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Proliferating_in_number [change]
The number of entities that make up the Set changes from an Initial_number to a Final_number. Alternatively, the situation can be described in terms of an Initial_state and a Final_state. In some cases the Attribute (i.e., number) or Difference in number may be mentioned.
How has the proliferation of cellular telephones affected your amateur mobile operation? INI|inis INI|finis
The number of rural poor has dwindled from some 250 million|inis to 26 million|finis.
Problems in the banking industry proliferated dramatically in the 1980s.
How has the proliferation of cellular telephones affected your amateur mobile operation? INI|inis INI|finis
The number of rural poor has dwindled from some 250 million|inis to 26 million|finis.
Problems in the banking industry proliferated dramatically in the 1980s.
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- #1599
- Entry
- frm_proliferating_in_number
- Namespace
- Eventive.Change
- FrameNet version
- Proliferating_in_number (fn_1.7_2023)
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- English name
- Proliferating_in_number
Core Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Difference |
The number of entities by which the Set increases or decreases.
Jaffna's student population has dwindled by more than a hundred|Diff. |
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| Final_number |
The number of entities in the Set afterwards.
Church of England baptisms have dwindled from 365000 in 1940 to 150000 in 1995|val2. |
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| Final_state |
A description that presents the Set's state after the change in the Attribute's value as an independent predication.
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| Initial_number |
The initial number of entities in the Set.
The number of Medline searches has greatly proliferated from 7 million|val1 to 120 million. |
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| Initial_state |
A description that presents the Set's state before the change in the number of entities making it up as an independent predication.
The human population has dwindled from being world dominators|inis to simple survivors. |
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| Set |
The group of entities, possibly construed as a collective, whose number changes.
The union's membership has dwindled from 1.5 million in 1979 to a little more than 600000 today. |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Difference
Final_number
Final_state
Initial_number
Initial_state
Peripheral Frame Elements (10)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Attribute |
The Attribute is the number of entities that make up the Set.
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| Degree |
Degree to which event occurs.
Our supply had completely|Degr dwindled with our war fatalities and we needed a small supply on hand. |
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degree
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| Duration |
The length of time over which the change takes place.
Cellular phone and paging device ownership by adolescents has proliferated over the past years|Dur. |
category
duration
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| Final_correlate |
The value, location, or state-of-affairs that corresponds to the Final_number in the Set.
From California to Massachusetts|cor2, these predators proliferate uncontrollably and unsustainably. |
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| Initial_correlate |
The value, location, or state-of-affairs that corresponds to the Initial_number of entities in the Set.
From California|cor1 to Massachusetts, these predators proliferate uncontrollably and unsustainably. |
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| Manner |
Any description of the event (or state) which is not covered by more specific FEs, secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way).
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manner
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| Path |
Any expression that gives information about points on the number scale that the Set traverses between the starting and ending point of its movement.
The top three pulled away from the pack as the laps dwindled down. |
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| Place |
A location where the Set changes in number.
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locative_relation
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| Speed |
The rate of change of the value.
Those systems proved popular, and they quickly proliferated. |
category
speed
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| Time |
The Time is the time-frame in which the change in number occurs.
Oh, my aching software: Worms and viruses proliferated in 2003. |
category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumstances |
The Circumstances under which the proliferation takes place.
Referrals multiply when patients know you care|cir. |
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| Correlated_variable |
The Correlated_variable is an ordered progression of positions or values (most often a sequence of spatial locations) that the (dependent) Attribute is measured against. The Correlated_variable is metaphorically mapped onto the progression of time, and in the absence of this FE, changes in the number in the Setare simply measured against (forward-directional) time.
Mushrooms and deep moss proliferate as you get deeper into the trail|cor. |
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| Group |
The Group within which the number of entities in the Set changes in the specified way.
During the last third of the nineteenth century, fraternal orders, featuring reform and ritual, proliferated among the urban middle classes|Grp. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Causative
Inheritance
Lexical Units (5)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| dwindle.v | — | FN: diminish to near or total disappearance |
| multiply.v | — | FN: increase in number or quantity |
| non-proliferation.n | — | COD: the prevention of an increase or spread of something, especially possession of nuclear weapons. |
| proliferate.v | — | COD: reproduce rapidly; increase rapidly in number. |
| proliferation.n | — | COD: rapid reproduction or increase in numbers. |
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