<?xml version="1.0"?>
<frameset>
<predicate lemma="spread">
<note>
  Frames file for 'spread' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.
  Verbnet classes spray-9.7-1 and entity_specific_modes_being-47.2;
  no other framed members.  Comparison to 'apply'.
</note>

<roleset id="spread.01" name="smear, apply" vncls="9.7-1">
<roles>
  <role descr="applier, intentional agent" n="0">
	  <vnrole vncls="9.7-1" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
  <role descr="substance" n="1">
	  <vnrole vncls="9.7-1" vntheta="Theme"/></role>
  <role descr="surface" n="2">
	  <vnrole vncls="9.7-1" vntheta="Destination"/></role>
  <role descr="instrument, brush" n="3"/>
</roles>

<example name="passivized">
<text>
    She said the move would result in a after-tax charge of less than
    $4 million *trace* *trace* to be spread *trace* over the next
    three quarters. 
</text>
        <rel>spread</rel>
        <arg n="1">*trace* -&gt; *trace* -&gt; *trace* -&gt;  a after-tax charge</arg>
        <arg f="over" n="2">the next three quarters</arg>
</example>

<example name="all args, active">
  <text>
    John spread the peanut butter onto the bread with his fingers.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">John</arg>
  <rel>spread</rel>
  <arg n="1">the peanut butter</arg>
  <arg f="onto" n="2">the bread</arg>
  <arg f="with" n="3">his fingers</arg>
</example>

<example name="instrumental subject">
  <text>
    Feathers don't spread peanut butter very well.
  </text>
  <arg n="3">Feathers</arg>
  <arg f="NEG" n="m">n't</arg>
  <rel>spread</rel>
  <arg n="1">peanut butter</arg>
  <arg f="MNR" n="m">very well</arg>
</example>

<note>
</note>

</roleset>

<roleset id="spread.02" name="extend" vncls="47.2 48.1.1">
<roles>
  <role descr="substance" n="1">
	<vnrole vncls="47.2" vntheta="Theme"/>
        <vnrole vncls="48.1.1" vntheta="Theme"/></role>
  <role descr="diretion or location or extent" n="m">
  </role>
</roles>

<example name="ergative, with direction">
<text>
    ``The way that we've been managing Campbell U.S.A. can hopefully
    spread to other areas of the company,'' Mr. Baum said. 
</text>
        <arg n="1">The way that we 've been managing Campbell U.S.A. </arg>
        <arg f="MOD" n="M">can</arg>
        <rel>spread</rel>
        <arg f="DIR" n="M">to other areas of the company</arg>
</example>

<example name="ergative, no direction">
<text>
    But as panic spread...
</text>
        <arg n="1">panic</arg>
        <rel>spread</rel>
</example>

<example name="ergative, with location">
  <text>
    The oil spread over the water.
  </text>
  <arg n="1">The oil</arg>
  <rel>spread</rel>
  <arg f="LOC" n="m">over the water</arg>
</example>

<note>
This roleset id="spread.02" can be distinguished from the other by the
presence/absence of a trace in the object position, pointing to the
Arg1.  If the above examples was "The oil (was) spread *trace* over the
water" then "the water" would be an Arg2 "surface" not an ArgM.
Follow the syntax!
</note>

</roleset>


</predicate>
</frameset>
