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Please define the "Role" in the Appointing frame.
The definition of the Role is illustrated as "Frequently, the Official is referred to only by his/her role. However, the Role can be expressed separately from the leader, usually as either a secondary predicate or in a PP Complement (headed by as).".
Please define the "Function" in the Appointing frame.
The definition of the Function is illustrated as "The Function is the purpose the Official will fufill.".
Please define the "Body" in the Appointing frame.
The Body can be summarized as "A group of individuals who are elected or appointed to perform some function, and to which the Official is assigned.".
Please define the "Individuals" in the Assemble frame.
We can characterize the Individuals as "The Individuals are self-movers who intentionally assemble together.".
Please define the "Group" in the Assemble frame.
The definition of the Group is illustrated as "The Group describes the resulting formation of the Individuals.".
Please define the "Party 1" in the Assemble frame.
The definition of the Party 1 is illustrated as "Party_1 is the grammatically more prominent participant in the assembling event. It can refer to either a single individual or a larger party separate from Party_2 previous to the assembling.".
Please define the "Party 2" in the Assemble frame.
The definition of the Party 2 is illustrated as "A grammatically less prominent participant in the assembling event. It can refer to either a single individual or a larger party separate from Party_1 previous to the assembling.".
Please define the "Event" in the Eventive affecting frame.
The Event can be summarized as "This FE identifies the event which occurs and affects the Entity.".
Please define the "Entity" in the Eventive affecting frame.
The definition of the Entity is illustrated as "This FE identifies the entity, concrete or abstract.".
Please define the "Rule" in the Enforcing frame.
The definition of the Rule is illustrated as "The Rule is the set of constrants on behavior that the Agent implements (i.e., forces others to obey or face consequences).".
Please define the "Agent" in the Enforcing frame.
The definition of the Agent is illustrated as "The Agent, often an institution, governmental organization, or arm thereof, puts into effect (i.e., enforces) a Rule.".
Please define the "Medium" in the Enforcing frame.
The definition of the Medium is illustrated as "This FE describes the medium through which the rule was enforced. It may occur in the same syntactic position as the Agent.".
Please define the "Act" in the Intentionally act frame.
The definition of the Act is illustrated as "This FE identifies the Act that the Agent performs intentionally.".
Please define the "Agent" in the Intentionally act frame.
We can characterize the Agent as "The Agent performs the intentional act.".
Please define the "Theme" in the Departing frame.
We can characterize the Theme as "This is the object which moves. It may be an entity which moves under its own power, but it need not be. The officer left the house.".
Please define the "Source" in the Departing frame.
We can characterize the Source as "All the verbs in this frame express some change of location, away from one place and to another. Any constituent that expresses the initial position of the Theme, before the change of location, is tagged with Source. Often the Source is understood from context. The woman left. DNI The...
Please define the "Perpetrator" in the Rape frame.
We can characterize the Perpetrator as "This is the person who forces another person to have sexual intercourse with him or her against the other person's will.".
Please define the "Victim" in the Rape frame.
The Victim can be summarized as "This is the person who is forced to engage in sexual intercourse against his or her will.".
Please define the "Event" in the Rape frame.
We can characterize the Event as "The rape of a Victim by the Perpetrator.".
Please define the "Agent" in the Abandonment frame.
The definition of the Agent is illustrated as "The Agent is the person who acts to leave behind the Theme.".
Please define the "Theme" in the Abandonment frame.
We can characterize the Theme as "The Theme is the entity that is relinguished to no one from the Agent's possession.".
Please define the "Response" in the Response frame.
The definition of the Response is illustrated as "The means action whereby the Agent responds to the Trigger.".
Please define the "Responding entity" in the Response frame.
We can characterize the Responding entity as "A non-agentive entity that is impinged upon by a Trigger event to which they respond.".
Please define the "Trigger" in the Response frame.
The definition of the Trigger is illustrated as "An event that impinges upon the Agent or Responding_entity and produces a Response from it.".
Please define the "Agent" in the Response frame.
