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Kinship [association]
This frame contains words that denote Kinship relations. In annotating the directional uses of these words, we use the standard terms from anthropology, Ego and Alter. Matilde is Gilberto's cousin once removed
Compare to: Appellations.
Compare to: Appellations.
Properties
- ID
- #104
- Entry
- frm_kinship
- Namespace
- Relation.Association
- FrameNet version
- Kinship (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Kinship
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Alter |
The person who fills the role named by the Kinship term with respect to the Ego.John is my cousin.I met his [brother|Alter] last year.
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| Ego |
The person from whose perspective the Kinship relationship is defined.Bill is Sue's son.
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| Relatives |
The combination of Alter and Ego together.John and I are brothers.
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
Excludes
Alter
Ego
Relatives
Peripheral Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
An expression of the closeness or distance of the relation. We do not go into full anthropological detail in measuring the distance of the relation, but simply annotate all such expressions as Degree
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degree
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Descriptor |
This FE describe some characteristic of the Alter or the Ego.
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
See_also
Using
Lexical Units (60)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ancestor.n | — | COD: a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended |
| ancestral.a | — | FN: pertaining to (one's) ancestors. |
| aunt.n | — | COD: the sister of one's father or mother or the wife of one's uncle |
| auntie.n | — | COD: aunt |
| brother-in-law.n | — | COD: the brother of one's wife or husband, or the husband of one's sister or sister-in-law. |
| brother.n | — | COD: a man or boy in relation to other sons and daughters of his parents |
| child.n | — | COD: a son or daughter of any age |
| clan.n | — | FN: group of people who are related by blood or by marriage |
| cousin.n | — | COD: a child of one's uncle or aunt |
| dad.n | — | COD: (informal) one's father |
| daddy.n | — | COD: (informal) one's father (common form by young children) |
| daughter-in-law.n | — | COD: the wife of one's son |
| daughter.n | — | COD: a girl or woman in relation to her parents |
| descendant.n | — | COD: a person, animal, etc. that is descended from a particular ancestor |
| family.n | — | COD: a group consisting of two parents and their children living together as a unit |
| father-in-law.n | — | FN: the father of a person's spouse |
| father.n | — | COD: a man in relation to his natural child or children |
| filial.a | — | COD: of, relating to, or due from a son or daughter. |
| forebear.n | — | COD: an ancestor |
| forefather.n | — | COD: an ancestor |
| granddaughter.n | — | COD: a daughter of one's son or daughter |
| grandfather.n | — | COD: the father of one's father or mother |
| grandmother.n | — | COD: the mother of one's father or mother |
| grandson.n | — | COD: a boy or man in relation to his grandparents |
| great-granddaughter.n | — | FN: the daughter of one's child's son or daughter. |
| great-grandson.n | — | FN: the son of one's child's son or daughter. |
| in-law.n | — | COD: a relative by marriage |
| kid.n | — | COD: (informal) a child or young person. |
| kin.n | — | COD: in sing. treated as pl. one's family and relations. |
| kinsfolk.n | — | COD: (in anthropological or formal use) a person's blood relations, regarded collectively |
| kinship.n | — | FN: The relations between anthropomorphic entities which constitute a classification as "kinship" |
| kinsman.n | — | COD: pl. -men or -women (in anthropological or formal use) one of a person's blood relations |
| kinswoman.n | — | FN: one of a person's female blood relations |
| ma.n | — | informal one's mother |
| maternal.a | — | COD: of or relating to a mother. |
| mom.n | — | FN: informal one's mother |
| mother-in-law.n | — | FN: the mother of a person's spouse |
| mother.n | — | COD: a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given birth |
| name.n | — | FN: Refers to a surname, literally or figuratively, to which members of a family are bound, as with a Dynasty or House. |
| nephew.n | — | COD: a son of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law |
| niece.n | — | COD: a daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law |
| offspring.n | — | COD: a person's child or children, or the young of an animal. |
| parent.n | — | COD: a father or mother |
| parental.a | — | FN: of or pertaining to the parents |
| paternal.a | — | COD: of or appropriate to a father |
| people.n | — | FN: a noun which describes a general familial lineage. |
| relative.n | — | COD: a person connected by blood or marriage |
| scion.n | — | COD: a descendant of a notable family or one with a long lineage |
| sibling.n | — | COD: each of two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister |
| sister-in-law.n | — | COD: the sister of one's wife or husband, or the wife of one's brother or brother-in-law. |
| sister.n | — | COD: a woman or girl in relation to other daughters and sons of her parents |
| son-in-law.n | — | FN: the husband of a person's daughter |
| son.n | — | COD: a boy or man in relation to his parents |
| stepbrother.n | — | COD: a son of one's step-parent, by a marriage other than that with one's own father or mother |
| stepdaughter.n | — | COD: a daughter of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage |
| stepfather.n | — | COD: an who is married to one's mother after the divorce of one's parents or the death of one's father |
| stepmother.n | — | COD: a man who is married to one's mother after the divorce of one's parents or the death of one's father |
| stepsister.n | — | COD: a daughter of one's step-parent by a marriage other than with one's own father or mother |
| stepson.n | — | COD: son of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage |
| uncle.n | — | COD: the brother of one's father or mother or the husband of one's aunt |
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