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Activity_pause [agentive]
An Agent pauses in the course of an Activity.
The government froze settlement construction in 1992 to facilitate peace talks.
The lifting of the nuclear freeze was deemed necessary to generate needed electricity.
The government froze settlement construction in 1992 to facilitate peace talks.
The lifting of the nuclear freeze was deemed necessary to generate needed electricity.
Properties
- ID
- #167
- Entry
- frm_activity_pause
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Activity_pause (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Activity_pause
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activity |
This FE identifies the Activity for which an Agent is pausing.
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— | — |
| Agent |
An Agent pauses in the course of an Activity.
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category
sentient
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— |
Peripheral Frame Elements (7)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Completeness |
The extent to which the Agent pauses in the Activity.
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— | — |
| Duration |
The length of time of the pause in the Activity.
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category
duration
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— |
| Manner |
This FE identifies the Manner in which an Agent pauses during the course of an Activity.
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category
manner
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— |
| Means |
This FE identifies the Means by which an Agent pauses in the course of an Activity.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Place |
This FE identifies the Place where an Agent pauses in the course of an Activity.
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category
locative_relation
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— |
| Purpose |
This FE identifies the Purpose for which an Agent pauses in the course of an Activity.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Time |
This FE identifies the Time at which an Agent pauses in the course of an Activity.
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category
time
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— |
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depictive |
This FE is used for the Depictive phrase describing the actor or undergoer of an action.
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| Event_description | — | — | |
| Explanation |
The Explanation denotes a proposition from which the main clause (headed by the target) logically follows. This often means that the Explanation causes the target's proposition, but not in all cases.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Legal_basis |
This FE describes the legal basis or precedent by which the Agent pauses the Activity.
The negotiations have been frozen under the Act of 2004. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (5)
Inheritance
Precedes
SubFrame
Using
Lexical Units (7)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| adjourn.v | — | FN: to suspend for a period of time |
| freeze.n | — | COD: an act of freezing |
| freeze.v | — | COD: keep or stop at a fixed level or in a fixed state. |
| moratorium.n | — | COD: a temporary prohibition of an activity. |
| pause.n | — | COD: a temporary stop in action or speech. |
| suspend.v | — | COD: halt temporarily. |
| take break.v | — | FN: interrupt continuity |
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