The Agent can be summarized as "The intentional Agent that is impinged upon by a Trigger event to which they respond.".
Please define the "Event" in the Intentionally affect frame.
The Event can be summarized as "This FE identifies the act that the Agent performs intentionally.".
Please define the "Agent" in the Intentionally affect frame.
The definition of the Agent is illustrated as "The conscious entity, generally a person, that performs the intentional act that affects the Patient.".
Please define the "Patient" in the Intentionally affect frame.
We can characterize the Patient as "Patient is the entity acted on and that may, but need not, undergo a change. ".
Please define the "Perpetrator" in the Piracy frame.
We can characterize the Perpetrator as "This is the person (or other agent) who forcibly seizes control over a vehicle to gain some end.".
Please define the "Vehicle" in the Piracy frame.
The definition of the Vehicle is illustrated as "This is the means of transportation which gets under the control of the perpetrator. Example: The terrorists hijacked the plane.".
Please define the "Victim" in the Piracy frame.
The Victim can be summarized as "This FE describes the people that are suffering as a result of the Perpetrator's action. ".
Please define the "Exchanger 1" in the Exchange frame.
The Exchanger 1 can be summarized as "In cases where the Exchangers involved in a conversation are".
Please define the "Exchanger 2" in the Exchange frame.
The definition of the Exchanger 2 is illustrated as "In cases where the Exchangers involved in a conversation are".
Please define the "Exchangers" in the Exchange frame.
The Exchangers can be summarized as "In some sentences both participants are expressed by the Subject, and there is no 'with'-phrase (cf example 1). In sentences like this, the Subject is assigned the FE role Exchangers. In such sentences, the Subject always denotes more than one person, and it is understood that the r...
Please define the "Theme 1" in the Exchange frame.
We can characterize the Theme 1 as "The item that begins in the possession of Exchanger_1.".
Please define the "Theme 2" in the Exchange frame.
We can characterize the Theme 2 as "The item that begins in the possession of Exchanger_2.".
Please define the "Themes" in the Exchange frame.
We can characterize the Themes as "The items which change possession between the Exchangers.".
Please define the "Perpetrator" in the Committing crime frame.
The definition of the Perpetrator is illustrated as "The individual that commits a Crime.".
Please define the "Crime" in the Committing crime frame.
The definition of the Crime is illustrated as "An act, generally intentional, that has been formally forbidden by law.".
Please define the "Killer" in the Killing frame.
We can characterize the Killer as "The person or sentient entity that causes the death of the Victim.".
Please define the "Victim" in the Killing frame.
The Victim can be summarized as "The living entity that dies as a result of the killing.".
Please define the "Cause" in the Killing frame.
The Cause can be summarized as "An inanimate entity or process that causes the death of the Victim.".
Please define the "Means" in the Killing frame.
The Means can be summarized as "The method or action that the Killer or Cause performs resulting in the death of the Victim.".
Please define the "Instrument" in the Killing frame.
We can characterize the Instrument as "The device used by the Killer to bring about the death of the Victim.".
Please define the "Resident" in the Residence frame.
We can characterize the Resident as "The individual(s) that reside at the Location.".
Please define the "Location" in the Residence frame.
The Location can be summarized as "The place in which somebody resides.".
Please define the "Co resident" in the Residence frame.
We can characterize the Co resident as "A person or group of people that the resident is staying with or among.".
Please define the "Agent" in the Bringing frame.
The definition of the Agent is illustrated as "The Agent is a sentient being who physically controls the movement of the Theme via the carrier, accompanying the Theme.".
Please define the "Goal" in the Bringing frame.
The Goal can be summarized as "Goal identifies the endpoint of the path. ".
Please define the "Source" in the Bringing frame.
We can characterize the Source as "Source indicates the beginning of the path along which the Theme travels. ".
Please define the "Path" in the Bringing frame.
The definition of the Path is illustrated as "Path along which carrying occurs.".
Please define the "Theme" in the Bringing frame.
