"flex" Rolesets

flex.01 - tense a muscle by contraction

FLEX-V NOTES: Frames file for 'flex' based on sentences in Webtext 2.5-2. VerbNet entry 40.3.2. Comparison to 'clench.' Created by Claire (from flex.01-v)
FLEXION-N NOTES: flex.01 (from flexion.01-n)

Aliases:

flex (v.)
flexion (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: agent, entity with muscles
ARG1-PPT: bulging muscle

Metaphorical muscles

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Arg1

Patient is experiencing tenderness at the joint line upon .

flex.02 - bend an object

FLEX-V NOTES: Roleset by Julia based on internet search. Member of Vncls knead-26.5, bend-45.2. Comparison to 'bend'. (from flex.02-v)

Aliases:

flex (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: causal agent
ARG1-PPT: thing being bent
ARG2-MNR: instrumet
ARG3-PRD: end shape

with product

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with instrument

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flexible.03 - adaptable, changeable according to circumstances

FLEXIBLE-J NOTES: Roleset based on instances in BOLT P01, parts 2,3. Framed by Claire. This roleset could be thought of as an abstract, metaphorical version of "bending" flex/flexible roleset, but it takes the additional "circumstances" argument that warrants a new roleset. (from flexible.01-j)

Aliases:

flexible (j.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: adaptable thing
ARG2-GOL: adapted-to, circumstances

BOLT corpus example

be but ideally less than L 100 .

All args

be .

All args, "about" realization

are and will make time for everyone who qualifies .

flexible.04 - capable of being bent

FLEXIBLE-J NOTES: Roleset corresponds to verb flex-v.02: bend an object. Framed by Claire. ADJ: The adj "flexible" seems to be compatible only with arg1. (from flexible.02-j)

Aliases:

flexible (j.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: causal agent
ARG1-PPT: thing being bent
ARG2-MNR: instrument
ARG3-PRD: end shape

Arg1 realization

is .