spank-18.3

Members

Roles

Frames

Basic Transitive
ex: "Paula spanked the child"
sym: Agent V Patient
sem: cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Agent) contact(during(E), Agent, Patient) manner(end(E), forceful, Agent) contact(end(E), Agent, Patient)

NP-PP Instrument-PP
ex: "Paula spanked the child with her right hand"
sym: Agent V Patient with Instrument
sem: cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Instrument) contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient) manner(end(E), forceful, Instrument) contact(end(E), Instrument, Patient) use(during(E), Agent, Instrument)

NP-ADJP Resultative
ex: "They spanked him dead"
sym: Agent V Patient
sem: cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Agent) contact(during(E), Agent, Patient) manner(end(E), forceful, Agent) contact(end(E), Agent, Patient) Pred(result(E), Patient)

NP-PP Result-PP
ex: "They spanked him to death"
sym: Agent V Patient to into Oblique
sem: cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Agent) contact(during(E), Agent, Patient) manner(end(E), forceful, Agent) contact(end(E), Agent, Patient) Pred(result(E), Patient)

NP-PP-PP Result-PP, Instrument-PP
ex: "They spanked him to death with a bat"
sym: Agent V Patient to into Oblique with Instrument
sem: cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Instrument) contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient) manner(end(E), forceful, Instrument) contact(end(E), Instrument, Patient) Pred(result(E), Patient) use(during(E), Agent, Instrument)

NP-PP Body-part-PP
ex: "Paula spanked the naughty child on the back."
sym: Agent V Patient Oblique
sem: cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Agent) contact(during(E), Agent, Patient) manner(end(E), forceful, Agent) contact(end(E), Agent, Patient)

NP-PP-PP Body-part-PP Instrument-PP
ex: "Paula spanked the naught child on the back with a paddle."
sym: Agent V Patient Oblique with Instrument
sem: cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Instrument) contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient) manner(end(E), forceful, Instrument) contact(end(E), Instrument, Patient)

NP-PP Body Part Object
ex: "Paula spanked the naughty child's back."
sym: Agent V Patient[+genitive] Oblique
sem: cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Agent) contact(during(E), Agent, Patient) manner(end(E), forceful, Agent) contact(end(E), Agent, Patient)