Predicate: witness
Roleset id: witness.01 , to observe, see, or be a site of, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
witness.01: WITNESS-V NOTES: Member of Vncls captain-29.8-1, sight-30.2. (from witness.01-v)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| witness (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: agent, entity witnessing (vnrole: 29.8-1-Agent, 30.2-Experiencer)
Arg1-PPT: thing witnessed (vnrole: 29.8-1-Beneficiary, 30.2-Stimulus)
Example: transitive
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: progressive, voice: active, form: participle
In other words , after some highly visible dithering and public airing of differences , the administration has come down on the side of those who believe that [what]-3 we are witnessing [*T*-3]from Berlin to Siberia is a good thing to be welcomed , rather than a new thing to be feared or viewed with suspicion .
Arg0: we
Rel: witnessing
Arg1: [*T*-3]
Argm-loc: from Berlin to Siberia
Example: non-agentive subject
person: third, tense: present, aspect: perfect, voice: active, form: participle
The junk market has witnessed some trouble
Arg0: The junk market
Rel: witnessed
Arg1: some trouble