| Vnn-kissgoodbye |
NP kiss NP goodbye |
"kiss someone goodbye" |
An Agent kisses a Recipient to say goodbye to them. |
Kelly and I
kissed
the kids
goodbye
at the pool.
|
| Vnn-spintale |
NP spin NP a tale/story |
"spin someone a tale" |
A Speaker gives an Addressee an account of something that is untrue or only partly true. |
He
spun
me
a tale about Esmeralda.
|
| Vnn1-5 |
NP Verb NP NP |
Allow/deny possession "V n n" |
An Agent has the authority to decide whether or not a Protagonist has a Theme, and they either allow the Protagonist to have the Theme, or keeps the Protagonist from having the Theme. |
Nancy
allowed
herself
a moment of despair.
|
| Vnn1-6 |
NP Verb NP NP |
Cause to have "V n n" |
A fact or event (the Cause) causes a Recipient to have a Theme. |
The battle
eventually
won
him
an extra 200m in government funding.
|
| Vnn1-7 |
NP Verb NP NP |
Cause not to have "V n n" |
A fact or event (the Cause) causes a Protagonist not to have a Theme. |
Something you write
could
lose
somebody
their job.
|
| Vnn-commercecollect |
NP Verb NP NP |
Commerce_collect "V n n" |
A Seller collects Money from a Buyer in exchange for some goods. |
They
are
charging
me
a fortune.
|
| Vnn-cost |
NP cost NP NP |
"cost n n" |
An Asset (usually money) is to be given up by a Payer in order to obtain a Theme. |
The Kyoto agreement
would
cost
Canada
450 thousand jobs.
|
| Vnn-taketime |
NP take NP NP |
"take someone time" |
An Activity requires some Time_length to be completed by an Agent. |
The job search
took
him
seven years.
|
| Vnn-dock |
NP dock NP NP |
"dock someone their money" |
An Agent prevents a Protagonist from having an Asset that they own or are owed (typically wages or some other money). |
NASCAR
also
docked
him
25 points
for his use of profanity.
|
| Vnn1-8 |
NP Verb -self NP |
Getting "V oneself n" |
An Agent acquires a Theme for him- or herself. |
I
'll
get
myself
a cup of coffee.
|