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RELATION

Roles: related, related-to

This frame is used for predicates that denote a relation between two entities, typically in a not very precisely specified sense.

It is used, e.g., to annotate possessives that do not denote something more specific like literal possession or a part-whole relationship:

Dependency graph for sentence: my pocket. Token pocket is labeled ENTITY and has an edge labeled RELATED-TO to token my. Dependency graph for sentence: my chair. Token chair is labeled ENTITY and has an edge labeled RELATED-TO to token my.

It is also used to annotate adjectives that can be paraphrased as of or relating to X:

Dependency graph for sentence: mental effort. Token mental is labeled RELATION and has an edge labeled related to token effort. Dependency graph for sentence: human habitation. Token human is labeled RELATION and has an edge labeled related to token habitation. Dependency graph for sentence: moral character. Token moral is labeled RELATION and has an edge labeled related to token character.

It is also used stacked with an aspectual or modal frame for predicates that focus on aspect or mode, leaving the nature of the relation between the two arguments underspecified.

Dependency graph for sentence: transition of the account to a new government. Token transition is labeled RELATION-INIT and has an edge labeled related to token account and an edge labeled related-to to token government. Dependency graph for sentence: they need three months. Token need is labeled RELATION-NECESSITY and has an edge labeled related to token they and an edge labeled related-to to token months.