Predicate: twang

Roleset id: twang.01 , pluck a stringed, twangy instrument, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

twang.01: TWANG-V NOTES: Roleset by Julia based on internet search. No Vncls. Comparison to ?beat?. (from twang.01-v)

Aliases:

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twang (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: musician
        Arg1-PPT: guitar/string, etc.
        Arg2-MNR: guitar pick, etc.

Example: All arguments

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: gerund

        Johnson's playing sounded as if he was twanging barbed wire with a six-inch nail.

        Arg0: he
        Rel: was twanging
        Arg1: barbed wire
        Arg2: with a six-inch nail.

Example: archery frame

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: participle

        He twanged his bow.

        Arg0: He
        Rel: twanged
        Arg1: his bow.

Example: intransitive, arg1 as subject

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: progressive,  voice: ns,  form: gerund

        The bowstring was twanging.

        Arg1: The bowstring
        Rel: was twanging.

Roleset id: twang.02 , motion sound, directional, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

twang.02: TWANG-V NOTES: Roleset by Julia based on internet search. Member of Vncls sound_emission-43.2. Comparison to ?buzz?. (from twang.02-v)

Aliases:

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twang (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: causal agent (rare) (vnrole: 43.2-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing producing the twanging noise (vnrole: 43.2-theme)
        Arg2-LOC: path (vnrole: 43.2-location)
        Arg3-GOL: destination

Example: All arguments

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: participle

        Sir Humphrey's younger brother twanged an arrow through the window.

        Arg0: Sir Humphrey's younger brother
        Rel: twanged
        Arg1: an arrow
        Arg2: through the window.

Example: ergative

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

        A bullet twanged through the air just inches from his head.

        Arg1: A bullet
        Rel: twanged
        Arg2: through the air
        Argm-loc: just inches from his head.

Example: music

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: participle

        Sweet docile music in Hindi twanged through the air above us.

        Arg1: Sweet docile music in Hindi
        Rel: twanged
        Arg2: through the air
        Argm-loc: above us.

Roleset id: twang.03 , twitch or throb with pain, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

twang.03: TWANG-V NOTES: Roleset by Julia based on internet search. No Vncls. Comparison to ?tingle?. (from twang.03-v)

Aliases:

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twang (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PPT: agent, experiencer
        Arg1-PPT: body part twanging
        Arg2-CAU: cause of twanging

Example: Experiencer and patient

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: participle

        He twanged his calf a couple games ago.

        Arg0: He
        Rel: twanged
        Arg1: his calf
        Argm-tmp: a couple games ago.

Example: intransivite, patient subject

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: participle

        Every muscle twanged brutally as she shifted.

        Arg1: Every muscle
        Rel: twanged
        Argm-mnr: brutally
        Argm-tmp: as she shifted.

Example: patient subject with cause

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: participle

        My stomach twanged with the unfamiliar weight of the chicken dinner.

        Arg1: My stomach
        Rel: twanged
        Arg2: with the unfamiliar weight of the chicken dinner.

Example: cause subject with patient

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: participle

        Suddenly, misgivings twanged her stomach.

        Argm-tmp: Suddenly,
        Arg2: misgivings
        Rel: twanged
        Arg1: her stomach.

Roleset id: twang.04 , pronounce with a nasal twang, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

twang.04: TWANG-V NOTES: Roleset by Julia based on internet search. Member of Vncls manner_speaking-37.3. Comparison to speak, say. (from twang.04-v)

Aliases:

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twang (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: speaker (vnrole: 37.3-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: utterance or accent/language (vnrole: 37.3-topic)
        Arg2-GOL: hearer (vnrole: 37.3-recipient)

Example: intransitive

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

        Bush twangs while New Orleans sinks.

        Arg0: Bush
        Rel: twangs
        Argm-tmp: while New Orleans sinks.

Example: accent as NP2

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: gerund

        She was twanging a Swedish patois.

        Arg0: She
        Rel: was twanging
        Arg1: a Swedish patois.

Example: All arguments

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: participle

        "I bet you they're from Whitehead" the driver twanged to her.

        Arg1: "I bet you they're from Whitehead"
        Arg0: the driver
        Rel: twanged
        Arg2: to her.