Lexical Conceptual Structure Verb Database (LVD)

Source of thematic roles for arguments of verbs in IL1.

Extract

;; Grid: 37.7.a#1#_ag,goal(to)_info(that)#announce#announce#announce#announce+ingly#
;; (1.5,00549373,00549995)(1.6,00659537,00660471)###AD

(
 :DEF_WORD "announce"
 :CLASS "37.7.a"
 :WN_SENSE (("1.5" 00549373 00549995)
            ("1.6" 00659537 00660471))
 :PROPBANK ("arg0 arg2(to) arg1-PRD(that)")
 :THETA_ROLES ((1 "_ag,goal(to)_info(that)"))
 :LCS (cause (* thing 1)
       (go comm (* nil 2)
           ((* to 5) comm (nil 2) (at comm (nil 2) (thing 6))))
       (announce+ingly 26))
 :VAR_SPEC ((5 :optional) (1 (human +)) (6 (human +))
            (2 (thing -) (cform fin)))
)

Thematic roles used in IAMTC

agentHenry broke the vase.
instrumentThe hammer broke the vase.
experiencerHenry saw the vase break.
themeHenry broke the vase.
perceivedThe vase annoyed Henry.
predicateHenry found the vase flimsy.
sourceHenry left the vase.
goalHenry reached the vase.
locationHenry filled the vase.
timeHenry broke the vase last night.
beneficiaryHenry made Alice a vase.
purposeHenry looked for the vase.
possessedHaving broken it, Henry owned the vase.
propositionHenry aspired to break the vase.
modifierHenry broke the vase filled with oil.
nullIt seems that Henry broke the vase.

Anonymous 2004, pp. 8-9