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| begin
(fn 1, 2; wn 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9; g 1, 2, 4)
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| commence
(fn 1; wn 1, 2; g 1)
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| recommence
(wn 1, 2)
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| resume
(fn 1; wn 1, 2; g 1, 2)
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| start
(fn 1, 2, 3; wn 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 13; g 2, 3, 4, 5)
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| start_off |
| undertake
(wn 1; g 1)
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| Roles |
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no roles
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| Frames |
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| NP V S_ING |
| example |
"John began going to the area."
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| syntax |
Agent V Theme <+be_sc_ing>
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| semantics |
begin(E, Theme)
cause(Agent, E)
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| NP.theme V |
| example |
"The storm began."
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| syntax |
Theme V
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| semantics |
begin(E, Theme)
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| NP V NP |
| example |
"John started the party."
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| syntax |
Agent V Theme
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| semantics |
begin(E, Theme)
cause(Agent, E)
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| NP V PP.instrument |
| example |
"The party began with a bang."
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| syntax |
Theme V {with} Instrument
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| semantics |
begin(E, Theme)
use(during(E), ?Agent, Instrument)
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| NP V NP PP.instrument |
| example |
"I began the party with a speech."
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| syntax |
Agent V Theme {with} Instrument
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| semantics |
begin(E, Theme)
use(during(E), Agent, Instrument)
cause(Agent, E)
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| NP.instrument V NP |
| example |
"A murder began the book."
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| syntax |
Instrument V Theme
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| semantics |
begin(E, Theme)
use(during(E), ?Agent, Instrument)
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