verbnet

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    <MEMBERS>
        <!--individual verbs specify what spatial position Pos refers to, and specifies what kind of motion is happening during the event for Agent to assume this position-->
        <!--"straddle" also takes a transitive ("John straddled the horse")-->
        <MEMBER name="bend" wn="bend%2:38:03" grouping="bend.02"/>
        <MEMBER name="bow" wn="bow%2:32:00 bow%2:38:00 bow%2:38:01" grouping="bow.01"/>
        <MEMBER name="crouch" wn="crouch%2:38:00" grouping=""/>
        <MEMBER name="flop" wn="flop%2:38:01 flop%2:38:00" grouping="flop.01"/>
        <MEMBER name="hang" wn="" grouping="hang.01"/>
        <MEMBER name="hunch" wn="" grouping=""/>
        <MEMBER name="hunch_up" wn="" grouping=""/>
        <MEMBER name="kneel" wn="kneel%2:35:00" grouping=""/>
        <MEMBER name="lean" wn="lean%2:38:00" grouping="lean.01"/>
        <MEMBER name="lie" wn="lie%2:38:00" grouping="lie.01"/>
        <MEMBER name="lie_down" wn="" grouping=""/>
        <MEMBER name="perch" wn="perch%2:35:00" grouping=""/>
        <MEMBER name="plop" wn="plop%2:35:00" grouping="plop.01"/>
        <MEMBER name="rise" wn="rise%2:38:00 rise%2:38:05 rise%2:38:04 rise%2:29:08" grouping="rise.01 rise.03"/>
        <MEMBER name="sit" wn="sit%2:38:00" grouping="sit.01"/>
        <MEMBER name="sit_down" wn="" grouping=""/>
        <MEMBER name="slouch" wn="slouch%2:38:01" grouping=""/>
        <MEMBER name="slump" wn="slump%2:38:01 slump%2:38:00" grouping="slump.01"/>
        <MEMBER name="sprawl" wn="sprawl%2:35:00 ?sprawl%2:38:00" grouping=""/>
        <MEMBER name="squat" wn="squat%2:35:00" grouping="squat.01"/>
        <MEMBER name="squat_down" wn="" grouping=""/>
        <MEMBER name="stand" wn="stand%2:42:03" grouping="stand.01"/>
        <MEMBER name="stand_up" wn="" grouping=""/>
        <MEMBER name="stoop" wn="stoop%2:38:00 stoop%2:38:04" grouping=""/>
        <MEMBER name="straddle" wn="straddle%2:42:01" grouping="straddle.01"/>
    </MEMBERS>
    <THEMROLES>
        <THEMROLE type="Agent">
            <SELRESTRS>
                <SELRESTR Value="+" type="animate"/>
            </SELRESTRS>
        </THEMROLE>
        <THEMROLE type="Location">
            <SELRESTRS>
                <SELRESTR Value="+" type="location"/>
                <SELRESTR Value="-" type="region"/>
            </SELRESTRS>
        </THEMROLE>
    </THEMROLES>
    <FRAMES>
        <FRAME>
            <DESCRIPTION descriptionNumber="0.1" primary="NP V" secondary="Basic Intransitive" xtag="0.1"/>
            <EXAMPLES>
                <EXAMPLE>The dog flopped.</EXAMPLE>
            </EXAMPLES>
            <SYNTAX>
                <NP value="Agent">
                    <SYNRESTRS/>
                </NP>
                <VERB/>
            </SYNTAX>
            <SEMANTICS>
                <PRED bool="!" value="position">
                    <ARGS>
                        <ARG type="Event" value="start(E)"/>
                        <ARG type="ThemRole" value="Agent"/>
                        <ARG type="VerbSpecific" value="Pos"/>
                    </ARGS>
                </PRED>
                <PRED value="motion">
                    <ARGS>
                        <ARG type="Event" value="during(E)"/>
                        <ARG type="ThemRole" value="Agent"/>
                    </ARGS>
                </PRED>
                <PRED value="position">
                    <ARGS>
                        <ARG type="Event" value="end(E)"/>
                        <ARG type="ThemRole" value="Agent"/>
                        <ARG type="VerbSpecific" value="Pos"/>
                    </ARGS>
                </PRED>
            </SEMANTICS>
        </FRAME>
        <FRAME>
            <DESCRIPTION descriptionNumber="0.1" primary="NP V PP.location" secondary="PP; locative-PP" xtag=""/>
            <EXAMPLES>
                <EXAMPLE>The dog flopped in the corner.</EXAMPLE>
            </EXAMPLES>
            <SYNTAX>
                <NP value="Agent">
                    <SYNRESTRS/>
                </NP>
                <VERB/>
                <PREP>
                    <SELRESTRS>
                        <SELRESTR Value="+" type="loc"/>
                    </SELRESTRS>
                </PREP>
                <NP value="Location">
                    <SYNRESTRS/>
                </NP>
            </SYNTAX>
            <SEMANTICS>
                <PRED bool="!" value="position">
                    <ARGS>
                        <ARG type="Event" value="start(E)"/>
                        <ARG type="ThemRole" value="Agent"/>
                        <ARG type="VerbSpecific" value="Pos"/>
                    </ARGS>
                </PRED>
                <PRED value="motion">
                    <ARGS>
                        <ARG type="Event" value="during(E)"/>
                        <ARG type="ThemRole" value="Agent"/>
                    </ARGS>
                </PRED>
                <PRED value="position">
                    <ARGS>
                        <ARG type="Event" value="end(E)"/>
                        <ARG type="ThemRole" value="Agent"/>
                        <ARG type="VerbSpecific" value="Pos"/>
                    </ARGS>
                </PRED>
                <PRED value="Prep">
                    <ARGS>
                        <ARG type="Event" value="E"/>
                        <ARG type="ThemRole" value="Agent"/>
                        <ARG type="ThemRole" value="Location"/>
                    </ARGS>
                </PRED>
            </SEMANTICS>
        </FRAME>
    </FRAMES>
    <SUBCLASSES/>
</VNCLASS>