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<frameset>
<predicate lemma="evolve">
<note>
  Frames file for 'evolve' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.
  Verbnet class grow-26.2, other framed members include 'develop' and
  'grow'.  Comparison with 'change'.  
</note>

<roleset id="evolve.01" name="change form" vncls="26.2 48.1.1">
<roles>
  <role descr="thing changing" n="1">
	<vnrole vncls="48.1.1" vntheta="Theme"/>
        <vnrole vncls="26.2" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
  <role descr="end state" n="2">
	<vnrole vncls="26.2" vntheta="Product"/></role>
  <role descr="start state" n="3">
	  <vnrole vncls="26.2" vntheta="Material"/></role>
</roles>

<example name="end state only">
<text>
    Pitney Bowes acquired the core of what *trace* evolved into
    Wheeler Group in 1979 by buying Dictaphone Corp.  
</text>
	<arg n="1">*trace* -&gt;  what -&gt;  the core</arg>
	<rel>evolved</rel>
	<arg f="into" n="2">Wheeler Group</arg>
</example>

<example name="start and end states">
  <text>
    John slowly evolved from a slightly pathetic individual to a
    full-blown loser.
  </text>
  <arg n="1">John</arg>
  <arg f="MNR" n="m">slowly</arg>
  <rel>evolved</rel>
  <arg f="from" n="2">a slightly pathetic individual</arg>
  <arg f="to" n="3">a full-blown loser</arg>
</example>

<note>
The framing for the related verbs 'develop' 'grow' and 'change' are
wildly dissimilar.  Yuck.
</note>

</roleset>


</predicate>
</frameset>
