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tell-37.2

Member Verb Lemmas:-topfile

Verb Features:

WordNet:
None
Groupings:
acquaint.02
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Educational Activity
All Classes :
tell-37.2

Verb Features:

WordNet:
None
Groupings:
None
FrameNet:
Telling
BSO:
Inform Activity
All Classes :
tell-37.2

Verb Features:

WordNet:
None
Groupings:
apprise.01
FrameNet:
Telling
BSO:
Inform Activity
All Classes :
tell-37.2

Verb Features:

WordNet:
None
Groupings:
None
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Inform Activity
All Classes :
advise-37.9
tell-37.2

Verb Features:

WordNet:
None
Groupings:
update.02
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Update Activity
All Classes :
tell-37.2

Verb Features:

WordNet:
None
Groupings:
None
FrameNet:
None
BSO:
Advice Activity
All Classes :
tell-37.2

ROLES:

Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.

Agent [ +animate | +organization ]

Definition:
An animate end point of the action (i.e., a subtype of Destination).
Example:
They lent a bicycle TO ME.

Recipient [ +animate | +organization ]

Definition:
Theme characterized by information content.
Example:
Susan chitchatted with Rachel ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

Topic [ +communication ]

NP V NP.recipient NP V NP.recipient PP.topic NP V NP.recipient S

EXAMPLE:

John informed me.

SYNTAX:

Agent VERB Recipient

SEMANTICS:

has_information( E , Agent , ?Topic )
transfer_info( e1 , Agent , ?Topic , Recipient )
has_information( e2 , Recipient , ?Topic )
cause( e1 , e2 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

EXAMPLE:

John informed me of the situation.

SYNTAX:

Agent VERB Recipient { of } Topic

SEMANTICS:

has_information( E , Agent , Topic )
transfer_info( e1 , Agent , Topic , Recipient )
has_information( e2 , Recipient , Topic )
cause( e1 , e2 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None

EXAMPLE:

John informed me that his situation had changed.

SYNTAX:

Agent VERB Recipient Topic

SEMANTICS:

has_information( E , Agent , Topic )
transfer_info( e1 , Agent , Topic , Recipient )
has_information( e2 , Recipient , Topic )
cause( e1 , e2 )

FORCE DYNAMICS:

None