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Explaining_the_facts [dependency]
A Question about the reason or cause of a known State_of_affairs is presented as being answered by the existence of a particular Fact. The exact chain of reasoning, including the answer itself, of which the Fact is a part is not specified.
Contrast this frame with the Evidence frame which casts a Support (a fact) as providing Evidence for, or conclusively proving, the Proposition (another proposed fact). Thus, there is no open question in the Evidence frame.
Ruby's orange vest marked with the words "service dog"|fac accounts for why the 3-year-old goes along|que.
The nation's history|fac explains why the current conflict succumbs to, and yet simultaneously transcends, the stereotype|que.
Then that I exist|sta is explained by A and B having come together|fac.
Lack of potential for improvement in the immediate future|fac accounts for the low number of returnees into South Ossetia, even for the Ossetian ethnic group|sta.
That|fac explains it|sta.
Somehow|mea this|fac explains why Apple is always the last man to get the technology|que.
Contrast this frame with the Evidence frame which casts a Support (a fact) as providing Evidence for, or conclusively proving, the Proposition (another proposed fact). Thus, there is no open question in the Evidence frame.
Ruby's orange vest marked with the words "service dog"|fac accounts for why the 3-year-old goes along|que.
The nation's history|fac explains why the current conflict succumbs to, and yet simultaneously transcends, the stereotype|que.
Then that I exist|sta is explained by A and B having come together|fac.
Lack of potential for improvement in the immediate future|fac accounts for the low number of returnees into South Ossetia, even for the Ossetian ethnic group|sta.
That|fac explains it|sta.
Somehow|mea this|fac explains why Apple is always the last man to get the technology|que.
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- frm_explaining_the_facts
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- Relation.Dependency
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- Explaining_the_facts (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Explaining_the_facts
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fact |
A Fact which can be connected by a chain of reasoning to the State_of_affairs.
This fact|fac alone explains the Sun/climate anomaly. |
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| Question |
An open proposition concerning the cause of the State_of_affairs.
The fact that this remained in Pandora's box explains why men have hope|que. |
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| State_of_affairs |
A Fact whose cause is under consideration.
Do increased proinsulin concentrations explain the excess risk of coronary heart disease in diabetic and prediabetic subjects|sta? |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
Excludes
Question
State_of_affairs
Peripheral Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
This FE identifies how much of the State_of_affairs is explained by the Fact.
This, in my opinion, partially|deg accounts for why Anakin became a ghost. |
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degree
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| Manner |
This FE indicates salient characteristics of the Fact considered as an explanation.
Current life-history theory would readily|man explain the small males in B if juvenile male mortality were higher than that of females , but adult mortality should not affect the timing of maturity or adult size . |
category
manner
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| Means |
An intermediate logical step that justifies the relationship between the Fact and the State_of_affairs.
This gives an explanation for the observation by identifying it as an instance of general pattern|mea |
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state_of_affairs
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concessive |
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.
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| Viewpoint |
The perspective of an individual who judges whether they consider the Fact an explanation for the State_of_affairs.
To her, this explains things, and we therefore need not discuss it any longer. |
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sentient
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
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Lexical Units (3)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| account.v | — | COD: give a satisfactory record or explanation of. |
| explain.v | — | FN: to make the existence of a state of affairs plain or understandable |
| explanation.n | — | FN: a fact that makes a state of affairs understandable |
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