META
Roles: participant, scene
A “meta” frame for control predicates where the participant dependent is
assigned a role by the scene dependent. This role must be annotated through
an additional dependency from scene to participant or one of its dependents
(a “backlink”).
Dependency graph for sentence: Kim finished their work. Token finished is labeled META-DEINIT and has an edge labeled participant to token Kim and an edge labeled scene to token work. Token work is labeled SITUATION-DYN and has an edge labeled situee to token Kim.
Dependency graph for sentence: Kim refrained from going. Token refrained is labeled META-PREVENTION and has an edge labeled participant to token Kim. Token going is labeled LOCATION-INIT and has an edge labeled has-location to token Kim.
Dependency graph for sentence: Kim prevented Sandy from going. Token prevented is labeled META-PREVENTION and has an edge labeled CAUSER to token Kim and an edge labeled participant to token Sandy. Token going is labeled LOCATION-INIT and has an edge labeled has-location to token Sandy.
Dependency graph for sentence: Kim plays tennis. Token plays is labeled META and has an edge labeled participant to token Kim. Token tennis is labeled SITUATION-DYN and has an edge labeled situee to token Kim.
Dependency graph for sentence: Kim used to play tennis. Token used is labeled META-HABIT-TIME and has an edge labeled participant to token Kim. Token play is labeled META and has an edge labeled participant to token Kim. Token tennis is labeled SITUATION-DYN and has an edge labeled situee to token Kim.
Dependency graph for sentence: Winston machte nie den Versuch , das zu prüfen. Token machte is labeled META and has an edge labeled participant to token Winston and an edge labeled SCENE to token nie and an edge labeled scene to token Versuch. Token Versuch is labeled META-INIT and has an edge labeled participant to token Winston and an edge labeled scene to token prüfen. Token prüfen is labeled MESSAGE-INIT and has an edge labeled EXPERIENCER to token Winston and an edge labeled topic to token das.
It is possible for scene to assign two different dependents of the META predicate two different roles. The META predicate should assign both of them the participant role:
Dependency graph for sentence: Kim gave Sandy a kick. Token gave is labeled META and has an edge labeled participant to token Kim and an edge labeled participant to token Sandy and an edge labeled scene to token kick. Token kick is labeled CONTACT-INIT and has an edge labeled CAUSER to token Kim and an edge labeled surface to token Sandy.
Dependency graph for sentence: Kim bekam Sandy zu fassen. Token bekam is labeled META-INIT and has an edge labeled participant to token Kim and an edge labeled participant to token Sandy and an edge labeled scene to token fassen. Token fassen is labeled POSSESSION and has an edge labeled possessor to token Kim and an edge labeled possessum to token Sandy.
On the other hand, META predicates may have arguments that are not members of
the embedded scene, such as CAUSER:
Dependency graph for sentence: Kim made Sandy dance. Token made is labeled META-INIT and has an edge labeled CAUSER to token Kim and an edge labeled participant to token Sandy and an edge labeled scene to token dance. Token dance is labeled SITUATION-DYN and has an edge labeled situee to token Sandy.
The non-core role SCENE is used for adjectives, adverbs, and relative
clauses, which also assign their syntactic head a role, annotated through a
backlink:
Dependency graph for sentence: The clown I saw smiled. Token clown is labeled ENTITY and has an edge labeled SCENE to token saw. Token saw is labeled MESSAGE and has an edge labeled topic to token clown and an edge labeled EXPERIENCER to token I. Token smiled is labeled SENDING and has an edge labeled sender to token clown.
Dependency graph for sentence: weit über das gesteckte Ziel hinausgehende Erfüllung. Token gesteckte is labeled NORM-INIT and has an edge labeled norm to token Ziel. Token Ziel is labeled ENTITY and has an edge labeled SCENE to token gesteckte. Token hinausgehende is labeled COMPARISON and has an edge labeled reference to token Ziel and an edge labeled compared to token Erfüllung. Token Erfüllung is labeled ENTITY and has an edge labeled SCENE to token hinausgehende.
Dependency graph for sentence: Fortunately for Sandy , Kim is here. Token Fortunately is labeled EVALUATION and has an edge labeled EXPERIENCER to token Sandy and an edge labeled evaluee to token here. Token here is labeled LOCATION and has an edge labeled SCENE to token Fortunately and an edge labeled has-location to token Kim.
Dependency graph for sentence: I devoted myself instead to geography. Token devoted is labeled OBLIGATION-INIT and has an edge labeled CAUSER to token I and an edge labeled obliged to token myself and an edge labeled SCENE to token instead and an edge labeled obliged-to to token geography. Token instead is labeled SUBSTITUTION and has an edge labeled substitute to token devoted.