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Exporting [agentive]

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An Exporter moves Goods across a border from an Exporting_area to an Importing_area.

Several companies actually make most of their income by exporting goods out of the country.
Exportation into nations of "special interest" is essentially prohibited.

Properties

ID
#1568
Entry
frm_exporting
Namespace
Eventive.Agentive
FrameNet version
Exporting (fn_1.7_2023)
Domains
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Types
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Ontological type
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English name
Exporting

Core Frame Elements (4)

Core Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Exporter
The conscious entity, generally a person, that moves the Goods across a border out of the Exporting_area.

Very often, an Exporting_area will metonymically stand in for the person or persons directly responsible for the movement of the Goods. In such cases the constituent should be labeled Exporter on the first layer and with the appropriate locational FE on the second layer.
The U.S. exports most of its peanut products.
category
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Exporting_area
The place where the Goods are initially, before the the Exporter moves them.

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Goods
The items of value whose location is changing.
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Importing_area
The FE Importing_area is the place that the Goods end up as a result of motion.

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Peripheral Frame Elements (6)

Peripheral Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Manner
Any description of the event which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may also indicate salient characteristics of an Exporter that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
category
manner
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Means
An intentional action performed by the Exporter that accomplishes the action indicated by the target.
category
state_of_affairs
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Path
Path identifies the location of the Goods during transit, i.e. after leaving the Exporting_area and before reaching the Importing_area.

The exportation of goods across state lines is strictly prohibited.
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Time
This FE identifies the time when the Exporter moves the Goods.
category
time
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Type
This FE indicates what subtype of the general category the Exporting event belongs to.
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Vehicle
A mobile entity directed by the Exporter that holds the Goods and moves them along from the Exporting_area to the Importing_area.
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (4)

Extra-thematic Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Depictive
This FE identifies the state of a participant during the action
Kazakhstan exported the petroleum, gleeful at how much they were earning.
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Explanation
A state of affairs that explains why the Exporter moves the Goods across the border.
category
state_of_affairs
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Purpose
This FE identifies the state-of-affairs that the Exporter is attempting to bring about by exporting.
category
state_of_affairs
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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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Frame-Frame Relations (2)

Perspective

Perspective relations
Perspective on
Import_export_scenario
FE-FE

Using

Using relations
Uses
Commerce_sell
FE-FE

Lexical Units (4)

Lexical units of this frame
LU Type Definition
export.n โ€” COD: the exporting of goods or services.
export.n โ€” COD: an exported commodity, article, or service.
export.v โ€” COD: send (goods or services) to another country for sale.
exportation.n โ€” FN: the act of moving goods out of an area for purposes of sale.
Frame Chain TQR Visual Units

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