The definition of the Theme is illustrated as "The objects being carried.".
Please define the "Area" in the Bringing frame.
The Area can be summarized as "Area is used for descriprion of a general area in which the carrying action takes place when the motion is understood to be irregular or not to consist of a single, linear path.".
Please define the "Carrier" in the Bringing frame.
The definition of the Carrier is illustrated as "The Carrier provides support for the Theme. Movement of the Carrier results in movement of the Theme.".
Please define the "Communicator" in the Contacting frame.
The definition of the Communicator is illustrated as "The person who uses language in the written or spoken modality to convey a message to another person.He wrote to John.".
Please define the "Addressee" in the Contacting frame.
We can characterize the Addressee as "The person that receives the message from the Communicator.The company must be able to call potential customers. ".
Please define the "Address" in the Contacting frame.
The definition of the Address is illustrated as "This FE is used for a (metaphorical) place in a system of communication where Communicators and Addressees can access the system. You can telephone your senator at 555-5555. ".
Please define the "Communication" in the Contacting frame.
The Communication can be summarized as "The information that the Communicator wishes to impart to the Addressee, often to get a particular response. In this frame the Communication is not necessarily received by the Addressee. Patients continually call in with questions.".
Please define the "Topic" in the Contacting frame.
We can characterize the Topic as "This is the subject matter to which the message pertains. It is typically expressed as a PP Complement headed by "about".".
Please define the "Supplier" in the Funding frame.
We can characterize the Supplier as "Supplier is the person or entity that funds the Recipient or Imposed_purpose. ".
Please define the "Recipient" in the Funding frame.
The definition of the Recipient is illustrated as "Recipient is the person, people, or organization funded by the Supplier. ".
Please define the "Imposed purpose" in the Funding frame.
The definition of the Imposed purpose is illustrated as "Imposed_purpose is the intended purpose of the funding. ".
Please define the "Charges" in the Arrest frame.
The definition of the Charges is illustrated as "Charges identifies a category within the legal system; it is the crime with which the Suspect is charged.The police arrested Harry on charges of manslaughter.".
Please define the "Authorities" in the Arrest frame.
We can characterize the Authorities as "The Authorities charge the Suspect with commiting a crime, and take him/her into custody.The police arrested Harry on charges of manslaughter.".
Please define the "Suspect" in the Arrest frame.
The Suspect can be summarized as "The Suspect is taken into custody, under suspicion of having committed a crime.The police arrested Harry on charges of manslaughter.".
Please define the "Offense" in the Arrest frame.
The Offense can be summarized as "Offense identifies the ordinary language use of the reason for which a Suspect is arrested. ".
Please define the "Abuser" in the Abusing frame.
We can characterize the Abuser as "The Abuser subjects the Victim to repeated verbal, physical, emotional or sexual attacks.".
Please define the "Victim" in the Abusing frame.
The Victim can be summarized as "The Victim is the recipient of the Abuser's actions.".
Please define the "Agent" in the Visiting frame.
The definition of the Agent is illustrated as "The sentient entity that is temporarily with the Entity in order to fulfil some Purpose.".
Please define the "Entity" in the Visiting frame.
We can characterize the Entity as "The physical entity that is permanently associated with entities or characteristics that the Agent wishes to use for some Purpose. During the visit, the Agent matches location with the Entity.".
Please define the "Agent" in the Taking frame.
The Agent can be summarized as "The person who takes possession of the Theme.".
Please define the "Theme" in the Taking frame.
The Theme can be summarized as "The Agent takes possession of the Theme.".
Please define the "Source" in the Taking frame.
The definition of the Source is illustrated as "The location of the Theme prior to the taking.".
Please define the "Guest" in the Temporary stay frame.
The definition of the Guest is illustrated as "The Guest remains for a relatively short period of time in the Location.".
Please define the "Location" in the Temporary stay frame.
The Location can be summarized as "The Location where the Guest spends a short amount of time.".
Please define the "Duration" in the Temporary stay frame.
