introduce
introduce.01 - cause to meet
INTRODUCE-V NOTES: To my mind, "introduce" takes two almost-symmetrical arguments; thatis, if arg1 is introduced to arg2, logically arg2 is introduced toarg1 as well. Further, there are complicated figure-ground andintentionality relations to worry about also. To AVOID all of that,take a purely *syntactic* approach to the arg1/arg2 distinction: arg2is introduced by "to". (from introduce.01-v)Aliases:
introduce (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: entity making introduction
ARG1-PPT: entity being introduced
ARG2-PPT: entity being introduced TO
ARG1-PPT: entity being introduced
ARG2-PPT: entity being introduced TO
without arg2
Mr. StoltzmanARG0
introducedrel
his colleaguesARG1
.ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2
As part of his efforts to attract more Taiwanese investors to do business in Macau ,
heARG0
helped introducerel
President Group CEO Kao Chin - yenARG1
to the territoryARG2
, and in order to build better ties with the mainland Chinese , he helped the Xinhua News Agency in Macau to install satellite TV .introduce.02 - implement, begin, bring up
INTRODUCE-V NOTES: In WSJ this sense seems to be more common. Especially when the"medium" argument is present, the two senses are very close inmeaning, at least to my mind. Both seem to map to VN class amalgamate 22.2-3-1. (from introduce.02-v)INTRODUCTION-N NOTES: Based on sentences in nouns-00040. Comparison to introduce.02. Vn class establish-55.5-1. Framed by Katie. (from introduction.01-n)
Aliases:
introduction (n.)
introduce (v.)
introduce (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: implementer, starter
ARG1-PPT: thing being brought up
ARG2-PPT: medium, where arg1 is brought up into
ARG1-PPT: thing being brought up
ARG2-PPT: medium, where arg1 is brought up into
advertising
NewsweekARG0
willARGM-MOD
introducerel
a new incentive plan for advertisersARG1
.with medium
The man with the clipboardARG0
introducedrel
a bit of les sportifARG1
into our itineraryARG2
.Args 0 and 1
the
introductionrel
of modern forms of expressionARG1
from the outside worldARG0
Args 1 and 2
the
introductionrel
of Chinese cultureARG1
into this countryARG2
one more with args 0 and 1
itsARG0
introductionrel
of new productsARG1