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Amassing [change]
A Recipient (who may or may not be agentive) ends up in possession of a Mass_theme (which may be conceptualized as a single mass entity, or may be a group of individual entities). Some lexical units (e.g. stockpile) specifically indicate an intentional Recipient.
This frame differs from Gathering_up in that this frame refers specifically to the acquisition and (according to expectation) long-term possession of entities, rather than (as in the Gathering_up frame) simply talking about causing a group of entities to be located in the same place. In sum, Gathering_up concerns (co-)locations, but Amassing concerns possession.
Bogs accumulate carbon for thousands of years.
This frame differs from Gathering_up in that this frame refers specifically to the acquisition and (according to expectation) long-term possession of entities, rather than (as in the Gathering_up frame) simply talking about causing a group of entities to be located in the same place. In sum, Gathering_up concerns (co-)locations, but Amassing concerns possession.
Bogs accumulate carbon for thousands of years.
Properties
- ID
- #1482
- Entry
- frm_amassing
- Namespace
- Eventive.Change
- FrameNet version
- Amassing (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Amassing
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Mass_theme |
The collection of objects that ends up in the Recipient's possession.
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| Recipient |
The Recipient indicates the entity that ends up in possession of the Mass_theme.
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Peripheral Frame Elements (7)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Circumstances |
Some specification of the circumstances under which amassing occurs.
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| Duration |
This FE describes the length of time over which amassing occurs.
Bogs accumulate carbon for thousands of years|Dur . |
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duration
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| Manner |
A description of the Amassing which is not covered by more specific FEs. It includes such specifications as comparisons to other events (similarly), rates of acquisition (slowly), and descriptions of the Recipient which also influence the action (eagerly).
If you press the show duplicates button, then all the redundant bookmarks that you have haphazardly|man accumulated will be neatly displayed in alphabetical order . |
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manner
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| Means |
The Means is the action of the Recipient which results in their possession of the Mass_theme.
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state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The Place denotes where the Mass_theme is acquired.
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locative_relation
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| Source |
The Source is the location that the Mass_theme formerly occupied. Persons that begin in possession of the Mass_theme may metonymically stand in for the Source.
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source
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| Time |
When the event occurs.
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explanation |
The Explanation refers to the existing eventuality that the Recipient is responding to.
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state_of_affairs
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| Purpose |
The purpose for which an intentional amassment is performed.
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state_of_affairs
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| Result |
The state that either the Recipient or the Mass_theme end up in after the acquisition.
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| Role |
Role is used for the capacity in which the Recipient amasses stuff, and is expressed in as-PPs.
By the time I was 16 , I was winning major contests , amassing a few quid in the bank as a part-time model|Rol and walking as though I had a brush handle up my arse . |
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (5)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| accumulate.v | — | COD: gather together a number or quantity of. |
| accumulation.n | — | FN: Gathered to one location |
| amass.v | — | FN: to accumulate over time |
| hoard.v | — | COD: amass and hide or store away. |
| stockpile.v | — | COD: accumulate a large stock of. |
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