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Identicality [classification_identity]

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A Current_instance of a certain Type is under discussion. This instance is evaluated as being the same instance or a different instance from a Previous_instance encountered in a Previous_context.

Kim has a different hair color|tp every week
Kim has a different hair color|ci every week

Is this the same sofa|tp as the one that used to be in the lobby|pi?
Is this the same sofa as the one that used to be in the lobby|ci?


Dracula and your neighbor are different people
Dracula and your neighbor are different people|soi

Properties

ID
#1029
Entry
frm_identicality
Namespace
Relation.Classification_identity
FrameNet version
Identicality (fn_1.7_2023)
Domains
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Types
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Ontological type
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English name
Identicality

Core Frame Elements (5)

Core Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Current_instance
The instance of the Type that is currently under discussion.
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Previous_context
The situation in which another instance of the Type was encountered earlier.

This is a different car than last week|pc
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Previous_instance
An instance of the Type that was encountered previously and which is now compared for identity with the Current_instance.
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Set_of_instances
The complete set of instances of the Type involved in the mentioned contexts.


Kent Clark and Superman are the same person
Kent Clark and Superman are the same person|soi
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Type
The kind of thing of which instances are under discussion.


Smithers works in a different office|tp now
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes

Excludes
Current_instance Previous_context Previous_instance Set_of_instances

Peripheral Frame Elements (1)

Peripheral Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Time
The Time when the Current_instance is the same or different.
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Frame-Frame Relations (3)

Inheritance

Inheritance relations
Inherits from
Relation
FE-FE

Perspective

Perspective relations
Perspective on
Identity_scenario
FE-FE

Using

Using relations
Uses
Instance
FE-FE

Lexical Units (6)

Lexical units of this frame
LU Type Definition
different.a โ€” COD: distinct; separate.
distinct.a โ€” FN: individual or separate of identity
else.adv โ€” FN: not including previously mentioned instances.
identical.a โ€” FN: the very same (instance) (often accompanied by "same" or " very")
identity.n โ€” FN: characteristics determining what something is.
same.a โ€” COD: referring to a person or thing just mentioned
Frame Chain TQR Visual Units

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