Rolesets - characterize

characterize

characterize.01 - assign a label or attribute, describing something as having a label or attribute

CHARACTERIZE-V NOTES: Latter could be considered a different roleset/sense. (from characterize.01-v)
CHARACTERIZATION-N NOTES: (from characterization.01-n)

Aliases:

characterize (v.)
characterise (v.)
characterization (n.)
characterisation (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: describer
ARG1-PPT: thing described
ARG2-PRD: secondary attribute, described-as

characterize-v: typical transitive

William R. Laidig , Nekoosa 's chairman , chief executive officer and presidentARG0
,
characterizedrel
the $ 58 - a - share bidARG1
as `` uninvited . ''ARG2

characterize-v: lacking attribute

Anheuser noted that `` beer industry sales volume in 1989 is following the trend [*T*] that has
characterizedrel
the last half of the ' 80sARG1
.
ARG0: [*T*]

characteristic

characteristic.02 - characteristic

CHARACTERISTIC-J NOTES: (from characteristic.01-j)

Aliases:

characteristic (j.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: possessor of quality, characteristic of whom (should come SECOND)
ARG2-PRD: quality, characteristic itself (should come FIRST)

characteristic-j: dialectal linguistics, Args 1 and 2

That accentARG2
is
characteristicrel
of Northern peopleARG1
.