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Getting_underway [agentive]
A Self_mover begins the motion away from a relatively deprofiled Source location. The focus is on the motion rather than on the location that is being departed. The label Self_mover here also includes vehicles that are steered by an intentional agent.
After a lunch of sandwiches on paper plates, we|sel get under way.
When I got going for the day|dur I had horrible pain down my buttocks and leg.
We got going via Tikul and after a light lunch finally found the pottery place recommended in the guide,
I'll make this brief, as I need to head out for the bookstore in a bit.
The band "Killers" is heading out on 25-date tour through Europe and Japan this week.
After a lunch of sandwiches on paper plates, we|sel get under way.
When I got going for the day|dur I had horrible pain down my buttocks and leg.
We got going via Tikul and after a light lunch finally found the pottery place recommended in the guide,
I'll make this brief, as I need to head out for the bookstore in a bit.
The band "Killers" is heading out on 25-date tour through Europe and Japan this week.
Properties
- ID
- #1641
- Entry
- frm_getting_underway
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Getting_underway (fn_1.7_2023)
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- English name
- Getting_underway
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Self_mover |
The Self_mover is the volitional agent that moves.
Tom and I got under way in the wee hours of the morning, planning to get to the confluence area between the onsets of nautical and civil twilight. |
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| Source |
Source refers to the starting-point of the Self_mover's motion.
The vessel got under way from San Francisco on 14 June and completed two round-trips to Manila before the cessation of hostilies. |
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source
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Peripheral Frame Elements (8)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direction |
The Direction in which the Self_mover begins to move.
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| Goal |
Goal is any expression that tells where the Self_mover ends up, or would end up, as a result of the motion.
On the 17th, the vessel got under way for Tarawa, Gilbert Islands. |
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goal
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| Journey |
The journey is the trip or expedition on which the Self_mover embarks.
I'm heading out on a mission. |
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| Manner |
A Manner expression describes a property of motion which is not directly related to the trajectory of motion. Descriptions of speed, steadiness, grace, means of motion, and other things count as Manner expressions.
She slipped the Dyna-Cruiser into gear and we slowly headed out for a drive. |
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manner
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| Means |
This FE identifies the Means by which a Self_mover begins the motion.
We get under way by heading up through the alpine meadows of la Balme 2140m and then past some sparse pine forests|Mns. |
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state_of_affairs
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| Mode_of_transportation |
The Mode_of_transportation is the transportation device that a human Self_mover uses to travel.
The traffic, when we finally got going in Jamaorn's car|mot, was appalling. |
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| Path |
Path is any description of the Self_mover's trajectory of motion which is neither a Source nor a Goal.
We can get going via Fife |
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| Time |
This FE identifies the Time when the Self_mover begins the motion away from the Source.
We got going at 5 am in the rain, just to make the massive hike to Davenport Gap. |
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depictive |
The Depictive is a phrase which describes the state of the Self_mover when she begins the motion away from the Source.
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| Duration_of_final_state |
The length of time of the Self_mover's absence from the Source.
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
SubFrame
Lexical Units (5)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| get going.v | — | FN: begin motion away from a location |
| get under way.v | — | FN: start motion and make progress towards a goal |
| get underway.v | — | FN: begin moving, usually beginning a long trip in a large vehicle or as part of an expedition. |
| head out.v | — | FN: to begin motion away from a location |
| hit the road.v | — | COD: set out on a journey |
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