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Willingness [experiencer_state]

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A Cognizer would engage in an Activity if asked or otherwise prompted to do so.

The court is willing to depart from the usual range of sentencing .

The Nicaraguan National Assembly has been reluctant to destroy the remaining stockpile.

The Turks are in grudging acceptance|act of terms set by EU.

Would you be preparedto give up some of your privacy to industry to help improve customer service?

Properties

ID
#1632
Entry
frm_willingness
Namespace
Experiential.Experiencer_state
FrameNet version
Willingness (fn_1.7_2023)
Domains
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Types
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Ontological type
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English name
Willingness

Core Frame Elements (2)

Core Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Activity

The Activity is what the Cognizer would do under certain circumstances.

Does biology really matter more than a willingness to take an active role in a child's life|act?
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Cognizer
The Cognizer is the individual that is willing to engage in the Activity.

My mom|Cog is very loath to take any drugs without medical supervision.
category
sentient
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes

CoreSet
Activity Cognizer

Peripheral Frame Elements (3)

Peripheral Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Degree
A modifier expressing the deviation of the willingness from the norm or from the value for another Cognizer.

If you need help or have any problems, she is extremely|deg willing to work with you.
category
degree
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Place
This FE identifies the Place where the Cognizer is willing to engage in the Activity.
category
locative_relation
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Time
This FE identifies the Time when the Cognizer is willing to engage in the Activity.
category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)

Extra-thematic Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Explanation
The Explanation denotes a proposition from which the Cognizer's willingness logically follows.

The other companies would have been unwilling to participate because of the project's high risk|exp.
category
state_of_affairs
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Frequency
This FE denotes the number of times the Cognizer is willing per some unit of time.
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Purpose
The state of affairs that the Cognizer wants to achieve by being willing to engage in the Activity.
category
state_of_affairs
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)

Using

Using relations
Uses
Choosing
FE-FE

Lexical Units (9)

Lexical units of this frame
LU Type Definition
down.a โ€” FN: willing to (do something)
grudging.a โ€” FN: resentfully unwilling to
loath.a โ€” COD: reluctant; unwilling:
prepared.a โ€” FN: willing (as a result of consideration)
reluctant.a โ€” COD: unwilling and hesitant.
unwilling.a โ€” COD: not willing.
unwillingness.n โ€” FN: the state or degree of being opposed to
willing.a โ€” FN: not opposed to
willingness.n โ€” FN: the state or degree of being unopposed to
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