Frame Report

An action taken by a Side or a view that the Side takes on an issue which the Cognizer either supports or opposes.

The individual that holds an opinion on an Issue or Side.

The matter, usually concerning a course of action, which the Cognizer has a positive or negative opinion about.

The party or individual (generally associated with a particular position on an Issue) that the Cognizer has an opinion about.

The Degree to which the Cognizer supports or opposes something.

Any description of the Taking_sides which is not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may also indicate salient characteristics of the Cognizer that affect the action (reluctantly, meekly).

The location where the Cognizer takes Sides on an Issue .

The time period during which the Cognizer has the indicated point of view towards the Issue.

Last year she opposed the bill, but changed her mind after she received correspondence supporting the bill.

This FE signifies that the state of affairs expressed by the main clause (containing the target) occurs or holds, and something other than that state of affairs would be expected given the state of affairs in the concessive clause.

This FE describes the person or element that is taking a side.

The Explanation is a proposition denoting a state of affairs from which the Cognizer's taking the indicated view on the Issue logically follows.

Could it be that he sided with them because it was the constitutionaly correct thing to do|exp?

Expressions marked with this extra-thematic FE modify a non-iterative use of the target, and indicate that it is conceived as embedded within an iterated series of similar events or states. In addition, most expressions of Particular_iteration indicate which instance of the series is being referred to.