Italian Verb Lexicon for Sentiment Inference

Italian Verb Lexicon for Sentiment Inference

Theory:

For a description of the theory behind the specifications of the corpus, please read the attached paper. 

Example of json entry:

{"verb": "soddisfare", "frames": [{"fillers": ["Subj", "DirObj/IndObj"], "polarity": "POS", "effects": [["DirObj/IndObj", "pos"]], "expectations": [], "examples": ["L'offerta ha soddisfatto i clienti.", "Soddisfare al pubblico."], "remarks": [], "relations": [["Subj", "DirObj/IndObj", "pro"]]}]}

Description: 
The verb "soddisfare" has 2 frames, a subject followed by a direct or indirect object. The verb polarity is positive. There is an positive effect on the direct (indirect) object. No expectations. There is a in favour (pro) relation from the subject to the direct (indirect) object. Two example sentenes are given.

Synonyms:
Some entries are references to synonym verbs with identical frames:

{"verb": "consacrare", "germanTranslation": "widmen", "frameReference": "dedicare", "examples": ["Consacrare tempo alle sue passioni"]}

Here, "cosacrare" and "dedicare" are assumed synonyms with the same syntactic frames.

Used Tags:

A few explanations on the tags used in the verb specifications sheets.

Subj = subject

DirObj = direct object, as in "Il professore legge __il giornale__".

IndObj = indirect object, as in "Permettere qualcosa __a qualcuno__".

RefObj = reflexive object (pronoun), as in "La squadra avversaria __si__ è arrabbiata moltissimo". 

PrepObj[prep] = prepositional phrase; the preposition is specified in the square brackets. If more than one preposition can occur,
                no specification is given.

SubCl = a subordinate clause, usually introduced by "che" or "di" such as in "Ha detto __di andarsene__", 
                "Ha detto __che tutto è andato bene__".

mod = any type of modifier, mostly adverbs, e.g. "Se ne è andato __subito__".

*, e.g. mod* = indicates optionality