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Passing_off [agentive]
An Agent acts in such a way as to cause others to think that an Item is an instance of a particular kind of Simulated_entity.
He|agt had, under the name of Armitage, passed her off as a member of one of
the most distinguished families of the capital.
He undoubtedly believes you are the impostor|agt who|agt palmed himself off at Bar Harbor
as the Baron von Kissel.
Knowing his likeness to the family of Lord Polperro she|agt palmed him off on them as a distant relative.
He|agt had, under the name of Armitage, passed her off as a member of one of
the most distinguished families of the capital.
He undoubtedly believes you are the impostor|agt who|agt palmed himself off at Bar Harbor
as the Baron von Kissel.
Knowing his likeness to the family of Lord Polperro she|agt palmed him off on them as a distant relative.
Properties
- ID
- #1671
- Entry
- frm_passing_off
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Passing_off (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Passing_off
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
The Agent is the person who acts in a misleading way to create the impression that the Item is a particular (kind of) Simulated_entity.
Most recently, Grant Palmer|agt has palmed himself off as a high-placed "insider" in the Church. |
category
sentient
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| Item |
The Item is the concrete or abstract entity that the Agent misleadingly represents as a particular (kind of) Entity.
From all reports Muhammad passed the child off as his son and behaved accordingly. |
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| Simulated_entity |
The Simulated_entity is a particular individual or a token of a particular type that the Item is represented as.
The colleague who stole your idea and passed it off as her own? |
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Core Unexpressed Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audience |
The Audience denotes the people that the Agent intends to mislead into thinking that the Item is a particular (kind of) Simulated_entity.
Ritchie passed it off to them as his own original thinking. |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
Any description of the passing off event which is not covered by more specific FEs, including general descriptions comparing events (the same way) and salient characteristics of an Agent that also affect the action (deliberately, eagerly).
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category
manner
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— |
| Means |
An intentional action performed by the Agent that contributes to the Item being perceived as a (particular kind of) Simulated_entity.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Place |
The Place is the location that is the setting for the passing off event.
In London she passed herself off as a rich American heiress. |
category
locative_relation
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— |
| Purpose |
An action that the Agent intends to accomplish by passing the Item off as a (particular kind of) Simulated_entity.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Time |
The time at which the Agent gives the impression that the Item is the Simulated_entity.
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explanation |
The Explanation denotes a proposition from which the passing-off event logically follows.
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category
state_of_affairs
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (2)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| palm off.v | — | COD: sell or dispose of something by misrepresentation or fraud. |
| pass off.v | — | COD: falsely represent something as. |
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