We can characterize the Duration as "The length of time that the Guest remains at the Location.".
Please define the "Host" in the Temporary stay frame.
The definition of the Host is illustrated as "The Host is living at the Location on a permanent basis, and is allowing the Guest to stay there.".
Please define the "Perpetrator" in the Theft frame.
The definition of the Perpetrator is illustrated as "Perpetrator is the person (or other agent) that takes the goods away. ".
Please define the "Victim" in the Theft frame.
We can characterize the Victim as "Victim is the person (or other sentient being or group) that owns the goods before they are taken away by the perpetrator.".
Please define the "Goods" in the Theft frame.
The Goods can be summarized as "Goods is anything (including labor, time, or legal rights) that can be taken away. ".
Please define the "Source" in the Theft frame.
The Source can be summarized as "Source is the initial location of the goods, before they change location.".
Please define the "Examiner" in the Examination frame.
The definition of the Examiner is illustrated as "One who administers a test of some kind.The teacher tested the students.".
Please define the "Examinee" in the Examination frame.
The definition of the Examinee is illustrated as "One who undergoes a test of some kind.The students took a test.".
Please define the "Knowledge" in the Examination frame.
We can characterize the Knowledge as "The ability, practice, or command of information on which an Examinee is tested.".
Please define the "Qualification" in the Examination frame.
The Qualification can be summarized as "A credential or status that one acquires by passing an Examination.He took the college entrance exam.".
Please define the "Examination" in the Examination frame.
The Examination can be summarized as "The Examination that somebody takes.The examination tests driving skills.".
Please define the "Executioner" in the Execution frame.
The definition of the Executioner is illustrated as "The Executioner is the individual who performs the execution.".
Please define the "Executed" in the Execution frame.
The Executed can be summarized as "The Executed is the person who is killed by the Executioner in retribution for the crime that the Executed was convicted of.".
Please define the "Benefited party" in the Assistance frame.
We can characterize the Benefited party as "The Benefited_party receives a benefit from the action of the Helper.".
Please define the "Helper" in the Assistance frame.
We can characterize the Helper as "The Helper performs some action that benefits the Benefited_party.".
Please define the "Goal" in the Assistance frame.
The Goal can be summarized as "The desirable state of affairs that the Benefited_party is involved in and which is enabled by the Helper.".
Please define the "Focal entity" in the Assistance frame.
The Focal entity can be summarized as "This FE identifies a Focal_entity involved in achieving the Goal.".
Please define the "Communicator" in the Gesture frame.
We can characterize the Communicator as "This is the sentient entity that communicates a Message non-verbally. It is normally expressed as an External Argument: The teacher gestured us into the room. ".
Please define the "Addressee" in the Gesture frame.
We can characterize the Addressee as "This is the person to whom a non-verbal Message is communicated. It may be expressed as an NP Object or as a PP Complement: The teacher gestured us into the room. The teacher gestured to us to enter the room. ".
Please define the "Message" in the Gesture frame.
The Message can be summarized as "This is the content of non-verbal communication. It may be expressed as a that-clause Complement, a to-marked infinitive VP Complement, or a directional PP Complement: The teacher gestured that it was time to leave. The teacher gestured to us to enter the room. The teacher gestured us ...
Please define the "Body part" in the Gesture frame.
We can characterize the Body part as "The Body_part is the specific body part of the Communicator which gestures.".
Please define the "Indicated entity" in the Gesture frame.
We can characterize the Indicated entity as "The Indicated_entity is the entity which the Communicator is pointing out to the Addressee as meaningful.".
Please define the "Supplier" in the Supply frame.
The Supplier can be summarized as "The person that begins in possession of the Theme and causes it to be in the possession of the Recipient. I approve of your having supplied him with a file of soldiers. ".
Please define the "Recipient" in the Supply frame.
The Recipient can be summarized as "The entity that ends up in possession of the Theme.".
Please define the "Theme" in the Supply frame.
The definition of the Theme is illustrated as "The object that is given to the Recipient .".