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<frameset>
<predicate lemma="assert">
<note>
  Frames file for 'assert' based on survey of examples from entire
  corpus and comparison with know.  Included in verbnet classes
  conjecture-29.5 and reflexive-appearance-48.1.2.
</note>

<roleset id="assert.01" name="speak up" vncls="48.1.2">
<roles>
  <role descr="asserter" n="0">
	  <vnrole vncls="48.1.2" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
  <role descr="thing asserted" n="1">
	  <vnrole vncls="48.1.2" vntheta="Theme"/></role>
</roles>

<example name="reflexive">
  <text>
  Wives are asserting themselves more strongly.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">Wives</arg>
  <rel>asserting</rel>
  <arg f="REC" n="1">themselves</arg>
  <arg f="MNR" n="m">more strongly</arg>
</example>

<note>
</note>

</roleset>

<roleset id="assert.02" name="say forcefully" vncls="29.5">
<roles>
    <role descr="Sayer" n="0">
	  <vnrole vncls="29.5" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
    <role descr="Utterance" n="1">
	  <vnrole vncls="29.5" vntheta="Predicate"/></role>
    <role descr="Hearer" n="2">
	  <vnrole vncls="29.5" vntheta="Theme"/></role>
    <role descr="Attribute of arg1" n="3"/>
</roles>

<example name="transitive, normal order">
  <text>
  Still another boy asserted: to be a good Jew is to do no wrong; it's
  to be a good person.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">Still another boy</arg>
  <rel>asserted</rel>
  <arg n="1">to be a good Jew is to do no wrong; it's
  to be a good person.</arg>
</example>

<note>
Refer to 'say' for examples of other usages.
</note>

</roleset>

<roleset id="assert.03" name="claim" vncls="29.5">
<roles>
  <role descr="claimer, asserter" n="0">
	  <vnrole vncls="29.5" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
  <role descr="thing claimed, asserted" n="1">
	  <vnrole vncls="29.5" vntheta="Predicate"/></role>
  <role descr="benefactive, claimed/asserted for" n="2">
	  <vnrole vncls="29.5" vntheta="Theme"/></role>
  <role descr="secondary predication on arg1" n="3"/>
</roles>

<example name="simple transitive">
  <text>
  The President asserted a power of excision.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">The President</arg>
  <rel>asserted</rel>
  <arg n="1">a power of excision</arg>
</example>

<example name="with secondary predication">
  <text>
  The author had asserted several points about Mr. Hubbard.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">The author</arg>
  <rel>asserted</rel>
  <arg n="1">several points</arg>
  <arg n="3">about Mr. Hubbard</arg>
</example>

<note>
This could possibly be merged with the 'say' roleset
</note>

</roleset>
</predicate>
</frameset>
