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Giving [agentive]
A Donor transfers a Theme from a Donor to a Recipient. This frame includes only actions that are initiated by the Donor (the one that starts out owning the Theme). Sentences (even metaphorical ones) must meet the following entailments: the Donor first has possession of the Theme. Following the transfer the Donor no longer has the Theme and the Recipient does. Barney gave the beer to Moe. $300 was endowed to the university to build a new performing arts building.
Properties
- ID
- #139
- Entry
- frm_giving
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Giving (fn_1.7_2023)
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- English name
- Giving
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Donor |
The person that begins in possession of the Theme and causes it to be in the possession of the Recipient .
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| Recipient |
The entity that ends up in possession of the Theme.
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| Theme |
The object that changes ownership.
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physical_object
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Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Manner |
The Manner is the manner in which the Donor gives the Theme to the Recipient.
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manner
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| Means |
The Means by which the Donor gives the Theme to the Recipient.
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state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The Place where the Donor gives the Theme to the Recipient.
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locative_relation
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| Purpose |
The Purpose for which the Donor gives the Theme to the Recipient.
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state_of_affairs
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| Time |
The Time is when the Donor gives the Theme to the Recipient.
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Circumstances |
The Circumstances are the conditions under which the Theme is given. I give my services free of charge.
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| Depictive |
A description of the Donor, Recipient, or Theme given independently of the giving event per se.
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| Explanation |
The Explanation for which the Donor gives the Theme to the Recipient.
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state_of_affairs
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| Imposed_purpose |
The Recipient's intended purpose for the Theme.
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| Period_of_iterations |
The length of time from when the event denoted by the target began to be repeated to when it stopped.
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Frame-Frame Relations (13)
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Lexical Units (27)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| advance.v | — | FN: give earlier than scheduled |
| bequeath.v | — | COD: leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will. |
| bequest.n | — | FN: entity given by a deceased person upon their death. |
| charity.n | — | FN: a gift to or the act of giving to another |
| confer.v | — | FN: provide (something beneficial, us. a property); NB: only usable when some aspect of the situation (the entity conferred or the recipient) is abstract. |
| contribute.v | — | COD: give in order to help achieve or provide something. |
| contribution.n | — | FN: something that is given towards an effort or cause |
| donate.v | — | COD: give (money or goods) for a good cause |
| donation.n | — | COD: something that is given to a charity, especially a sum of money. |
| donor.n | — | COD: a person who donates something. |
| endow.v | — | COD: give or bequeath an income or property to. |
| fob off.v | — | COD: give (something inferior) to. |
| foist.v | — | COD: impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on. |
| gift.n | — | COD: a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present. |
| gift.v | — | COD: give as a gift, especially formally. |
| give out.v | — | FN: give freely (to a large number of recipients). |
| give.v | — | COD: freely transfer the possession of; cause to receive or have. |
| hand in.v | — | FN: give to an authority in accordance with obligation |
| hand out.v | — | COD: distribute something among a group of people |
| hand over.v | — | FN: hand to someone else |
| hand.v | — | COD: pick (something) up and give it to (someone). |
| leave.v | — | FN: bequeath |
| pass out.v | — | FN: distribute something among a group |
| pass.v | — | COD: transfer (something) to someone, especially by handing or bequeathing it to the next person in a series |
| treat.v | — | COD: provide someone with (food, drink, or entertainment) at one's expense |
| volunteer.v | — | FN: give something to a recipient in need |
| will.v | — | FN: bequeath to someone according to one's written will |
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