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People_by_vocation [entity]
This frame contains words for Individuals as viewed in terms of their vocation.
The Person is conceived of as independent of other specific individuals with whom they have relationships and independent of their participation in any particular activity. They may have a Descriptor, Origin, Persistent_characteristic, or Ethnicity. A specific Age may sometimes be specified as well.
Humphrey Bogart was a great actor.
The Person is conceived of as independent of other specific individuals with whom they have relationships and independent of their participation in any particular activity. They may have a Descriptor, Origin, Persistent_characteristic, or Ethnicity. A specific Age may sometimes be specified as well.
Humphrey Bogart was a great actor.
Properties
- ID
- #1071
- Entry
- frm_people_by_vocation
- Namespace
- Entity
- FrameNet version
- People_by_vocation (fn_1.7_2023)
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- People_by_vocation
Core Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Person |
The Person is the human being.
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category
human
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Peripheral Frame Elements (9)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Age |
The Age is the length of time the Person has been alive.
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| Compensation |
The Compensation is the payment that the Person receives for performing a task.
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| Contract_basis |
The Contract_basis describes the conditions of employment with respect to permanency, hours per time period, or payment basis.
Smithers is a half-time|cb clerk for Procteur et Gamble |
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| Employer |
The Employer gives compensation to an Person for their work.
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| Ethnicity |
The Ethnicity is the religious, racial, national, socio-economic or cultural group to which the Person belongs.
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| Origin |
The Origin is the place where the Person was born or lived a salient part of her or his life.
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| Place_of_employment |
This FE identifies the Place where the Person works.
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| Rank |
Rank is the position in a hierarchy that a Person occupies within an organization.
Robin is the head|rnk waitress at La Notte. |
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| Type |
This FE identifies the Type of the vocation that the Person practices.
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Context_of_acquaintance |
An expression indicating the context with which the Person is associated.
Is she the actress from the movie we saw last night|coa? |
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| Descriptor |
The Descriptor is a temporary condition of the Person.
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| Persistent_characteristic |
The Persistent_characteristic is a physiological characteristic or personality trait of the Person which is concieved of as persisting over time.
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Frame-Frame Relations (5)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (94)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| actor.n | — | FN: a person who acts in stage plays, movies, or TV |
| actress.n | — | FN: a woman employed performing fictional roles in play, film, television, etc. |
| agent.n | — | FN: a person who represents another person or organization |
| anthropologist.n | — | FN: a specialist in anthropology |
| archaeologist.n | — | FN: a person who professionally studies human history and history by examining physical artifacts. |
| architect.n | — | FN: a person who designs and builds buildings |
| artist.n | — | FN: a person who practices one of the fine or performing arts (as a profession) |
| athlete.n | — | FN: a person trained to compete in sports or exercises requiring physical skill |
| attendant.n | — | COD: person employed to provide a service to the public. |
| attorney.n | — | FN: a lawyer qualified to represent clients in legal proceedings |
| bartender.n | — | FN: a person who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar |
| biologist.n | — | FN: a scientist who specializes in biology |
| bodyguard.n | — | FN: an person who provides protection for another. |
| businessperson.n | — | FN: one who works in some form of business |
| carpenter.n | — | COD: a person who makes wooden objects and structures |
| chef.n | — | FN: the head cook in a restaurant |
| chemist.n | — | FN: a scientist who specializes in chemistry |
| clerk.n | — | COD: a person employed in an office or bank to keep records or accounts and to undertake other routine administrative duties. |
| consultant.n | — | COD: a person who provides expert advice professionally. |
| cook.n | — | FN: a person who prepares food as a means of employment |
| correspondent.n | — | COD: a journalist reporting on a particular subject or from a particular country. |
| dancer.n | — | FN: a person who dances professionally |
| designer.n | — | FN: a person who devises and executes designs, for art, machines, etc. |
| director.n | — | FN: a person responsible for the interpretive aspects of a stage, film, or TV production, and supervises all in order to realize the writer's conception |
| double agent.n | — | COD: an agent who pretends to act as a spy for one country while in fact acting for its enemy. |
| driver.n | — | FN: one who is paid to operate a motor vehicle |
| editor.n | — | FN: a person who manages content for a publishing firm, newspaper, magazine, or other publication, and/or someone who selects, edits, and revises material for publications etc. |
| engineer.n | — | COD: a person qualified in engineering. |
