contribute-13.2

Members

Roles

Frames

NP-PP Recipient-PP
ex: "We contributed our paycheck to her"
sym: Agent V Theme to Recipient
sem: has_possession(start(E), Agent, Theme) has_possession(end(E), Recipient, Theme) transfer(during(E), Theme) cause(Agent, E)

Transitive Theme Object
ex: "I donated my house (to somebody)"
sym: Agent V Theme
sem: has_possession(start(E), Agent, Theme) has_possession(end(E), ?Recipient, Theme) transfer(during(E), Theme) cause(Agent, E)

PP-NP Recipient-PP
ex: "He is willing to sacrifice to the arbitrage trader some small profit."
sym: Agent V to Recipient Theme
sem: has_possession(start(E), Agent, Theme) has_possession(end(E), Recipient, Theme) transfer(during(E), Theme) cause(Agent, E)

NP-PP among-PP
ex: "She distributed the money among oversea units."
sym: Agent V Theme among Recipient[+plural]
sem: has_possession(start(E), Agent, Theme) has_possession(end(E), Recipient, Theme) transfer(during(E), Theme) cause(Agent, E)

Subclass contribute-13.2-1

Members

Roles

Frames

PP Recipient-PP
ex: "He donated directly to JSP members."
sym: Agent V to Recipient
sem: has_possession(start(E), Agent, ?Theme) has_possession(end(E), Recipient, ?Theme) transfer(during(E), ?Theme) cause(Agent, E)

Subclass contribute-13.2-2

Members

Roles

Frames

NP-PP Theme-PP
ex: "They will reimburse them up to $500."
sym: Agent V Recipient Theme
sem: has_possession(start(E), Agent, Theme) has_possession(end(E), Recipient, Theme) transfer(during(E), Theme) cause(Agent, E)