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Verbs:

(action actor object loc loc)
action ε {ATRANS, PTRANS, MTRANS, SPEAK,
	  MBUILD, CONC, ATTEND,
	  INGEST, PROPEL, MOVE, GRASP}
(DO actor)
(MFEEL actor emotion actor)
(MFEEL actor emotion λ)
(valueCHANGE object scale)
(START λ)
(STOP λ)
(WANT actor λ)
(CAN λ)
(SHOULD λ)
(BE object)
(HELP actor actor)
(HELP λ actor)
(COMMUNICATE actor actor)

Nouns:

actor ⊂ object ⊂ loc ⊂ mloc ,
bodypart , emotion ⊂ scale , name
emotion ε {JOY-UPSET, SAD, ANGER, LIKE-HATE,
	   CALM-NERVOUS, FEAR, TRUST-SUSPICION,
	   SHAME, INTEREST,
	   SURPRISE, CONTEMPT}
scale ε	{SIZE, WEIGHT, COLOR, HEALTHY-DEAD, AWARE-ASLEEP,
	 GOOD-BAD, ATTRACTIVE-UGLY, SMART-DUMB, NORMAL-ODD, SANE-CRAZY,
	 BENEFIT-HARM,
	 UNDERSTAND-PUZZLE}
	GOOD & NORMAL apply to λ's instead of actors?

Adjectives:

(scale object value)
value ε {BIGPOS, POS, NEG, BIGNEG}
(ISA object object)
(PART object object)
(NAME object name)
(SEX actor sex)
(RESIDENCE actor loc)
(PROFESSION actor actor)
(AGE actor value)
(NATIONALITY actor actor)
(FRIEND actor actor)
(PHYSCONT object object)

Adverbs:

(LOC object loc)
(LOC λ loc)
(MLOC λ mloc)
(INSTRUMENT λ λ)
(TIME λ time)
(BEFORE λ λ)
(AFTER λ λ)
(DURATION λ value)
(AMOUNT λ value)

Logical:

(CAUSE λ λ)
(AND λ λ)
(NOT λ)
Multiple representations ??

(WANT actor λ)		= (WANT actor (CAUSE (DO actor) λ))
(FRIEND actor actor)	= (MFEEL actor LIKE actor)
(TIME λ PAST)		= (STOP λ)
(HELP actor actor)	= (HELP (DO actor) actor)
(HELP λ actor)		= (CAUSE λ (POSCHANGE actor BENEFIT))
(COMMUNICATE actor actor) = (MTRANS actor object actor actor)
(GOOD object POS)	= (MFEEL I LIKE object)
(AGE actor value)	= (DURATION (BE actor) value)

Hard to represent:

vilify, criticize, praise, blame
  X criticize y:  x say ( y be worthless )
comfort
  x comfort y:  x help y
bore
  x be bored:  x low on interest affect.  x bore y: x interact with y, y be bored
gamble, win-lose, owe, pay, cheat, fix, bet
  ugh
fake, honest
  x be honest: x tell truth
learn, find out
  x learn y, where y is a fact: x not know y then x know y
hallucinate, dream
  x dream: x think while sleeping
  x hallucinate: x be crazy
spy on, bug, follow, frame
control
subtract, spell
agree-argue, approve, cooperate
  x agreewith y: x believe same as y
convince
conclude, decide
ask
bathe
hobbies
phobias
membership
alone-friends?
  friend is a predicate
locked up
capable, dependent
sarcastic, nosy
married, engaged, girlfriend, divorced
  married is a predicate.  make inferences about the interacting of the participants
wet-dry
  just a quality.  make inferences about being uncomfortable.
meet, interact, talk, see, visit, communicate = COMMUNICATE

Programs instead of data:

know about
elaborate, what else, besides

REFERENCES:
Schank, Rieger, Riesbeck
Abelson (in Ken's book)