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tell-37.2
Member Verb Lemmas:-topfile
ROLES:
Agent [ +animate | +organization ]
Recipient [ +animate | +organization ]
Topic [ +communication ]


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