dis: for example
        Rel: touting
        Arg3: to homeowners
        Arg1: fashionable steel doors , with leaded glass inserts ,
        Arg2: as a secure and energy-efficient alternative to wooden or aluminum ones