MIKROKOSMOS



The following is the complete frame described in the tutorial.

The Text:

Kawasaki Steel Corp. has reached agreement with Mitsubishi Corp. and CIA Vale Do Rio Doce, Brazil's state-run mining corporation, to set up a joint venture in Brazil possibly this summer to produce ferrosilicon, reported Nikkan Kogyo.

The Frame:


;; gloss:  Kawasaki Steel Corp. has reached agreement [agreed] 
;; with Mitsubishi Corp. and CIA Vale Do Rio Doce, Brazil's 
;; state-run mining corporation, [...]

agree
	agent	  %set_1
	              member-type   *company
		      cardinality   3
		      elements      (set "Kawasaki Steel Corp" 
                                         "Mitsubishi Corp"
                                         "Cia Vale Do Rio Doce")
		      focus         "Kawasaki Steel Corp"
        theme         %set-up_1
        temporal      %time_1
        aspect        %aspect_1
	attitude      %attitude_1

%time_1
	absolute-time	{recent past}

%aspect_1
	phase		end
	iteration	single
	duration	momentary


%company_1
	name		"Cia Vale Do Rio Doce"
	activity	*mining
	ownership	$Brasil

;; gloss: to set-up [create] a joint venture [tie-up] in Brazil

%create_1
    agent	%set_2		;; coreferenced with %set_1
    theme       %tie-up_1
    location    $Brazil
    purpose     %produce_1
    aspect      %aspect_2
    temporal    %time_2
    attitude    %attitude_2

%aspect_2
    phase	end
    iteration   single
    duration    momentary

%time_2
    absolute-time    {future}

;; to produce ferrosilicon [possibly this summer]

%produce_1
    agent	%set_3		;; coreferenced with %set_1
    theme       %ferrosilicon_1
    aspect      %aspect_3
    temporal    %time_3
    attitude    %attitude_3

%aspect_3
    phase	continuing
    iteration   multiple
    duration    prolonged

%time_3
    absolute-time	{010686-010986}


;; "reported Nikkan Kogyo"

%report_1
    agent		%company_2
    theme		%agree_1	
    temporal	        %time_4
    aspect		%aspect_4
    attitude	        %attitude_4

%company_2
	name 		"Nikkan Kogyo"

%time_4
	absolute-time	{recent past}

%aspect_4
	phase		end
	iteration	single
	duration	momentary

;; gloss: "report" takes place before date of publication.

%temp-rel_1
    type    before
       arg-1  %time_4
       arg-2  %time_0



;; gloss: "set-up" [create] takes place after date of publication.

%temp-rel_1
    type    after
       arg-1  %time_2
       arg-2  %time_0



;; gloss: "produce"  takes place after "set-up" [create].

%temp-rel_1
    type    after
       arg-1  %time_3
       arg-2  %time_2