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Reforming_a_system [agentive]
Because it no longer functions adequately under the given circumstances, an Agent (or non-Agentive Cause) undertakes steps to change the structural makeup of a complex Entity with interdependent parts, for instance an institution or a system of laws. The Degree of change is typically gradual and partial rather than revolutionary and total. Note that with some LUs the Entity can be unexpressed when it is identical to the Agent.
They want to reform the law on Sunday trading.
At the same time , the government reformed the rating system as it applied to companies.
This study investigates how and why the majority of large Slovak companies restructured without the help of foreign investors or a government. DNI
They want to reform the law on Sunday trading.
At the same time , the government reformed the rating system as it applied to companies.
This study investigates how and why the majority of large Slovak companies restructured without the help of foreign investors or a government. DNI
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- frm_reforming_a_system
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- Eventive.Agentive
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- Reforming_a_system (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Reforming_a_system
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Agent |
The sentient entity that effects a change in the Entity.
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| Cause |
This FE is for non-human causes, such as a processes or institutions, responsible for reform.
Thus , radical reform restructures rape offences in ways that it is hoped will facilitate the prosecution process without jeopardising the interests of the accused . |
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| Entity |
This FE denotes a complex, abstract, human-created entity with interdependent parts which has either deteriorated or is no longer adequate for its purpose given a change in circumstances and which the Agent therefore wants to modify.
Particular attention will be devoted to recent proposals to reform UK competition policy|ent. |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (9)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Degree |
The extent to which the Entity differs from its former state at the end of the reform.
I am trying to completely|deg overhaul my diet, and i need help. |
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degree
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| Duration |
The length of time over which reforming takes place
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| Final_category |
The category that the Entity belongs to after it has undergone the change.
We have also reformed the office managing system from a "proprietorship" to a "partnership". |
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| Initial_category |
The category of which the Entity is a member before the Agent causes a change in its makeup.
Since 1986, the Vietnamese Government has performed a 'doi moi' (renovation) policy that reformed the economy from central planning economy|ini to market. |
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| Manner |
Any description of the event causing the change of the Entity which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly), general descriptions comparing events (the same way), and salient characteristics of the Agent that also affect the action (carefully).
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manner
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| Means |
This FE identifies the steps or actions directly enabling reform.
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state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The place where the reformation occurs.
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locative_relation
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| Purpose |
An action that the Agent intends to accomplish by effecting a change in the Entity.
Indeed, as the world becomes increasingly paperless, it would be prudent to consider overhauling the rules in order to adapt them to a digitalized society|pur. |
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state_of_affairs
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| Time |
The time at which the change of the Entity is caused.
The House of Representatives, on a bipartisan basis, sought to reform the program this year. |
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Circumstances |
This FE describes the state of the world (at a particular time and place) which is specifically independent of the reform process.
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| Event_description |
This FE is used for phrases that describe the event of reforming as a whole .
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| Explanation |
The Explanation denotes a proposition from which reform event logically follows. In many cases, the state of affairs denoted is specifically one that the Agent takes as a reason for reforming the entity.
But his great-grandson, Aurangzeb (1618-1707), reformed the policy due to religious conflicts|exp. |
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state_of_affairs
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| Re-encoding |
An alternative description of expressed action
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
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Lexical Units (5)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| overhaul.n | — | FN: the act of making changes so as to improve the functioning of |
| overhaul.v | — | FN: to make changes so as to improve the functioning of |
| reform.n | — | COD: the action or process of reforming. |
| reform.v | — | COD: make changes in (something, especially an institution or practice) in order to improve it. |
| restructure.v | — | FN: change the organization of a system. |
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