swat-18.2
EXAMPLE:
Paula swatted the fly.
SYNTAX:
Agent VERB PatientSEMANTICS:
¬ contact( e1 , Agent , Patient )do( e2 , Agent )
manner( e2 , movement , Agent )
contact( e3 , Agent , Patient )
manner( e3 , forceful , Agent )
cause( e2 , e3 )
FORCE DYNAMICS:
Volitional Force FD representationEXAMPLE:
Paula swatted the fly with a dishcloth.
SYNTAX:
Agent VERB Patient { with } InstrumentSEMANTICS:
¬ contact( e1 , Instrument , Patient )do( e2 , Agent )
utilize( e2 , Agent , Instrument )
manner( e2 , movement , Instrument )
contact( e3 , Instrument , Patient )
manner( e3 , forceful , Instrument )
cause( e2 , e3 )
FORCE DYNAMICS:
Instrument Force FD representationEXAMPLE:
Paula swatted at the fly.
SYNTAX:
Agent VERB (at) PatientSEMANTICS:
¬ contact( E , Agent , Patient )do( e1 , Agent )
manner( E , movement , Agent )
FORCE DYNAMICS:
Volitional Attend FD representationEXAMPLE:
Paula swatted at the fly with a dishcloth.
SYNTAX:
Agent VERB (at) Patient { with } InstrumentSEMANTICS:
¬ contact( E , Instrument , Patient )do( e1 , Agent )
utilize( e1 , Agent , Instrument )
manner( e1 , movement , Instrument )
FORCE DYNAMICS:
Instrument Attend FD representationEXAMPLE:
Paula sliced the bag open.
SYNTAX:
Agent VERB Patient ResultSEMANTICS:
¬ contact( e1 , Agent , Patient )do( e2 , Agent )
manner( e2 , movement , Agent )
contact( e3 , Agent , Patient )
manner( e3 , forceful , Agent )
has_state( e4 , Patient , Result )
cause( e2 , e3 )
cause( e3 , e4 )
FORCE DYNAMICS:
Volitional COS FD representationEXAMPLE:
Paula swatted the fly dead with a dishcloth.
SYNTAX:
Agent VERB Patient Result { with } InstrumentSEMANTICS:
¬ contact( e1 , Agent , Instrument )do( e2 , Agent )
utilize( e2 , Agent , Instrument )
manner( e2 , movement , Instrument )
contact( e3 , Instrument , Patient )
manner( e3 , forceful , Instrument )
has_state( e4 , Patient , Result )
cause( e2 , e3 )
cause( e3 , e4 )
FORCE DYNAMICS:
Instrument COS FD representationEXAMPLE:
The cat clawed the couch to pieces.
SYNTAX:
Agent VERB Patient { to into } ResultSEMANTICS:
¬ contact( e1 , Agent , Patient )do( e2 , Agent )
manner( e2 , movement , Agent )
contact( e3 , Agent , Patient )
manner( e3 , forceful , Agent )
has_state( e4 , Patient , Result )
cause( e2 , e3 )
cause( e3 , e4 )
FORCE DYNAMICS:
Volitional COS FD representationEXAMPLE:
The cat clawed the counch to pieces with her sharp nails.
SYNTAX:
Agent VERB Patient { to into } Result { with } InstrumentSEMANTICS:
¬ contact( e1 , Instrument , Patient )do( e2 , Agent )
utilize( e2 , Agent , Instrument )
manner( e2 , movement , Instrument )
contact( e3 , Instrument , Patient )
manner( e3 , forceful , Instrument )
has_state( e4 , Patient , Result )
cause( e2 , e3 )
cause( e3 , e4 )
FORCE DYNAMICS:
None
EXAMPLE:
Paula swatted Deirdre on the back.
SYNTAX:
Agent VERB Patient { PREP } LocationSEMANTICS:
¬ contact( e1 , Agent , Location )do( e2 , Agent )
manner( e2 , movement , Agent )
contact( e3 , Agent , Location )
manner( e3 , forceful , Agent )
part_of( Location , Patient )
cause( e2 , e3 )