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Concept: Transfer

Superconcept: Action


Component Semantics:

Transfer
Definition: change of possession of an object
Required slot: object
Restriction: possessed-by changes
Primary slot: agent
Restriction: causes object's possessed-by to change
Primary slot: donor
Restriction: possessed object before Transfer
Primary slot: recipient
Restriction: possesses object after Transfer
Primary slot: instrument
Restriction: medium of transfer of object
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: transfer#5
WordNet 1.6 Synsets:

Core Senses:

transfer1
Definition: change of possession of an object
Required slot: object
Restriction: an Object
Restriction: possessor changes
Primary slot: agent
Restriction: causes object's possessor to change
Primary slot: donor
Restriction: = possessed object before Transfer
Primary slot: recipient
Restriction: = possesses object after Transfer
Primary slot: instrument
Restriction: = medium of transfer of object

Other Senses:

transfer2
Definition: move
Transitivity: transitive/intransitive
transfer3
Definition: change medium
Transitivity: transitive/intransitive
transfer4
Definition: transmit
Transitivity: transitive

The Transfer verbs seem to be topologically analogous to the Move verbs with the following slot mappings:
Move:agent ~ Transfer:agent
Move:object ~ Transfer:object
Move:origin ~ Transfer:donor
Move:destination ~ Transfer:recipient
Move:path ~ Transfer:instrument

But wait, that's not all. Transfer verbs often imply change of location of the object transferred and are therefore often lumped in with Move verbs. What's needed is probably a slightly looser coupling.


Reference: Levin

Levin has a whole chapter (13) on Verbs of Change of Possession. These include Give verbs, Contribute verbs (Transfer goes here), Verbs of Future Having, Verbs of Providing, Verbs of Obtaining, Verbs of Exchange and Berry verbs (as in "pick berries"), as well as several subclasses of these.

Levin also includes Transfer in with the change of location verbs (Send verbs in particular).


Reference: COBUILD

COBUILDtransfer1
Equivalent: transfer2
COBUILDtransfer2
Equivalent: transfer1
COBUILDtransfer3
Equivalent: transfer3
COBUILDtransfer4
Equivalent: transfer2
COBUILDtransfer5
Equivalent: transfer2
Comment: abstract
COBUILDtransfer6
Equivalent: transfer2
Comment: abstract
COBUILDtransfer7
Equivalent: transfer2

Reference: LDOCE

LDOCEtransfer1
Equivalent: transfer2
LDOCEtransfer2
Equivalent: transfer3
LDOCEtransfer3
Equivalent: transfer3
LDOCEtransfer4
Equivalent: transfer1

Reference: NODE

NODEtransfer1
Equivalents: transfer1, transfer2
NODEtransfer1.1
Equivalent: transfer2
NODEtransfer1.2
Equivalent: transfer2
NODEtransfer1.3
Equivalent: transfer3
NODEtransfer1.4
Equivalent: transfer1
NODEtransfer1.5
Equivalent: transfer3
NODEtransfer1.6
Equivalent: transfer3

Reference: WordNet1.6

WNtransfer#1
Equivalent: transfer2
WNtransfer#2
Equivalent: transfer2
WNtransfer#3
Equivalent: transfer2
WNtransfer#4
Equivalent: transfer2
WNtransfer#5
Equivalent: transfer1
WNtransfer#6
Equivalent: transfer3
WNtransfer#7
Equivalent: transfer4
WNtransfer#8
Equivalent: transfer2
WNtransfer#9
Equivalent: transfer2