| farmer.n | — | COD: a person who owns or manages a farm. |
| fire fighter.n | — | FN: A team tasked with putting out fires or protecting fire-threatened structures. |
| firefighter.n | — | FN: A team tasked with putting out fires or protecting fire-threatened structures. |
| flight attendant.n | — | FN: a person who attends to the needs of passengers during a commercial flight |
| gardener.n | — | FN: somebody who works on the planting and upkeep of gardens, parks, etc. |
| homemaker.n | — | FN: a person who manages the household of his/her own family, esp. as a principal occupation |
| journalist.n | — | FN: a person who works in the field of journalism - news, some forms of photography, etc. |
| judge.n | — | FN: one who presides over a courtroom and makes decisions brought to the court of law |
| lawyer.n | — | COD: a person who practises or studies law, especially (in the UK) a solicitor or a barrister or (in the US) an attorney. |
| linguist.n | — | FN: a specialist in linguistics |
| magistrate.n | — | FN: an official who presides of court proceedings and, in many cases, decides them. |
| maid.n | — | COD: a female domestic servant. |
| manager.n | — | COD: a person who manages an organization or group of staff. |
| manservant.n | — | FN: a male who is employed to do tasks (such as household chores) for someone else |
| mathematician.n | — | FN: an expert or specialist in mathematics |
| mechanic.n | — | FN: a repairman that works on various kinds of machinery |
| mole.n | — | FN: a person who works as a spy, often with a complex fake identity behind enemy lines |
| musician.n | — | FN: a person who makes and/or performs music as a profession |
| neuroscientist.n | — | FN: a person who works in the field of neuroscience (which encompasses various scientific disciplines dealing with the nervous system) |
| officer.n | — | FN: a member of a governmental institution tasked with collecting information and protecting public safety |
| oilman.n | — | FN: one who works in the oil-extraction industry |
| painter.n | — | FN: an artist who paints pictures |
| physicist.n | — | FN: a scientist who specializes in physics |
| pilot.n | — | FN: a person qualified to operate an aircraft or spacecraft in flight |
| plain-clothes man.n | — | FN: a law enforcement officer wearing plain (not police uniform) clothing. |
| police officer.n | — | FN: an employee of a law enforcement institution |
| police.n | — | FN: one or more police officers or agents of a police department. |
| policeman.n | — | FN: police officer. |
| politician.n | — | COD: a person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of an elected office |
| private eye.n | — | COD: a private detective |
| producer.n | — | FN: a person responsible for the financial and administrative aspects of a stage, film, TV, or radio production |
| professional.a | — | COD: of, relating to, or belonging to a profession. |
| professor.n | — | COD: a university teacher. |
| programmer.n | — | FN: a person who writes computer programs |
| psychiatrist.n | — | FN: a person who practices psychiatry |
| psychologist.n | — | FN: a specialist in psychology |
| receptionist.n | — | COD: a person who greets and deals with clients and visitors to a surgery, office, hotel, etc |
| reporter.n | — | FN: a person who reports news, as in journalism |
| researcher.n | — | COD: someone whose job is to conduct research. |
| salesman.n | — | COD: a person whose job involves selling or promoting commercial products |
| salesperson.n | — | FN: a person whose job involves selling or promoting commercial products |
| saleswoman.n | — | FN: a woman whose job involves selling or promoting commercial products |
| scholar.n | — | FN: a person who studies professionally within a certain field |
| scientist.n | — | COD: a person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences. |
| senator.n | — | FN: a member of a senate |
| servant.n | — | COD: a person employed to perform duties for others, especially in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant. |
| server.n | — | FN: a person who waits on tables |
| singer.n | — | FN: a person who sings, esp. a trained or professional vocalist |
| sociologist.n | — | FN: a specialist in sociology |
| software developer.n | — | FN: a person who develops software (by writing computer programs, among other things) |
| speculator.n | — | FN: one who invests money into something (e.g. land, commodities, stocks) and profits from the fluctuation of prices |
| spokesman.n | — | FN: a male who makes statements and responds to questions on behalf of an individual or organization. |
| spokesperson.n | — | FN: a person who makes statements and responds to questions on behalf of an individual or organization. |
| spokeswoman.n | — | FN: a woman who makes statements and responds to questions on behalf of an individual or organization. |
| spy.n | — | FN: a person who works as a secret agent in order to obtain information, sabotage infrastructure, etc. |
| student.n | — | FN: a person formally engaged in learning, esp. one enrolled in a school or university |
| tailor.n | — | FN: a person who makes or modifies clothing |
| teacher.n | — | FN: a person who teaches or instructs (as a profession) |
| technician.n | — | COD: a person employed to look after technical equipment or do practical work in a laboratory. |
| toxicologist.n | — | FN: a person employed in the field of the study of poisons. |
| trader.n | — | FN: a person who professionally trades a commodity |
| veterinarian.n | — | FN: a person who specializes in animal medicine |
| waiter.n | — | COD: a man whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant |
| waitress.n | — | COD: a woman whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant. |
| web developer.n | — | FN: a person who develops websites (by writing computer programs, among other things) |
| writer.n | — | FN: a person who writes (books, articles, stories, etc.) professionally |
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