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Verification [mental_activity]
An Inspector attains a degree of certainty in the Unconfirmed_content, generally by inspecting some evidence.
This note confirms my suspicions.
This note confirms my suspicions.
Properties
- ID
- #1230
- Entry
- frm_verification
- Namespace
- Experiential.Mental_activity
- FrameNet version
- Verification (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Verification
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Inspector |
The individual or individuals that ascertain that the Unconfirmed_content is true.
His|ins later verification of the facts is certainly beyond reproach. |
category
sentient
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| Medium |
The Medium is the piece of text or work in which the Inspector verifies the Unconfirmed_content:
Chapter four confirms the reader 's suspicions completely. |
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| Unconfirmed_content |
An open proposition that the Inspector decides by examining evidence. It is usually a propostion put forward which some parties would disbelieve or contest.
It is extremely difficult to confirm the absence of something|unc. |
category
content
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Inspector
Medium
Peripheral Frame Elements (7)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
The amount of certainty which the Inspector achieves after the process of verification.
His involvement in the action has subsequently been completely|deg confirmed. |
category
degree
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| Instrument |
A tool or instrument used by the Inspector in the verification process.
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| Manner |
Any description of the verification which is not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification (probably, presumably, mysteriously), force (hard, softly), secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may also indicate salient characteristics of an Inspector that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
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category
manner
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| Means |
An action performed by the Inspector by which the Inspector manages to establish the truth of the Unconfirmed_content.
We confirmed our results by repeating the experiment and measuring the output with a mass spec|mea. |
category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
This FE describes where the verificiation event takes place.
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| Purpose |
The state of affairs that the Inspector hopes to bring about by going through the verification.
I spent a few minutes confirming his visa number just to make him sweat|pur. |
category
state_of_affairs
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| Time |
This FE describes the Time at which the verification event takes place.
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Communicative_force |
This FE indicates the Communicative_force or authority with which the target operates (often denoted by words such as "officially," "formally," "technically," etc.).
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| Condition |
The conditions under which the the verification will occur.
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| Descriptor |
This FE describes a characteristic of the verification event.
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| Explanation |
The reason for the state of the verification event.
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Inheritance
Using
Lexical Units (11)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| certify.v | — | FN: attest or guarantee officially |
| confirm.v | — | FN: to verify the truth or correctness of something |
| confirmation.n | — | COD: the action of confirming or state of being confirmed. |
| identify.v | — | COD: establish the identity of. |
| make sure.v | — | COD: confirm or ensure. |
| substantiate.v | — | COD: provide evidence to support or prove the truth of. |
| unconfirmed.a | — | FN: not yet validated. |
| unidentified.a | — | FN: (usually of a person) one whose identity is not known or verified |
| verifiable.a | — | FN: able to be verified |
| verification.n | — | COD: the process of verifying. |
| verify.v | — | FN: to confirm that (something) is accurate or true |
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