VerbNet: talk-37.5

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Class Hierarchy

talk-37.5
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Members

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

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

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

Frames

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

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

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

NP V PP.co-agent PP.topic
example	"Susan talked 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 talked."
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 together
example	"Susan and Rachel talked together."
syntax	Agent <+plural> V (together)
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 talked about the problem to Rachel."
syntax	Agent V {about} Topic {to} Co-Agent
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Agent, Co-Agent, Topic) cause(Agent, E)

NP V PP.topic PP.co-agent
example	"Susan talked 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 talked about the problems of modern America."
syntax	Agent V {about} Topic
semantics	transfer_info(during(E), Agent, ?Co-Agent, Topic) cause(Agent, E)

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