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An Agent displays a Characteristic of a Standard in his or her own way of behaving.

I guessed he|agt was trying to imitate the movements of a skier

In a tv commercial last year, she aped male slobbiness in a singlet and
Y-front-style underpants, kicking back on the couch, watching sport.

'You are all the same ,' he|agt said, imitating not her voice but its angry cadence.

Antony, after he had seen this man, imitated him in piety.

ID: #1672
Entry: frm_imitating
Namespace: Eventive.Agentive
FrameNet version: Imitating (fn_1.7_2023)
Domains: —
Types: —
Ontological type: —
English name: Imitating

Core Frame Elements
Frame element	Definition	Semantic type	Constraint
Agent	The Agent is the person that borrows a Characteristic behavior from a Standard. Mimic Snotlings do n't really think for themselves, they\|agt merely mimic the actions of Orcs and Goblins around them.	sentient	—
Characteristic	The Characteristic is a behavior or property that the Standard possesses and which the Agent adopts in his or her own behavior. They were all mimicking my accent.	—	—
Standard	The Standard is the entity that exhibits a certain Characteristic that the Agent models their own behavior on. The singer says Gwen has copied her in many different ways.	—	—

Peripheral Frame Elements
Frame element	Definition	Semantic type	Constraint
Degree	The extent to which the Agent's way of behaving is similar to that of the Standard. Kurt Cobain aped him to perfection.	degree	—
Manner	Any description of the event (or state) which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may indicate salient characteristics of an Agent that also affect the action (eagerly, carefully). She mimicked him carefully\|Manr as he moved, her movements naturally graceful.	manner	—
Means	An act performed by the Agent that accomplishes the imitation. Alhough proud of their strong balance sheets , most European superbanks have yet to imitate the Japanese by lending aggressively abroad.	state_of_affairs	—
Place	The location where the Agent imitates some entity which acts as a Standard.	locative_relation	—
Purpose	An action that the Agent intends to accomplish by performing the imitation. Kashi's soul remembered all the characteristics of Kashi, the boy, and therefore mimicked his hoarse voice in order to stir my recognition.	state_of_affairs	—
Time	The time at which the imitation occurs.	time	—

Extra-thematic Frame Elements
Frame element	Definition	Semantic type	Constraint
Containing_event	This FE denotes an event that occurs or state of affairs that holds at a time that includes the time during which the imitation event occurs and of which the imitating event is taken to be a part.	—	—
Depictive	This FE describes a participant of the imitating event as being in some state. The depicted state does not necessarily or usually facilitate or cause the imitating event.	—	—
Duration	Duration denotes the length of time from the beginning of a continuous situation (the one denoted by the target) to its end.	—	—
Explanation	The Explanation denotes a proposition from which the imitation event logically follows.	state_of_affairs	—

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Using relations
Uses Similarity FE-FE

Lexical units of this frame
LU	Type	Definition
ape.v	—	COD: imitate, especially in an absurd or unthinking way.
copy.v	—	COD: imitate the behaviour or style of.
imitate.v	—	FN: to behave in a way characteristic of
mimic.v	—	COD: imitate in order to entertain or ridicule.

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Imitating [agentive]

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Core Frame Elements (3)

Peripheral Frame Elements (6)

Extra-thematic Frame Elements (4)

Frame-Frame Relations (1)

Using

Lexical Units (4)