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Successfully_communicate_message [agentive]
A Communicator speaks to an Addressee in such a way that the Addressee understands and fully appreciates the truth and/or relevance of the Message.
Marred by overblown writing , this first novel by Wilbur Smith 's wife effectively conveys some of South Africa 's problems .INI|Add
He conveys vividly the absurdity of a situation , but he is incurious about the underlying processes which shape it. INI|Add
We've got to get the message through to them|Add before they become sexually active.
Have you been using PowerPoint (PPT) for years and feel you don't always get your point across to the audience?
It 's impossible to convey how lost I felt. CNI INI|Add
But , alas , the printed word can not adequately convey the panting , gasping misery of this particular torment. INI|Add
Marred by overblown writing , this first novel by Wilbur Smith 's wife effectively conveys some of South Africa 's problems .INI|Add
He conveys vividly the absurdity of a situation , but he is incurious about the underlying processes which shape it. INI|Add
We've got to get the message through to them|Add before they become sexually active.
Have you been using PowerPoint (PPT) for years and feel you don't always get your point across to the audience?
It 's impossible to convey how lost I felt. CNI INI|Add
But , alas , the printed word can not adequately convey the panting , gasping misery of this particular torment. INI|Add
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- #1652
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- frm_successfully_communicate_message
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Successfully_communicate_message (fn_1.7_2023)
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- English name
- Successfully_communicate_message
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Addressee |
The Addressee receives a Message from the Communicator.
According to Masztalics, a good teacher uses experiments to get the point across to the class|Add. |
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sentient
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| Communicator |
The person who uses language in the written or spoken modality to convey a Message to another person.
Nobody seems to be able to get the idea through to her that she needs a job!!!! |
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sentient
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| Medium |
The physical or abstract setting in which the Message is conveyed.
The article conveys Mr. Handley's disrespect for those who disagree with him. |
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| Message |
Message A proposition or set of propositions that the Communicator wants the Addressee to believe or take for granted.
He tried to get through to his wife that the debt he's taken on buying stocks poses no risk|Msg. |
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message
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Communicator
Medium
Peripheral Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Adequacy |
The degree to which the Communicator's efforts are effective at making the Addressee understand and appreciate the Message.
The ads clearly|ade got across the need to respect the health of non-smokers. |
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| Manner |
The Manner in which the Communicator communicates.
Rais carefully conveys his own personal faith journey while respecting those who may have distinctly different views or experiences. |
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manner
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| Means |
The Means by which the Communicator communicates.
She finally got her point across by miming a shark's fin with her hands over her head|Mns. |
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state_of_affairs
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| Time |
The time at which the communication takes place.
Greenspan got his point across yesterday that a measured pace of rate hikes is still the plan. |
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depictive |
The Depictive describes the state of the Communicator.
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
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Lexical Units (3)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| convey.v | — | FN: successfully communicate (a message) |
| get across.v | — | COD: manage to communicate an idea clearly. |
| get through.v | — | FN: succeed in communicating (a message) to someone. |
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