What are the semantic classes of English verbs?
Verb semantic classes are then constructed from verbs, modulo
exceptions, which undergo a certain number of alternations. From
this classification, a set of verb semantic classes is organized.
We have, for example, the classes of verbs of putting, which
include Put verbs, Funnel Verbs, Verbs of putting in a specified
direction, Pour verbs, Coil verbs, etc. Other sets of classes
include Verbs of removing, Verbs of Carrying and Sending, Verbs of
Throwing, Hold and Keep verbs, Verbs of contact by impact, Image
creation verbs, Verbs of creation and transformation, Verbs with
predicative complements, Verbs of perception, Verbs of desire,
Verbs of communication, Verbs of social interaction, etc. As can be
noticed, these classes only partially overlap with the
classification adopted in WordNet. This is not surprising since the
classification criteria are very different.