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Reveal_secret [agentive]
A Speaker reveals Information that was previously secret to an Addressee. In some cases, the Addressee is expected to keep the Information from other parties. The Information may be damaging to the reputation of the Speaker. Instead of (or in addition to) a Speaker, a Medium may also be mentioned. Likewise, a Topic may be stated instead of Information. Some lexical units in this frame imply that the Addressee has already been confronted with the Information.
Could it be true that Martin himself was the one who|spe spilled the beans on Pops and Brad's planned wedding|top?
Could it be true that Martin himself was the one who|spe spilled the beans on Pops and Brad's planned wedding|top?
Properties
- ID
- #1146
- Entry
- frm_reveal_secret
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Reveal_secret (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Reveal_secret
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Information |
Information identifies the content that the Speaker reveals to the Addressee. It can be expressed as a clause or as a noun phrase.
You shouldn't reveal any murders you've been involved in|inf, if you know what I mean. |
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| Medium |
Medium is the physical entity or channel used by the Speaker to transmit the statement.
Kim confided in me over the phone. |
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| Speaker |
The Speaker is the sentient entity that reveals the Information (whether spoken or written).
Kornfeldt|spe revealed that he had embezzled more than twice the amount his company owned. |
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sentient
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| Topic |
The Topic is the subject matter about which the Speaker is speaking. It normally only appears with noun targets, or in special constructions.
Revelations about the coming of the Christ|top surfaced in early Mediaeval times. |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Medium
Speaker
CoreSet
Information
Topic
Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Addressee |
The Addressee is the person to whom the Information is revealed.
Evelyn confessed to Barney Holesum|add about what had happened. An unknown intern in the White House leaked the "lunch menu" to the press|add. |
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sentient
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| Completeness |
The degree to which Information is revealed.
When she confessed, she confessed completely|com. |
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| Manner |
Manner is any description of the revelation which is not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification (probably, presumably, mysteriously), secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may also indicate salient characteristics of the Speaker that also affect the revelation (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully, maliciously).
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manner
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| Means |
An act whereby the Speaker makes a revelation.
He revealed his true feelings about the matter by giving her the thumbs-up behind his back|mea. |
category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The FE specifies the Place where the Information is revealed.
According to the report, he confessed to eating onions and gargling with generic mouthwash at the station|pla. |
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locative_relation
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| Time |
The Time when the revelation is made.
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (10)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Containing_event |
This FE identifies an event during which the Speaker reveals Information.
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| Depictive |
The state of the Speaker during the statement.
He let slip his involvement in the coverup in a drunken stupor|dep at an embassy party. |
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| Descriptor |
A characteristic of the revealed secret.
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| Event_description |
In general, this FE is used for phrases that describe the clause of the target as a whole especially any descriptions of the state of affairs denoted by the target as role fillers in other frames.
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| Frequency |
Frequency is defined as the number of times the Reveal_secret event occurs per some unit of time. A Frequency expression answers the question "how often."
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| Internal_cause |
The emotional or physical state of the Speaker that leads to the revelation.
Out of spite|ica Spuddmeier revealed his boss's affair. |
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| Location_of_protagonist |
This FE is used to indicate the location of a participant in cases where the multiple participants of an event are not co-located in the typical fashion. In Release 1.2, this FE has various frame-specific names including Location of perceiver, or Location of participant; it was even (incorrectly) labelled Place in some frames.
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| Period_of_iterations |
This FE describes the length of time from when the event denoted by the target began to be repeated to when it stopped.
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| Re-encoding |
An alternative description of expressed action.
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| Source_material |
The medium in which the secret Information origninally resided.
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (19)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| admit.v | — | COD: confess to be true or to be the case. |
| come clean.v | — | FN: to tell the whole story |
| come forward.v | — | FN: Volunteer information |
| confess.v | — | COD: admit to a crime or wrongdoing. |
| confession.n | — | FN: a statement admitting to a crime |
| confide.v | — | COD: tell someone about a secret or private matter in confidence. |
| disclose.v | — | COD: make (secret or new information) known. |
| disclosure.n | — | FN: making (previously secret information) known |
| divulge.v | — | COD: make known. |
| divulgence.n | — | FN: public revelation of previously secret information |
| expose.v | — | COD: reveal the true, objectionable nature of. |
| fess up.v | — | FN: admit information |
| leak.v | — | COD: intentionally disclose (secret information). |
| let on.v | — | FN: to divulge information |
| let slip.v | — | FN: reveal or divulge secret information. |
| reveal.v | — | COD: disclose (previously unknown or secret information). |
| revelation.n | — | FN: making (secret or new information) known. |
| spill beans.v | — | COD: reveal secret information unintentionally or indiscreetly. |
| tip hand.x | — | FN: reveal inadvertantly |
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