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Likelihood [modal]
This frame is concerned with the likelihood of a Hypothetical_event occurring. The Hypothetical_event is its only core frame element.
It is likely that he'll arrive late.
Notice that in the case where a noun phrase is the subject of the Support Verb, that NP is also tagged as Hypothetical_event.
He is likely to arrive late.
It is likely that he'll arrive late.
Notice that in the case where a noun phrase is the subject of the Support Verb, that NP is also tagged as Hypothetical_event.
He is likely to arrive late.
Properties
- ID
- #114
- Entry
- frm_likelihood
- Namespace
- Attribute.Modal
- FrameNet version
- Likelihood (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Likelihood
Core Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypothetical_event |
The state of affairs or occurrence whose likelihood is assessed.
Rain|Evt is fairly unlikely today, I think. |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
Degree to which event occurs
There is a high probability that it will rain today. |
category
degree
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| Place |
Where the event takes place.
There is a high chance of rain in Seattle. |
category
locative_relation
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— |
| Time |
When the event occurs.
There is a high chance of rain today. |
category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumstances |
The Circumstances under which the Hypothetical_event is likely.
A positive placebo effect is more likely when both patient and physician believe that therapeutic benefit will result|cir. |
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| Explanation |
This FE expresses a reason the speaker has for making judgment about the likelihood
of an event. There is a high chance of rain because of the stormfront. |
category
state_of_affairs
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Frame-Frame Relations (4)
Inheritance
Using
Lexical Units (31)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| assured.a | — | COD: protected against discontinuance or change |
| bound.a | — | COD: destined or certain to be, do, or have something |
| can.v | — | COD: used to indicate that something is typically the case |
| certain.a | — | COD: able to be firmly relied on to happen or be the case. |
| certainly.adv | — | COD: definitely; undoubtedly. |
| certainty.n | — | FN: the quality of an event being inevitable |
| chance.n | — | COD: a possibility of something happening |
| guaranteed.a | — | FN: certain to occur. |
| impossible.a | — | COD: not able to occur, exist, or be done |
| improbability.n | — | FN: the extent to which something is improbable |
| liable.a | — | FN: [chielfly dialectal] likely. |
| likelihood.n | — | COD: the state or fact of being likely. |
| likely.a | — | COD: such as well might happen or be true. |
| likely.adv | — | COD: probably |
| long.a | — | FN: (with respect to 'odds') greater than 10:1; (with respect to 'shot') unlikely |
| may.v | — | COD: expressing possibility |
| might.v | — | FN: used to express possibility |
| must.v | — | FN: indicates that the speaker has a high degree of confidence in inferring that the state of affairs described by the caluse is true |
| possibility.n | — | COD: the state or fact of being possible |
| possible.a | — | COD: capable of existing, happening, or being achieved |
| possibly.adv | — | COD: (sentence adverb) perhaps |
| probability.n | — | COD: the extent to which something is probable |
| probable.a | — | COD: likely to happen or be the case |
| probably.adv | — | COD: almost certainly; as far as one knows or can tell. |
| prone.a | — | COD: likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience (something unfortunate) |
| sure.a | — | COD: certain to receive, get, or do something |
| surely.adv | — | FN: certainly |
| tend.v | — | COD: be likely NB: also has a use in the tendency frame. Clear examples of the likelihood-use of 'tend' are cases where the verb takes a passive verb phrase complement: "Men still tend to be taught to seek relationships with a larger number of people." |
| undoubtedly.adv | — | FN: without a feeling of uncertainty |
| unlikely.a | — | COD: not likely; improbable |
| would.v | — | FN: used to indicate a conditional state or action |
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