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Surrendering_possession [agentive]
A Surrenderer is compelled to transfer a Theme to a Recipient.
Shortly after the boy surrendered the gun, the three remaining warriors made a rush for liberty.
He finally surrendered the item after cops and Secret Service agents showed up at his home Saturday.
D?Augustino yielded the weapon to Herrick.
Shortly after the boy surrendered the gun, the three remaining warriors made a rush for liberty.
He finally surrendered the item after cops and Secret Service agents showed up at his home Saturday.
D?Augustino yielded the weapon to Herrick.
Properties
- ID
- #1500
- Entry
- frm_surrendering_possession
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Surrendering_possession (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Surrendering_possession
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Recipient |
The entity that ends up in possession of the Theme.
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| Surrenderer |
The person compelled to transfer the Theme to the Recipient.
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| Theme |
The object that changes possession.
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category
physical_object
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Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
The Manner is the manner in which the Surrenderer gives the Theme to the Recipient.
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category
manner
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| Means |
The Means by which the Surrenderer gives the Theme to the Recipient.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The Place where the Surrenderer gives the Theme to the Recipient.
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category
locative_relation
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— |
| Purpose |
The Purpose for which the Surrenderer gives the Theme to the Recipient.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Time |
The Time is when the Surrenderer gives the Theme to the Recipient.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (12)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumstances |
Circumstances describe the state of the world (at a particular time and place) which is specifically independent of the Surrendering event itself and any of its participants.
John surrendered the gun with everybody looking on in stunned silence|cir. |
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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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| Containing_event |
This FE denotes an event that occurs or state of affairs that holds at a time that includes the time during which the event or state of affairs reported by the target occurs and of which it is taken to be a part.
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| Degree |
This frame element selects some gradable attribute and modifies the expected value for it.
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| Depictive |
This FE describes a participant of the state of affairs introduced by the target as being in some state during the action.
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| Event_description |
In general, this FE is used for phrases that describe the clause of the target as a whole. There are two somewhat distinct subgroups of sentence modifiers that cover this function.
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| Explanation |
This FE denotes a proposition from which the surrendering event logically follows.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Frequency |
This frame element is defined as the number of times an event occurs per some unit of time. A Frequency expression answers the question how often. It is to be distinguished from Iteration, which pertains simply to the number of times an event occurs-Iteration expressions answer the question how many times.
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| Particular_iteration |
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.
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| Period_of_iterations |
This FE modifies a clause with an iterative interpretation, which may be signified by the simple present tense on the main verb.
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| Re-encoding |
This FE presents the current frame as an integral part of a larger conceptualization expressed by another frame.
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| Result |
This FE identifies the Result of an surrendering event.
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (4)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| give up.v | — | FN: to unwillingly give an item to a recipient |
| relinquish.v | — | COD: voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up. |
| surrender.v | — | COD: give up (a person, right, or possession) on compulsion or demand. |
| yield.v | — | COD: relinquish possession of |
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