Special case of MESSAGE that involves a value judgment or emotion about
evaluee.
Dependency graph for sentence: The snake frightened them. Token frightened is labeled EVALUATION and has an edge labeled evaluee to token snake and an edge labeled EXPERIENCER to token them.Dependency graph for sentence: Kim disapproved of it. Token disapproved is labeled EVALUATION and has an edge labeled EXPERIENCER to token Kim and an edge labeled evaluee to token it.Dependency graph for sentence: Kim was pleased with Sandy. Token pleased is labeled EVALUATION and has an edge labeled EXPERIENCER to token Kim and an edge labeled evaluee to token Sandy.Dependency graph for sentence: I was proud to have him learn that I could fly. Token proud is labeled EVALUATION and has an edge labeled EXPERIENCER to token I and an edge labeled evaluee to token learn.Dependency graph for sentence: Fortunately for Kim , Sandy is here. Token Fortunately is labeled EVALUATION and has an edge labeled evaluee to token here. Token here is labeled LOCATION and has an edge labeled SCENE to token Fortunately and an edge labeled EXPERIENCER to token Kim and an edge labeled has-location to token Sandy.
Predicates that encode an exclamative construction, expressing “a strong
emotional reaction to a propositional content” (Nivre et al.,
2026), can be annotated as
EVALUATION, too:
Dependency graph for sentence: How beautiful you are !. Token How is labeled EVALUATION and has an edge labeled evaluee to token beautiful.
Dependency graph for sentence: The snake frightened them. Token frightened is labeled EVALUATION and has an edge labeled evaluee to token snake and an edge labeled EXPERIENCER to token them.
Dependency graph for sentence: Kim disapproved of it. Token disapproved is labeled EVALUATION and has an edge labeled EXPERIENCER to token Kim and an edge labeled evaluee to token it.
Dependency graph for sentence: Kim was pleased with Sandy. Token pleased is labeled EVALUATION and has an edge labeled EXPERIENCER to token Kim and an edge labeled evaluee to token Sandy.
Dependency graph for sentence: I was proud to have him learn that I could fly. Token proud is labeled EVALUATION and has an edge labeled EXPERIENCER to token I and an edge labeled evaluee to token learn.
Dependency graph for sentence: Fortunately for Kim , Sandy is here. Token Fortunately is labeled EVALUATION and has an edge labeled evaluee to token here. Token here is labeled LOCATION and has an edge labeled SCENE to token Fortunately and an edge labeled EXPERIENCER to token Kim and an edge labeled has-location to token Sandy.
Dependency graph for sentence: How beautiful you are !. Token How is labeled EVALUATION and has an edge labeled evaluee to token beautiful.