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chit_chat-37.6
Members: 15, Frames: 7

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Class Hierarchy

chit_chat-37.6
no subclasses

Members

argue (wn 2; g 1)

chat (fn 1; wn 1)

chatter (fn 1; wn 3, 4; g 3)

chitchat (wn 1)

confer (fn 1; wn 1; g 2)

converse (fn 1; wn 1)

debate (fn 1)

gab (fn 1; wn 1)

gossip (fn 1; wn 1, 2)

jest (wn 1)

joke (fn 1, 2; wn 1; g 1)

palaver (wn 3; g 3)

rap (wn 4)

schmooze (wn 1)

yak (wn 1)

Roles
Agent [+animate \| +organization] Co-Agent [+animate \| +organization] Topic [+communication]

Frames

NP V
example	"Susan was chitchatting."
syntax	Agent V
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Agent, ?Co-Agent, ?Topic) cause(Agent, E)

NP V PP.co-agent
example	"Susan chitchatted with Rachel."
syntax	Agent V {with} Co-Agent
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Co-Agent, ?Topic) transfer_info(during(E), Co-Agent, Agent, ?Topic) cause(Agent, E)

NP V PP.co-agent PP.topic
example	"Susan chitchatted with Rachel about the problem."
syntax	Agent V {with} Co-Agent {about} Topic
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Co-Agent, Topic) transfer_info(during(E), Co-Agent, Agent, Topic) cause(Agent, E)

NP V
example	"Susan and Rachel chitchatted."
syntax	Agent <+plural> V
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Agent_i, Agent_j, ?Topic) transfer_info(during(E), Agent_j, Agent_i, ?Topic)

NP V PP.topic PP.co-agent
example	"Susan chitchatted about the problem with Rachel."
syntax	Agent V {about} Topic {with} Co-Agent
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Co-Agent, Topic) transfer_info(during(E), Co-Agent, Agent, Topic) cause(Agent, E)

NP V PP.topic
example	"Susan and Rachel chitchatted about matters of great import."
syntax	Agent <+plural> V {about} Topic
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Agent_i, Agent_j, Topic) transfer_info(during(E), Agent_j, Agent_i, Topic)

NP V PP.topic
example	"Susan chitchatted about matters of great import."
syntax	Agent V {about} Topic
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Agent, ?Co-Agent, Topic)

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