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Adducing [agentive]
A Speaker mentions a Specified_entity filling a Role, thereby providing information which supports a point of the Speaker.
He cites the chief original observations adduced by Darwin as evidence for his theory.
Mexico cited the drought, now in its eighth year, to avoid releasing Texas' full share of 110 billion gallons per year from the reservoirs. DNI
An objector will immediately point to the lack of stability of this simple, some will say simple-minded, hierarchy. DNI
She expected a restaurant as their meeting place, but instead the lady named the hotel where she was staying.DNI
Where is the second-order neural pattern located? Damasio already pointed to the cingulate cortex in his 1994 book.
He cites the chief original observations adduced by Darwin as evidence for his theory.
Mexico cited the drought, now in its eighth year, to avoid releasing Texas' full share of 110 billion gallons per year from the reservoirs. DNI
An objector will immediately point to the lack of stability of this simple, some will say simple-minded, hierarchy. DNI
She expected a restaurant as their meeting place, but instead the lady named the hotel where she was staying.DNI
Where is the second-order neural pattern located? Damasio already pointed to the cingulate cortex in his 1994 book.
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- #1601
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- frm_adducing
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- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Adducing (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Adducing
Core Frame Elements (4)
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| Medium |
Medium is the physical entity or channel used by the Speaker to transmit the statement.
In a subsequent paper he adduced further evidence. |
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| Role |
A slot in a particular or generic event or relation whose filler the Speaker identifies.
TCI named the overly expensive bid price as the main reason for their strict opposition against a merger. |
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| Speaker |
The Speaker is the person who specifies the Role to be filled by the Specified_entity.
ButArturo Boncato Jr., marketing manager of the Marco Polo Hotel, cited the high occupancy rates in the hotels as proof of increasing visitors' confidence. |
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sentient
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| Specified_entity |
The entity that the Speaker identifies as filling a particular Role.
Reilly pointed to the high labor costs as the main reason for the decision to close down the New Orleans facility. |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
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Medium
Speaker
Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
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| Addressee |
The Addressee is the person to whom the Speaker identifies the filler of a Role.
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sentient
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| Manner |
Any description of the event (or state) which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). In agentive frames, it may indicate salient characteristics of an Agent that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
Greedy Englishmen eagerly|Manr cited Spanish brutality as an excuse to seek control of their opponent?s holdings. |
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manner
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| Means |
An act whereby the Speaker makes a statement.
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state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The FE specifies the place where the statement takes place.
In Kuala Lumpur|pla, he also pointed to the accountability/assessment arena as a place for new businesses to investigate. |
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locative_relation
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| Purpose |
An action that the Speaker intends to accomplish by performing the action indicated by adducing the Specified_entity.
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state_of_affairs
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| Time |
The time when the statement is made.
Persistent, heavy rainfall and poorly maintained drainage systems were cited yesterday as the prime causes for the rising floodwaters |
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Circumstances |
The circumstances under which the adducing takes place.
With that audience|Cir, you might have to adduce some rather different facts in order to support your argument. |
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| Containing_event |
The event of which the adducing is a part.
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| Depictive |
The state of the Speaker during the statement.
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| Event_description |
In general, this FE is used for phrases that describe the clause of the target as a whole.
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| Explanation |
The reason for which the Speaker (or Medium) comes to said conclusions about the Specified_entity.
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| Frequency |
The number of times an event is occuring (within a period of time).
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
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